In October, Twitter announced it was shutting down Vine, its app that let users create and…
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Facebook admits to another metrics mistake affecting Instant Article publishers
For a metrics powered company, Facebook is pretty bad at metrics. The company just announced its…
To prevent another crash, Facebook’s solar drone will get an airbrake
The right wing of Facebook’s solar-powered drone Aquila failed, causing a crash landing of its first…
Twitter tests design that ditches retweet icon for “sharing”
Twitter last year ditched its iconic star button in favor of hearts for favorites, and now…
Next Entertainment wants to make it possible to livestream for a living
A Taiwan-based startup called Next Entertainment has raised $25 million in an outsized Series A round…
Facebook now flags and down-ranks fake news with help from outside fact checkers
Snopes, FactCheck.org, Politifact and ABC News will help Facebook make good on four of the six…
Social media sites may need to apply age checks under UK anti-porn law
Social media sites such as Twitter face being regulated in the UK under anti-porn proposals, as…
Twitter reportedly developed, then killed off, a messaging app for emerging markets
After years of speculation, it appears that Twitter did actually develop a messaging app of its…