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You can (sort of) generate art like Dall-E with TikTok’s latest filter

A recently released TikTok A.I. green screen filter lets you generate art like DALL-E. But don't expect it to match the quality of DALL-E's images.
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Snapchat Plus subscribers are getting these four new features today

Snapchat Plus subscribers will get access to four new features today. Here's what you need to know.
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Twitter’s latest features are all about curbing election misinformation

Twitter is launching a few new features to help combat election misinformation for the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. And it's reviving some older ones too.
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Facebook Messenger finally starts testing end-to-end encryption for all chats

Meta has begun testing default end-to-end encryption for chats and calls on Facebook Messenger, and will soon expand it to Instagram DMs.
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Elon Musk hints that he could start his own social media platform

If Twitter doesn't get its way and Musk's acquisition deal falls through, what happens? This week, Musk tweeted about another possible outcome.
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Snapchat is down right now. Here’s what we know

Snapchat is down. Here's what we know so far about the outage.
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WhatsApp adds new privacy features that everyone should start using

WhatsApp has announced three new privacy features. Two of them will begin rolling out this month and one of them is being tested right now.
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Yes, Twitter is down right now, and we don’t know when it’ll be back

It's not just you! As of August 9, 2022, Twitter is down for multiple users.
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A new Snapchat feature lets parents see who their teens chat with

Snapchat has a new parental supervision feature that lets parents view who their teens are chatting with, but not the chat conversations themselves.
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This Twitter vulnerability may have revealed owners of burner accounts

A Twitter security vulnerability may have put those burner Twitter accounts of yours at risk of being revealed. It was fixed, but not before it was exploited.
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Twitter profiles for businesses just got way more useful

Twitter has launched its Location Spotlight feature which lets businesses add their location and hours to their profile.
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YouTube may finally loosen its rigid rules around copyrighted music

YouTube is working on letting its creators use copyrighted music in their videos while still earning money on their videos.
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Twitter takes one more step toward giving us an edit button

It looks like Twitter's latest in-progress feature is another step towards an edit button for the bird app. Here's what we know so far.
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Instagram’s chief is relocating to Europe, report says

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is heading across the pond to live in London, England – reportedly for a variety of reasons.
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Discord is making its Android app more like iOS, and in a good way

Discord switched to React Native for its Android app to ensure Android users will get new features and updates at the same time iOS users do.
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Twitter’s paid subscriptions just got a price bump

Twitter Blue now costs $5 per month for new users and current subscribers will see the same increase later this year.
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Instagram is undoing its TikTok-like changes you hated so much

Instagram is reconsidering its pivot to a TikTok-style video feed after recent changes proved to be extremely unpopular with its fan base.
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Twitter statuses can warn people when your tweet is a hot take

Twitter is finally testing its new status feature with a few users, and it already looks different from when it was first spotted as an in-progress feature.
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Solve a creepy mystery with Snapchat’s new in-app AR game

Snapchat has a new in-app AR game and it's a creepy mystery. Here's what you need to know and how to play it.
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Instagram boss says to expect even more video content

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri took to his own platform on Tuesday to address a number of concerns that he's been hearing from the community recently.
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Facebook is courting creators with a new Music Revenue Sharing

Facebook has launched a new revenue sharing program for its video creators.
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Oh great, now our Twitter data is for sale on the dark web

A list of 5.4 million Twitter users' emails and phone numbers just showed up for sale on the dark web.
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Instagram continues its TikTok makeover, will convert all videos to Reels

In the coming weeks, all videos under 15 minutes posted by a public account will turn into a Reel, open to viewing by everyone in the world and getting remixed.
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Facebook’s new Feeds tab emphasizes chronological posts

Facebook is adding a new Feeds tab to your Facebook feed. The new tab is expected to help users see more of the posts they care about in chronological order.
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TikTok’s new captions and translation features are all about accessibility

TikTok has begun the rollout of three new accessibility features. These include auto-generated captions and two new translation features.
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Meta is suing Meta. It’s pretty meta

In October, Facebook announced that it had created a new parent company called Meta. But it turns out that not everyone is happy about it.
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Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews

Amazon is going after thousands of Facebook groups that it accuses of setting up schemes for the creation of fake reviews for products on its shopping site.
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Instagram now lets you buy products right through chat

Instagram is adding a new chat functionality that lets users purchase products from small businesses via DMs.
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Snapchat is coming to PC, but there’s a big catch

Snap just announced Snapchat for Web, a new way to stay in touch with friends while using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
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Your Facebook account could get multiple profiles for different interests

Facebook is testing a way to let users add up to four more profiles to their main Facebook account.
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Instagram expands subscriber features to include DMs, Reels

Instagram has announced that it has added four new features to its creators' subscription program.
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Twitter says it’s still investigating major outage

As of 11:40 a.m. ET, Twitter said it's still investigating an issue that disrupted the social media site for users around the world on Thursday morning.
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You no longer have an excuse to forget alt text on your Twitter photos

Twitter is testing out alt text alert reminders to encourage users to add alt text to their images before tweeting them.
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TikTok adds Twitter- and Instagram-like content control tools

TikTok is rolling out a few new content control features and they look a lot like Twitter and Instagram.