2021-04-20
Facebook is temporarily designating Minneapolis as a “high-risk location” as the Derek Chauvin trial wraps up. The company says that it will identify and remove calls to bring arms to Minneapolis, and remove content that praises George Floyd's death. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Facebook details moderation steps around the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd, including designating Minneapolis a “high-risk location”
2021-04-18
This is worth keeping an eye on, it's an unprecedented decision that may have ripple effects beyond whether Trump gets back on Facebook and Instagram, but other social media platforms as well. YouTube's CEO said they'd let Trump back after the “risk of violence had decreased.” https://twitter.com/...
Politico
Facebook Oversight Board, which had 90 days to review Trump's indefinite suspension, delays its decision to “the coming weeks”, citing immense public interest
Facebook suspended the former president's account in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
2021-04-17
This is worth keeping an eye on, it's an unprecedented decision that may have ripple effects beyond whether Trump gets back on Facebook and Instagram, but other social media platforms as well. YouTube's CEO said they'd let Trump back after the “risk of violence had decreased.” https://twitter.com/...
Politico
Facebook Oversight Board, which had 90 days to review Trump's indefinite suspension, delays its decision to “the coming weeks”, citing immense public interest
Facebook suspended the former president's account in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
2021-02-15
Anyone have “YouTube streamer testifies to Congress” on their 2021 bingo card? https://twitter.com/...
Engadget
House committee says Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTube streamer Keith Gill will testify at GameStop hearing on February 18
Mariella Moon / Engadget :
2021-02-14
Anyone have “YouTube streamer testifies to Congress” on their 2021 bingo card? https://twitter.com/...
Engadget
House committee says Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTube streamer Keith Gill will testify at GameStop hearing on February 18
On February 18th, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a virtual hearing to look into how GameStop's shares
2021-02-03
NEW: Alphabet made $56.9b in revenue for Q4 2020. In a press release, Ruth Porat (CFO Google/Alphabet) said revenues were driven by Search and YouTube, as consumer and business activity recovered from earlier in the year. Google Cloud revenues were $13.1 billion for 2020. https://twitter.com/...
Alphabet
Alphabet Q4: revenue of $56.90B, up 23% YoY, Google Cloud revenue of $3.83B, up from $2.6B, and YouTube ads revenue of $6.89B, up from $4.7B; stock jumps 5%+
2020-12-05
YouTube is introducing new features to help combat hate speech and make the platform more inclusive. One feature: a new “comment reminder” prompt that warns users when their post may be offensive to others, and gives the option to reflect before posting. https://blog.youtube/... https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
YouTube will warn users before they post comments that “may be offensive to others” and adds better content filter systems for creators
Julia Alexander / The Verge :
2020-12-04
YouTube is introducing new features to help combat hate speech and make the platform more inclusive. One feature: a new “comment reminder” prompt that warns users when their post may be offensive to others, and gives the option to reflect before posting. https://blog.youtube/... https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
YouTube will warn users before they post comments that “may be offensive to others” and adds better content filter systems for creators
Julia Alexander / The Verge :
2020-09-30
FB's Messenger app can now reach Instagram without needing to download a new app, and vice versa. This is nice, but I worry about how connecting private messaging between two of the largest social media apps will affect false information spreads, especially before the election. https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Facebook unveils cross-app communication between Messenger and Instagram, which works even for users without accounts on the other service, rolling out now
Facebook announced today it will begin rolling out new functionality that will allow Instagram and Messenger users to communicate across apps …
2020-01-29
Facebook just released a ~40-page guide outlining how their new content oversight board will work. The board acts like a higher court: if you object to FB's decision to take down content you posted, you can appeal that decision to this new team. https://about.fb.com/...
CNBC
Facebook shares proposed bylaws for its oversight board, which some have called a content moderation “supreme court”, that leave Facebook firmly in control
essentially a “Supreme Court” of content decisions. What we kind of already knew, but what the bylaws confirmed, is this group will NOT make decisions quickly. It could take months...
2019-12-17
All four are under Facebooks umbrella. Coincidentally the fifth-most downloaded was Snapchat, a company Facebook once tried to buy for $3b. https://twitter.com/...
App Annie
Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, all belonging to Facebook, were the most downloaded apps worldwide of this decade
Mobile Has Been at the Heart of Major Changes in Consumer Behaviour This Decade Throughout the 2010s we have seen our world transform.