Month: April 2022

In addition to a set of features recently made available in the United States, Facebook parent company Meta is introducing more parental control options for Instagram and its virtual reality headset.The revisions follow a year in which the firm has been the subject of intense public scrutiny, with much of the criticism centered on child … Continue reading Instagram Implements a New Parental Control

Popular world-running social media platforms finally band together in the effort to significantly combat the spread of fake news from around the world.  In this day and age what can be submitted to social media platforms including broadcasted on live news networks is laced with overwhelming amounts of un-reliably sourced and ample amounts of misinformation … Continue reading Social Media Giants Agree to New EU Rules to Fight Disinformation

On June 15, 2022, Google announced that it will release a new live traffic widget in the “coming weeks”. This was confirmed by Google in a blog post. Google Maps is adding a new widget that shows nearby traffic when tapped. This development is coming as an improvement to the present Google maps app which … Continue reading Google Maps Now Display Live Traffic Updates

Pinterest is venturing into advertising with a new Stories-like format. The new “Idea Ads” will allow advertisers to create their advertisements within Pinterest’s Stories-like format which combines photos and videos alongside text for what they are trying to promote or offer customers. This new advertising venture by Pinterest is something that businesses should be keeping … Continue reading Pinterest Joins TikTok to Compete in the Video Advertisement Space

While the name “Facebook” to some may already be nostalgic, to others, it is still the primary way they communicate and connect with loved ones. Facebook, or as of more recent, “Meta,” has been able to withstand some turbulent storms in recent history but their battles are not over. A newer, edgier, and more appealing … Continue reading Facebook Plans to Redisign its Platform to Compete with TikTok