More Social Media Regulations This 2023

Social Media has always been a major part of day-to-day activities ever since the likes of Facebook blew up in 2009 onwards. In recent years, clamor asking for heightened Social Media regulations has increased, in line with our growing reliance on the service that has and continues to conflict with a growing number of areas […]

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Laying a Legend To Rest

Every beginning has its end, as they say. Today, one such beginning seems to be reaching the finish line – 3G, the real pioneer behind the modern smartphone’s dominance and legacy, is playing its final encore. Throughout December, Verizon, one of the largest data service providers in the US, has been disconnecting its customers who […]

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‘Only For TikTok Fans’

TikTok had already announced that it would be expanding its audience access controls sometime back in 2022, giving creators the ability to restrict their videos to adult viewers. This functionality was only originally available on TikTok LIVE, so this expansion now brings that capacity to all its short-form content, too. Adult-only TikToks? Now that seems […]

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The FCC Rides on India’s Preemptive TikTok Ban

Wow, regulators really seem hellbent on banning TikTok in the US, but at least it’s on good grounds. As mentioned by the FCC Commissioner, India supposedly set an “incredibly important precedent” when it banned TikTok two and a half years ago. The FCC’s Commissioner Brendan Carr projects a similar fate for the app in the […]

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Fidelity Slashes Twitter Stake Over Half

Fidelity, which was among the group of outside investors that helped Elon Musk finance his $44 billion Twitter takeover, has slashed the value of its Twitter stake by 56%. This major recalculation comes as Twitter navigates several challenges, most of which resulted from chaotic management decisions, including an exodus of advertisers from the network. Infidel […]

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Incoming LinkedIn Search Previews for 2023

2022 has officially wrapped up, but that hasn’t stopped LinkedIn from showing everyone previews of its planned updates for 2023. Part of these updates includes new job category filters that align with trending career shifts, along with improved search options for in-app product listings. In case you weren’t aware, you can list your business products […]

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Twitter Re-Launching Swipeable Feed Alternatives

‘Twitter 2.0’ sounds more like an update now instead of being a completely overhauled platform. At this point, it should really just be called ‘Musker’. All of Elon Musk’s ‘New’ proposals aren’t really new, intrinsically speaking, they’re more variations of what Twitter has already tried before, which Musk then re-pitched as ‘Upgrades’. As far as […]

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Instagram 2023 Key Focus Areas

Instagram certainly had a rather interesting 2022. In what can only be described as an extreme coaster ride of a year, Instagram also managed to hit some new milestones, including reaching a new high for monthly active users (2 billion). The majority of its strategy was mainly copying TikTok, which did improve engagement, but at […]

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