Facebook will start surfacing public group posts in News Feeds
Admins will have more ways to manage conversations and monetize groups.
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Instagram is testing personal fundraisers in the US, UK and Ireland
The feature will be available on Android at first, and iOS later.
Instagram rolls out pinned comments to everyone
You'll have some more control over the conversation on your posts.
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Opera has baked Twitter into its desktop browser
You can add it next to the likes of Instagram in the sidebar.
Instagram expands hidden likes test worldwide
It's also hiding video view counts as part of the trial run.
Snapchat is Spotify's latest music-sharing option
It's another way to tell the world about killer tunes and podcasts you listen to.
San Francisco’s 25-year-old FogCam shuts down this month
The camera’s creators say it has become too difficult to continue live streaming.
Bullet's captioned snippets make podcasts a lot more shareable
It works with multiple services on iOS.
New York AG is investigating Facebook over email contact scraping
The service previously asked some new users for their email passwords.
Snapchat is in the middle of an identity crisis
The company looks to reinvent itself to keep up with social media rivals.
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Don't trust all of those health articles you see in your Facebook feed
A study found that seven of the 10 most shared health articles were misleading or flat out wrong.
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New York settles with company selling fake social media followers
German Calas, Jr. will pay $50,000 to the state to cover the cost of the investigation.
To Facebook, your privacy is worth a $20 gift card
The company paid users in exchange for complete access to their data.
Facebook's scandals aren't stopping it from making tons of money
But the company is definitely not growing as fast as it was.
Twitter is testing an 'original tweeter' label for threads
The tag could curb some types of abuse in thriving conversations.
ACLU sues US government over social media surveillance of immigrants
It’s seeking more information about the policy.
Nikki Haley gives up 1.6 million followers to satisfy the State Dept.
The restrictions were implemented during the Obama administration.