Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

UK Finance: 61% of Push Payments Fraud Tied to Meta
UK Finance: 61% of Push Payments Fraud Tied to Meta
July 09, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

British lobbying group UK Finance has reportedly tied a bulk of the country’s digital payments fraud to Meta Platforms. As the Financial Times reported Sunday (July 9) —...

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Snapchat Reportedly Reaps Benefits From Creator Revenue-Sharing Program
Snapchat Reportedly Reaps Benefits From Creator Revenue-Sharing Program
July 09, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Snapchat’s plan to woo creators by allowing them to share ad revenue could be paying off. That program, which debuted in April and is known as...

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Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Twitter has greeted the launch of Meta’s text-based app Threads with a letter from its lawyer. Elon Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, wrote a letter to...

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Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads debuted Thursday (July 6) with 10 million sign-ups in seven hours. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s envisioning a much higher number,...

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Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has launched its text-based app called Threads. The new app was built by Meta’s Instagram team and offers a space to share posts that...

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Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, which is due to release worldwide on Thursday (July 6), will not be offered in the European Union. Per a preview image of...

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Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Could Launch Thursday
Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Could Launch Thursday
July 04, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Meta’s text-based Twitter competitor has a name and an apparent launch date. “Say it more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversion app,” reads a listing...

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Snapchat+ Reaches 4 Million Subscribers as Gen Z Demands Exclusive Access
Snapchat+ Reaches 4 Million Subscribers as Gen Z Demands Exclusive Access
July 03, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Inflation-concerned consumers may be looking to cut back on unnecessary subscriptions, but as Snapchat’s rapid subscriber growth suggests, many remain willing to pay a premium for...

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ByteDance Plans Cost-Free Platform for TikTok’s Marketplace
ByteDance Plans Cost-Free Platform for TikTok’s Marketplace
June 30, 2023  |  Social Commerce

TikTok will soon be launching its first online retail store within the United States version of the app. The ByteDance-owned social media app’s new store will be...

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