Snapchat to lay off 20% of its staffers
Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular app Snapchat, announced plans to lay off some 20% of its more than 6,400 global employees......»»
How to tell if someone has blocked you on Snapchat
It’s possible that some Snapchat users may not like your content and may even choose to block you. And there are ways to find out if that’s the case......»»
Actions needed beyond lawsuit to address social media"s influence on youth, say experts
While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address the influence popular o.....»»
School board social media lawsuits: For too long, we"ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem
Four of the largest school boards in Canada are suing the companies behind popular social media apps Instagram and Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok. According to the Ontario boards, students are "experiencing an attention, learning and mental health cri.....»»
Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say
Zuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Unsealed court documents have revealed more details about a secret Facebook project.....»»
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman will run Microsoft’s new consumer AI unit
Most staffers from Suleyman's startup, Inflection, will join Microsoft as well. Enlarge / Mustafa Suleyman, talks on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park at Bletchley Park on November 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (cr.....»»
Instagram Friends Map may clone Snapchat’s Snap Map feature [U: Meta confirms]
Update: Meta has confirmed that it’s working on this feature, but has not revealed when we can expect it to launch. There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly replicating the Snap Map location sharing feature.....»»
Instagram Friends Map may clone Snapchat’s Snap Map feature
There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly replicating the Snap Map location sharing feature first launched on Snapchat back in 2017 … more….....»»
Snapchat isn’t liable for connecting 12-year-old to convicted sex offenders
Section 230 shields Snapchat from minor’s claims that algorithm enabled rape. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A judge has dismissed a complaint from a parent and guardian of a girl, now 15, who wa.....»»
Snapchat+ is reportedly introducing an AI Bitmoji pet
Snapchat is reportedly toying with a new feature that'll let you make an AI pet. Snapchat has an answer to the question, "What if Chat GPT was man's best friend?"The social media platform popular among teenagers is planning to debut a generativ.....»»
Children"s programming takes a hit as Apple TV+ lays off eight staffers
Apple TV+ has been hit with a small round of layoffs as eight people who worked in kids content were let go on Tuesday.Apple TV+The cuts included music, production, and development for children's programming. It is likely that the layoffs have come a.....»»
Unity lays off an additional 25 percent of its staffers
1,800 newly announced job cuts come on top of 1,300 layoffs since mid-2022. Enlarge (credit: Unity) When Unity laid off 265 Weta Digital engineers in November, the company warned that more layoffs would be necessary in t.....»»
Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth: Study
Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube collectively derived nearly $11 billion in advertising revenue from U.S.-based users younger than 18 in 2022, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H......»»
Snapchat Recap 2023: how to find your year in review
2023 is nearing an end, which means it's time for Snapchat Recap! Here's how to find your 2023 year in review for Snapchat right now......»»
The kids are alright: Aspiring political staffers are altruistically motivated, finds Canadian research
Young people who work as political staffers in Canada have long been derogatorily labeled by politicians and pundits as "the kids in short pants," a comment about their age and perceived inexperience coined by an adviser to former prime minister Step.....»»
Snapchat isn"t just for teens anymore. Now it needs to make some real money
When Snapchat announced last month that it had reached 5 million paying subscribers for its Snapchat+ service, it seemed like a stunning achievement. The milestone marked the halfway point to the 10 million subscriber number that CEO Evan Spiegel had.....»»
Snapchat My AI may be banned in UK over ‘worrying’ child privacy concerns
Snapchat’s My AI feature is facing the prospect of a ban in the UK, over concerns that it may be putting the privacy of children at risk. It follows separate user outrage at the ChatGPT integration being pinned to the top of their chats, and a m.....»»
Snapchat"s Bitmoji update upsets users
Snapchat's update to bitmojis is causing user backlash on social media Snapchat users are once again frustrated with an update to the social media platform. This time it involves the once delightful, now disquieting Bitmoji. Last week, Snapchat.....»»
Your Snapchat messages are private, but not from the police!
Snapchat's best feature is that messages are deleted right after they are read. Snapchat promises to delete them off their servers, but what happens if the recipient doesn't read them? The post Your Snapchat messages are private, but not from the po.....»»
GM workaround for shipping snags: Dealer pickup from the factory
GM increased compensation for dealerships that send their own staffers to pick up vehicles from certain factories to more than $1,000. Thousands of stores have made the effort to increase inventory and keep customers from waiting......»»
Snapchat adds new safety features for teen users
Snapchat says it's working to make its app even safer for teen users......»»