How COVID-19 Is Testing Social Media’s Ability to Fight Misinformation

The wave of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related content has become a high-stakes test for social media platforms’ abilities to fight misinformation. False recommendations about how to avoid contracting the virus or what…

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Twitter Starts Testing ‘Bookmarks’ Save for Later Feature

Twitter has started testing the 'save for later' bookmarking feature that it had teased last month. Called 'Bookmarks', the feature is aimed at helping its 330 million monthly active users privately…

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OnePlus Downplays Backdoor Issue on Testing App, Says OTA Update Will Remove Root Access

OnePlus received fresh criticism from experts as well as users of the OnePlus 3, 3T, and 5 for leaving behind a testing app that could leave a backdoor, allowing root access…

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Facebook Testing 4K Video on Its Regular Videos

After launching a host of video-centric features over the last year, Facebook is now finally testing 4K quality of videos that can be played on the platform. According to a report in Engadget, Facebook…

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Social media are testing the legal boundaries of free speech

Members of the Ku Klux Klan arriving for a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, July 2017. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images ‘Fighting words” is American legal shorthand for the issue of how…

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Facebook Testing New ‘Reminders’ Function for Page Admins

Consistency is key to social media marketing success, so Facebook’s looking to help brands maintain active Pages by adding in a new reminder option, which is currently being tested among…

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OnePlus One’s Marshmallow update in final testing

The Marshmallow update for the OnePlus One is not only in the works, but is in its final testing stage. OnePlus co-founder took it to Twitter to share the good…

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