Facebook Friday introduced two new tools aimed at helping developers respond to the privacy concerns of their applications’ users and comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which went into effect Friday. The social network introduced a callback URL that can be used when users remove apps and websites from Facebook’s apps and… https://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-introduced-2-user-privacy-protection-tools-for-developers-of-apps-websites/

Snapchat has been quietly rolling out a new way for users to share their locations or request the whereabouts of their friends. The messaging application said the feature has been rolling out over the past few weeks to iOS and Android users, and most of its user base should now have it. Here’s how it… https://www.adweek.com/digital/snapchat-quietly-rolled-out-a-new-way-for-friends-to-share-their-locations/

Why do people choose to shop locally? More than 85 percent of people surveyed by Facebook IQ, the social network’s research arm, cited trust and security as their main motivation. Facebook IQ commissioned a survey of more than 6,000 local businesses and over 10,000 people in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and… https://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-iq-explored-why-people-like-to-shop-at-local-businesses/

As companies struggled to meet Friday’s deadline to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Rule, the digital advertising industry has been venturing outside of its comfort zone–the legal liabilities it now faces are more immediately measurable than other recent concerns about such advertising-based issues as measurement and attribution. Aligning to the law could… https://www.adweek.com/digital/the-mad-mad-rush-to-conform-with-gdpr-could-greater-trust-in-digital-be-the-ultimate-outcome/

Snapchat Thursday announced the launch of Yellow, an accelerator fund aimed at startups and creators building media projects specifically for mobile devices. Facebook has been running a similar program, FbStart, since May 2014. Snapchat said in a blog post that it will select “a small group of individuals and teams from around the world” to… https://www.adweek.com/digital/snap-inc-s-yellow-initiative-will-provide-green-to-mobile-media-startups-creators/

Facebook continues to take steps to ensure that “I didn’t know” is no longer an excuse when it comes to users and the privacy controls that are available to them. Chief privacy officer Erin Egan announced in a Newsroom post that people on Facebook will begin seeing customized alerts atop their News Feeds this week,… https://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-will-once-again-remind-users-about-their-privacy-options/

Did you know YouTube allows you to hide the channels you’re subscribed to from other users? Our guide will show you how this done. Note: These screenshots were captured in the YouTube application on iOS. Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner of the screen. Step 2: Tap “My channel.” Step 3:… https://www.adweek.com/digital/youtube-heres-how-to-hide-your-subscriptions-from-other-users/

Get your popcorn ready: Facebook created an 11-minute film, Facing Facts, to shed more light on its efforts to combat misinformation and fake news. Facing Facts can be found on Inside Feed, a new communications channel the social network created to share insight on how the company makes decisions and the people who are involved… https://www.adweek.com/digital/at-the-movies-facebooks-short-film-details-its-anti-fake-news-efforts/

Twitter’s recent push to steer users to its flagship mobile applications and desktop site and away from other apps, both third-party and Twitter-owned, will claim three more victims Thursday, as Twitter for Roku, Twitter for Android TV and Twitter for Xbox will be shuttered. The social network said in a Twitter Support tweet Tuesday, “On… http://www.adweek.com/digital/twitter-is-shuttering-its-tv-apps-for-roku-android-tv-xbox-may-24/

Facebook detailed several updates that are coming to its Ads Manager, stressing efficiency, education and optimization. The social network will roll out an updated version of its ads reporting over the next month, which will include a feature that enables users to drag and drop metrics such as age, gender and placement and customize the… http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-revealed-a-host-of-updates-to-its-ads-manager/