Karissa Bell
Senior Editor at Engadget
Senior editor @engadget covering social media platforms. DMs are open, Signal username is karissabe.51 (📧: [email protected]) Cover art: @BobAlGreene
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1 week ago |
engadget.com | Karissa Bell
REUTERS / ReutersIf anyone was holding out hope that the Oversight Board would provide some kind of check on Meta's rewritten hate speech policy, Meta has just made it clear exactly where it stands. The company published its formal response to the board's criticism, and has declined to commit to any substantive steps to change its rules.
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1 week ago |
technewstube.com | Karissa Bell
Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
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1 week ago |
engadget.com | Karissa Bell
SaturnSnap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app for high school and college students. The company didn't disclose the terms of the deal but said that close to 30 of Saturn's full-time employees will be joining Snap as part of the acquisition. It's not clear what exactly Snap has planned for Saturn, but the company confirmed to Engadget that the calendar app will continue to operate as a standalone service.
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1 week ago |
engadget.com | Karissa Bell
President Donald Trump will, once again, give TikTok a temporary reprieve as it faces another deadline to sell itself or face a ban in the United States. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday that Trump will sign another executive order to extend the deadline. The latest extension â this time for 90 days â is now the third time Trump has punted on a looming TikTok ban since he took office in January.
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1 week ago |
engadget.com | Karissa Bell
MetaFacebook is once again rebranding the "video" section of its app. This time, the tab formerly known as "video," which was also once called "watch," will become "reels." The change comes as the company says that all video on the social network will now fall under the umbrella of "reels" regardless of how long the clip is or how it was shot. According to Meta, the change will make things simpler for users and creators sharing video clips on the platform.
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Meta released its first set of reports since its policy changes in January, which note an increase in prevalence of violent content and harassment and bullying. The company claims its overall moderation mistakes have decreased 50% as it moves away from proactive moderation.
Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes https://t.co/rnN6TAngpJ
someone please save this beautiful orange boy 🧡
I'm just so tired and so done being nice. This cat is so stressed. If anyone in the Bay Area is interested in adopting or even fostering, please reach out, he is sweet but NOT ok with other cats and is NOT doing well here. He needs to be in a home. https://t.co/oAkwnlAYxg
New exclusive from me: TikTok is introducing Footnotes, its take on Community Notes. The company wants users to be able to add more "context" to videos, but isn't walking away from its fact-checking partnerships. More ⬇ https://t.co/mO4NxtMbbE
