Snap to Introduce In-App Warning, Other Safety Features to Protect Teen Users

Snap to Introduce In-App Warning, Other Safety Features to Protect Teen Users

Social media app maker Snap on Thursday said it will roll out in-app warnings and other safeguards globally to offer enhanced protection to users between the age group of 13-17 years against online risks.  The safeguards will enable safer communications and search, and show teenage users age-appropriate content. It will…

Former ByteDance Executive Says China Had ‘Supreme Access’ to All Data

Former ByteDance Executive Says China Had ‘Supreme Access’ to All Data

A former head of engineering at Bytedance in the United States has said the company discharged him after he voiced concern to management that it was taking user content from other platforms, mainly Instagram and Snapchat. The dispute comes at a time when ByteDance-owned app TikTok faces growing calls for…

Snapchat Rolls Out My AI Chatbot Globally; Announces New Features, AR Tools at Snap Partner Summit 2023

Snapchat Rolls Out My AI Chatbot Globally; Announces New Features, AR Tools at Snap Partner Summit 2023

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, held its Snap Partner Summit 2023 on Tuesday (April 19) and introduced a slew of new features and experiences to enhance user experience on the platform. The company has added new options to its signature story formats in the annual event and added fresh…

Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99

Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99

Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost…

TikTok’s Bold Glamour Filter Sparks Warnings Over AI and Toxic Beauty Standards

TikTok’s Bold Glamour Filter Sparks Warnings Over AI and Toxic Beauty Standards

TikTok’s latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users a new face. Quietly released to the app’s more than a billion users, Bold Glamour convincingly blends a user’s real face with…

Snapchat co-founder Reggie Brown accused of running amok in swanky gated community
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Snapchat co-founder Reggie Brown accused of running amok in swanky gated community

The one-time tech visionary who invented Snapchat’s disappearing-photos feature vanished from the public eye after a nasty legal battle with his co-founders — and has since been accused of running amok in a swanky gated community, The Post has learned. Reggie Brown, who co-founded Snapchat with Evan Spiegel and Bobby…

Snap Forecasts Zero Revenue Growth for Q4 2022; Shares Crash Dragging Meta, Alphabet, Twitter

Snap Forecasts Zero Revenue Growth for Q4 2022; Shares Crash Dragging Meta, Alphabet, Twitter

Shares of Snap sank about 25 percent before the bell on Friday, after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat forecast zero revenue growth for the current quarter, triggering a slide in other social media stocks dependent on advertising revenue. YouTube-parent Alphabet, Facebook-parent Meta Platform, Pinterest and Twitter all slid…

Snap Employee Data Exposed Following Data Breach at Document Firm Elevate: All Details

Snap Employee Data Exposed Following Data Breach at Document Firm Elevate: All Details

Ephemeral messaging app Snap had employee data exposed by a breach at a third-party document analysis firm, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Thursday. Snap said it had been told by document analysis company Elevate that an unauthorized party had accessed some of Elevate’s computer systems in March…

Snap Plans to Cut Over 20 Percent Staff, Netflix Hires Two Former Snap Executives: Reports

Snap Plans to Cut Over 20 Percent Staff, Netflix Hires Two Former Snap Executives: Reports

Snap is reportedly laying off over 20 percent of its workforce in the company’s latest move after losing shares. While the Snapchat parent has not revealed any details on the job cut, the company has reportedly confirmed on Tuesday that two of its senior advertising executives have exited. Meanwhile, Netflix…