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Meta bends over and gives Europeans less personalized ads
The EU requires Meta to adjust its business model. This concerns the ‘pay or agree’ model, where you, as a user, have to accept a whole bunch of advertisements unless you take out a paid subscription. Now there is an intermediate form.…
Instagram lets you choose topics you want to see more of
Instagram wants to know what topics you are interested in. It sounds crazy, because the algorithm already knows what you like to see, but Instagram wants to give you more power over which topics you see or don’t see on the social media.…
Twitter is really going to disappear now: soon you won’t be able to go to twitter.com anymore
Of course, it was already gone, but for those who still find it challenging to find X, you can still go to twitter.com to get to Elon Musk’s social media. For now, but not for much longer. Twitter.com is really going to disappear now.…
Facebook lets its AI sniff through your gallery if you want it to
Meta has launched a new button within Facebook in the US and Canada . This button lets you use AI to browse your photo gallery. The idea is that the AI will then tell you which photos are worth sharing. This means you're giving Meta…
Instagram has created an award for groundbreaking creators
Instagram liked it because it put a ring around it. Meta's social media platform has launched a new Ring Award, designed to recognize the best creators. It's not a doorbell; it's a real gold ring, specially designed by Grace Wales Bonner.…
TikTok may remain Chinese in America for longer
TikTok doesn’t have to be blacklisted in the United States yet. The US government requires the video app to be transferred to an American company, as its ties to the Chinese government are a concern. However, the Chinese government has…
Social media platform Bluesky has 2 million users
The social media platform Bluesky now has 2 million users. The platform, which was founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, had 1 million users in September. It is not clear exactly how many daily active users Bluesky has.In a blog…
X Social Media is suing the former Twitter for trademark infringement
X Social Media, an American marketing company, is suing the former Twitter. The social media platform, now called X, is infringing its trademarks, according to that company. X Social Media states that the Twitter rebrand is causing…
Chinese smartphone for kids has 5” screen and no games and social media
The Chinese brand Duoqin has presented the Qin3 Ultra, a smartphone that it targets school children in China. The device is relatively small and has its own download store without games, social media and video apps.The phone measures…
‘iPhone 14 Pro Max costs Apple $17 more each, mainly due to social media’
The 128GB version of the iPhone 14 Pro Max costs Apple $16.56 more to make than the iPhone 13 Pro Max. The increased costs are mainly due to the A16 SoC, the always-on screen and the improved camera, claims analyst Counterpoint.That A16…