reader comments 63 Unsealed court documents have revealed more details about a secret Facebook project initially called “Ghostbusters,” designed to sneakily access encrypted Snapchat usage data to give Facebook a leg up on its rival, just when Snapchat was experiencing rapid growth in 2016. The documents were filed in a class-action lawsuit from consumers and ..
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Snapchat has started testing an ad-free paid subscription plan in Australia. For $US10.50 a month, the new Snapchat+ tier enables consumers to use the platform without disruption from Story or Lens ads. However, the app notes that users may still see sponsored places or My AI responses. Why we care. Should ad-free subscriptions gain popularity, ..
reader comments 61 with This week, some of the biggest tech companies found out that Section 230 immunity doesn’t shield them from some of the biggest complaints alleging that social media platform designs are defective and harming children and teen users. On Tuesday, US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that discovery can proceed in ..
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reported its revenue rose 5% in the latest quarter after two straight quarters of declines on a rebound in the digital advertising market. Advertising is the biggest source of Snap’s revenue – and the company cautioned the ad market remains volatile, pointing to the impact of war in the ..
Snapchat’s My AI is going to start serving sponsored links using Microsoft’s Chat Ads API. The social app posted a screenshot demonstrating how the “highly relevant” ads will be displayed when users interact with its chatbot for relevant queries under the tech giants’ partnership: Why we care. Snapchat’s My AI has a global community of ..
reader comments 56 with Courts have started blocking some US states’ earliest attempts to age-gate the Internet. Yesterday, courts ordered preliminary injunctions blocking a Texas law requiring ID to access websites featuring adult entertainment, as well as an Arkansas law requiring ID to access some social media platforms. Both laws otherwise would’ve taken effect today. ..
Enlarge / A myriad of ways one might react to Gfycat’s closure, trending on Gfycat itself at the moment. reader comments 59 with The Internet continues to get a bit more fragmented and less accessible every week. Within the past seven days, Reddit finished its purge of third-party clients, Twitter required accounts to view tweets ..
Benj Edwards / Snap, Inc. reader comments 50 with Share this story On Monday, Snapchat announced an experimental AI-powered conversational chatbot called “My AI,” powered by ChatGPT-style technology from OpenAI. My AI will be available for $3.99 a month for Snapchat+ subscribers and is rolling out “this week,” according to a news post from Snap, ..
Getty Images | Elva Etienne reader comments 137 with 0 posters participating Share this story A lawsuit filed by Seattle Public Schools alleges that social media is one of the main causes of “a youth mental health crisis” and blames social media companies for “exploit[ing] the neurophysiology” of kids’ brains. Arguing that social media companies ..
2022 marked the first year since 2014 that Google and Meta’s advertising market share dropped below 50%, standing at 48.4%. By the end of 2023, that number is expected to drop to 44.9%. What’s going on. Amazon, ByteDance’s TikTok and streaming services like Netflix are continuing to increase their foothold. People are spending less time ..