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February 07, 2024

LinkedIn is getting rid of the Creator Mode option and making most of its features optional tools for all users. It's all part of the platform's master plan to move away from hashtags and toward AI systems to assist with discovering content. And w...

February 06, 2024

Amazon is introducing a new AI shopping assistant, and the best part is "his" name, Rufus. Well, hello, Rufus. Sounds like a cute pet name to us, but according to Amazon, Rufus will make your Amazon shopping excursions much better. It won't b...

February 05, 2024

Have you ever swiped right only to find out your dream date was actually a catfish or, worse, a smooth-talking scam artist? Well, fear no more, because Bumble is here to save the day with their latest update: Deception Detector. Bumble has un...

February 02, 2024

The heat is on as the U.S. Senate grills social media CEOs regarding the efforts they're making to protect our children from predators online. This isn't new. Concerns about how safe kids are online is an ongoing fight, but now Senators are making...

February 01, 2024

We can all use a good joke, right? According to TikTok, being funny is the "in thing," Now, TikTok is pushing for brands to step it up in the humor department, for their own good, of course. According to TikTok, 30% of its users say the funny...

January 31, 2024

With all the scammers and impersonators online, it's getting harder to protect brand reputation, but now Meta is giving brands new tools to help with the fight. These new tools, which focus on protecting your trademark, curbing counterfeits, ...

January 30, 2024

While Elon has insisted that crowd-sourced input is the way to curb harmful content, it seems there's still a bit of a challenge. Last week, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift being sexually assaulted by NFL fans grabbed the spotlight on X, gaini...

January 30, 2024

Remember when we reported that ChatGPT had the "winter blues" and was getting lazy with its output? There's nothing good about stubborn AI, right? It turns out that all of that laziness wasn't just our imagination. OpenAI just announced it ha...

January 26, 2024

Hold on to your cookies. Or at least your compliant GDPR Consent Banners. The emphasis is on "compliance." Google has warned websites and app owners they could be subject to account suspension in the European Union (EU) for displaying GDPR...

January 26, 2024

In an age where the risks of online interactions with adolescents loom large, Meta has unveiled updates to Instagram and Facebook Messenger, placing increased emphasis on shielding minors from potential threats. These changes signal a proactive mo...

January 23, 2024

TikTok was the world's top app in 2023 when it came to downloads and consumer spending, but it was a far cry from popularity in 2023 for, you know, actual users. That honor goes to Facebook, holding the number-one spot for monthly users, foll...

January 19, 2024

Any social media manager or content creator knows things aren't always perfect. You work hard to get it right, to avoid errors, and to upload the perfect content, only to look at it once it's gone live to find errors, wrong links, misinformation, ...