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Tinder tests new social features, including prompts and a ‘Share to Matches’ option
Tinder is testing a series of new social features designed to boost conversations between users on its service. One of…
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Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings
Facebook has been left red-faced after being forced to call off the launch date of its dating service in Europe…
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Ever Loved’s funeral marketplace undercuts undertakers
Fifty percent of families are scared they can’t cover the cost of a funeral. They end up overpaying because no…
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UK names its pick for social media ‘harms’ watchdog
The UK government has taken the next step in its grand policymaking challenge to tame the worst excesses of social…
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Facebook will pay Reuters to fact-check Deepfakes and more
Eye-witness photos and videos distributed by news wire Reuters already go through an exhaustive media verification process. Now the publisher…
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Jam lets you safely share streaming app passwords
Can’t afford Netflix and HBO and Spotify and Disney+…? Now there’s an app specially built for giving pals your passwords…
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Senators attempt to force Twitter to ban Iranian leadership
Four senators, including Ted Cruz (R-TX), have asserted that, as a consequence of sanctions placed on Iran, Twitter must cease…
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Instagram prototypes letting IGTV creators monetize with ads
Instagram may finally let IGTV video makers earn money 18 months after launching the longer-form content hub. Instagram confirms to…
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How Hoop hit #2 with its Tinder for Snapchat
Snapchat’s developer platform is blowing up as a gateway to teen social app users. Hoop is the latest Snap Kit…
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Snapchat hits 218M users but big Q4 losses sink share price
Snapchat still isn’t profitable nearly two years after its IPO. In Q4 2019, Snap lost $241 million on 560.8 million…
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