Following an extensive report in Forbes about Bumble’s parent company and its billionaire founder Andrey Andreev, the female-first dating app’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd has issued a statement. While Wolfe
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Twitter updates hate speech rules to include dehumanizing speech around religion
The company said that any previous tweets containing the offending language would need to be removed, but would not cause the suspension of a user’s account, because they were made
Facebook will start taking a cut of fan subscriptions in 2020
Facebook will take a cut of up to 30% on fan subscriptions, beginning on January 1, 2020. The social network is revealing its plans as part of a broader slate
Daily Crunch: Instagram fights bullying
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New Instagram features flag potentially offensive comments, allow you to quietly ‘restrict’ users
Instagram announced two new features today that it said are designed to combat online bullying. In both cases, the Facebook -owned service seems to be trying to find ways to
Twitter and Facebook reportedly not invited to White House ‘social media summit’
On Thursday, the White House’s social media will reportedly host a who’s who of conservative media pundits. PragerU and Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk have apparently received invites to the event.
HQ Trivia lays off ~20% as it preps subscriptions
HQ Trivia is struggling after a mutiny failed to oust its CEO. Downloads per month are down 92% versus last June according to Sensor Tower. And now four sources confirm
We still don’t know how much of Libra Facebook owns
The $10 million entry fee to join the Facebook-developed cryptocurrency’s Libra Association is merely a minimum. Members who’ll verify transactions can opt to invest more in exchange for more Libra
Instagram’s new chat sticker lets friends ask to get in on the conversation directly in Stories
Instagram has a new sticker type rolling out today that lets friends and followers instantly tap to start conversations from within Stories. The new sticker option, labelled “Chat,” will let
Trump taps conservative pundits for ‘social media summit’
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and PragerU are among the conservative voices that have been tapped to attend next week’s White House “social media summit.” That news is courtesy
Facebook News Feed changes downrank misleading health info and dangerous ‘cures’
No, drinking bleach is not a miracle cure for diseases and other conditions — but that’s the sort of bogus health claim that’s floating around the web these days, getting
Samsung chief: Galaxy Fold delay was ’embarrassing’ — but no new launch date in sight
A new interview sheds some light on what went wrong with the Galaxy Fold. Angela Lang/CNET Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh admitted on Monday that he rushed the $1,980 Galaxy Fold to
Samsung admits it rushed the Galaxy Fold. Its next moves matter most
The future of foldable phones is murky even now. Angela Lang/CNET Even before Samsung’s mobile chief, DJ Koh, admitted that he “pushed [the Fold] through before it was ready“, massive
Atlan raises $2.5M to stop enterprises from being so bad at managing data
Even as much of the world is digitizing its governance, in small towns and villages of India, data about its citizens is still being largely logged on long and thick
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold delay mea culpa stops short of apology to buyers
A new interview sheds some light on what went wrong with the Galaxy Fold. Angela Lang/CNET Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh admitted on Monday that he rushed the Galaxy Fold to market
