Instagram is officially rolling out “trial reels” to give creators a way to test out new content by publishing videos that don’t appear to their followers. The feature, which launched…
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram is allowing creators to test their reel ideas on new audiences before sharing them with followers. Trial reels will be shown to…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new California bill could require social media platforms to display warning labels about the potential risk to kids and teens. The…
TikTok’s e-commerce Shop feature is going live in Spain, the company announced on Tuesday, marking the first step of a wider European rollout. The launch indicates that TikTok parent ByteDance…
Embark Studios reveals Season 5 for it's popular online shooter, The Finals. The upcoming season adds a Mexico-inspired map to the arena, new weapons, a new social system called Clubs,…
In the absence of any official information about the Switch 2--or whatever Nintendo decides to call its next system--fans are grasping on to any morsel of possible news, and another…
A lot can change in three years. Wars can spark off, recessions can bloom, businesses can rise and fall, generative AI can make ‘art’, and some bloke can buy Twitter…
Amazon and Games Workshop have announced that they've reached a final agreement regarding the creative guidelines for adapting the Warhammer 40K universe into several different films and television series.Man of…
TikTok is facing a ban in the US over national security concernsTikTok has warned this may have huge consequences for US small businessesPresident-elect Trump may yet reverse the ban, although…
Another day, another case of the European Commission going after big tech for targeting minors. The bloc's regulators have probed Google for more information on a secret ad partnership with…
Google Search Console Insights will no longer show and use data that comes from Google Analytics. It will continue to use data from Google Search Console and Google Search but…
Following Australia's recent ban on social media for kids, Sweden could also come up with a social media prohibition. The difference between the two vetoes is, however, substantial: one has…
Google and Meta have been the subject of several antitrust and anti compete investigations in the past few years, especially from the EU under Margrethe Vestager. Earlier this week, we…
Learn how TikTok's U.S. ban fight impacts advertisers, with insights on legal updates, marketing challenges, and tips to adapt your strategy. The post TikTok’s Fight for Survival: The Latest Updates…
Lego Fortnite Brick Life is a new game mode releasing this weekEpic Games describes it as an "all-new social roleplay experience in the Lego Fortnite world"Players can build a home,…
Social Security Disability Insurance checks for the month of December will soon be on their way to recipients. Here's when you can expect yours. Source
We've all sent a text and then repeatedly checked our phones for any sign of a response. The good news is that most modern messaging apps like Google Messages, WhatsApp,…
Social media platforms have historically run their content moderation much like a parent running a house full of teenagers: If you live under my roof, you follow my rules. But…
TikTok has announced that it has filed an emergency injunction to delay the upcoming US ban in January 2025. The social media platform lost an appeal that sought to block…
ByteDance is concerned that its short-video TikTok app will be, in fact, banned on January 19 and has contacted a US appeals court, asking to delay what's coming. Source