Category: SOCIAL MEDIA
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LinkedIn profiles show TikTok has hired over 190 European content moderators from Accenture and others since January 2021, as its European business explodes (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: LinkedIn profiles show TikTok has hired over 190 European content moderators from Accenture and others since January 2021, as its European business explodes — Short-form video app hires hundreds to help curb spread of harmful content — TikTok has poached hundreds of content moderators …
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Twitter Announces It Will Expand (Non-Public) Downvoting
Twitter is now experimenting with its personal version, consistent with the International Business Times: Following the release of a “downvoting” function in July, Twitter revealed on Wednesday that it may be taking the function to the global testing stage, while questions remain about whether or not this fosters a more positive or negative atmosphere on…
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Internal memo: Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth told staff in Dec. to build products prioritizing privacy, as the public’s expectations around privacy have shifted
Alex Kantrowitz / OneZero : Internal memo: Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth told staff in Dec. to build products prioritizing privacy, as the public’s expectations around privacy have shifted — Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth tells colleagues that privacy matters more than the product experience Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth told staff in Dec. to build products prioritizing privacy, as the public’s…
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Meta drops out of the top 10 most valuable companies globally, dropping five places since September 2021 as its market value declined by $513B to $565B (Jeran Wittenstein/Bloomberg)
Jeran Wittenstein / Bloomberg: Meta drops out of the top 10 most valuable companies globally, dropping five places since September 2021 as its market value declined by $513B to $565B — Meta Platforms Inc. has tumbled out of the world’s 10 largest companies by market value, hammered by its worst monthly stock decline ever. Meta drops…
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A look at Facebook’s “Red Team X”, an internal hacking team founded in 2020, which probes 3rd-party tech Facebook uses for hardware and software vulnerabilities
Lily Hay Newman / Wired: A look at Facebook’s “Red Team X”, an internal hacking team founded in 2020, which probes 3rd-party tech Facebook uses for hardware and software vulnerabilities — The internal hacking team has spent the last year looking for vulnerabilities in the products the company uses… A look at Facebook’s “Red Team X”,…
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Match Group details plans for a dating ‘metaverse,’ Tinder’s virtual goods-based economy
Tinder has already undergone a significant redesign with the launch of “Explore,” a new phase within the app that will allow for more interactive reports, including the second “Swipe Night” series, real-time chat, hobby-primarily based total matching, and more.Match Group is now outlining its long-term vision for Tinder and Explore, which includes exclusive, shared, and…
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Alex Kantrowitz / OneZero : Q&A: WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart on the Facebook-Apple feud, WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, competing apps, and the debate over message “traceability” in India — ‘If you’re talking about break encryption, it’s really hard for me to imagine being comfortable with it’ qa whatsapp cathcart facebook apple whatsapp india kantrowitz qa whatsapp cathcart facebookapple…
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New NFT Series Announced – By Cheech and Chong
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Yes, it’s true. 83-year-old Tommy Chong and and 75-year-old Cheech Marin have reunited to create NFTs — a whole series of ’em — “bringing to life new characters and storylines,” according to an official announcement, “while simultaneously celebrating Cheech &… Read Article New NFT Series Announced – By Cheech and…
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Gen Z LinkedIn Is Full of Parodies and Snark
There is a corner of LinkedIn free from humble brags, self-promotion, thought leadership and strict decorum. You just need to connect with a zoomer. Although LinkedIn is not a popular online hangout for Generation Z, some of their most viral posts are parodies of LinkedIn itself. From a report: Shiv Sharma… Read Article Gen Z…
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PortalOne Raises $15M Seed From Atari, Founders Fund, Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin, And Others For Its Hybrid Gaming/TV Show App, Coming Out Of Closed Beta Soon
Atari, Founders Fund, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, and others have invested $15 million in PortalOne for its new hybrid TV/gaming app, which will soon exit closed beta (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) . PortalOne raises $15M seed from Atari, Founders Fund, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, and others for its hybrid gaming/TV show app, coming out of closed beta…