Aspire Deepens Partnership with Meta to Launch AI Instagram Discovery
– Aspire.io, the word-of-mouth commerce platform, launches Aspire’s AI Instagram Discovery, developed in close collaboration with Meta’s product team.
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Networks, Not AI or Search, Are the #1 Trusted Source Amid Information Overload, LinkedIn Research Finds
– New global research from LinkedIn reveals how professionals and brands are adapting in the AI era, turning to trusted voices in their network to find the clarity they need to stay ahead.
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Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok sale in the US for a further 90 days
– U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of the short-video app TikTok to September 17, despite existing legislation requiring a sale or shutdown in the absence of substantial progress.
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Shareholders to Demand Action from Mark Zuckerberg and Meta on Child Safety
– Meta shareholders will vote on a resolution asking Meta to assess its child safety impacts and whether harm to children on its platform has been reduced. The vote follows reports that the company’s Instagram Teens feature “fails spectacularly on some key dimensions”, including promoting sexual, racist, drug and alcohol-related content.
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TikTok fined £1.875m for providing inaccurate data on safety controls
Ofcom has today (07-04-2025) fined TikTok £1.875 million for failing to accurately respond to a formal request for information about its parental controls safety feature.
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X hit by cyber-attack as thousands of users report outages
Elon Musk’s social platform X is currently suffering from a cyber attack which started a few hours ago. This appears
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TikTok gets 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires a sale or ban
President Trump has issued an executive order providing TikTok with a 75-day extension to comply with a law mandating the
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TikTok issue Statement on possible shutdown
Politicians in the US have raised national security concerns regarding TikTok and its 170 million American users. Their primary argument
Read MoreThousands report issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Thousands of users are reporting issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. We have tested Facebook ourselves and although the app
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Australia bans under 16 year olds from using social media
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 is a landmark measure that will deliver greater protections for young Australians
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