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Twitter is moving a portion of its infrastructure to Google Cloud
Tech Crunch reports: "Twitter today announced a new collaboration with Google that will see it moving a portion of infrastructure to Google’s Cloud Platform. The move...
Instagram launches video chat
Tech Crunch reports: "Facebook today announced that Instagram, its popular photo sharing platform, is getting support for video chats, among a couple of other...
Cambridge Analytica says it did not receive Twitter data from researcher
Venture Beat reports: "After a report over the weekend revealed that the researcher accused of giving analytics firm Cambridge Analytica improper access to Facebook...
Facebook is shrinking fake news posts in the News Feed
The Verge reports: "Facebook is making fake news posts in the News Feed harder to see by shrinking the size of the links to...
Snapchat is making new lenses with built-in games
The Verge reports: "Snap wants its users to play games with their friends in Snapchat. The company’s launching new lenses today, called 'Snappables,' that...
PopSugar allegedly stole ‘millions’ of Instagram influencer photos — and made...
The Verge reports: "PopSugar, the venture capitalist-backed, multimillion-dollar media company that has allegedly been repurposing Instagram photos of small potatoes style bloggers for affiliate-link...
Facebook may face billions in fines over its Tag Suggestions feature
The Verge reports: "Facebook could face billions of dollars in fines after a federal judge ruled that the company must face a class action lawsuit. The...
UK-based vTime raises $7.6 million to get people to create memories...
Tech Crunch reports: "After a few years of hype, a lot of the noise within the VR industry has died down, but with so...
Facebook Launches Program to Pay People Who Report Data Abuses
Variety reports: "Mark Zuckerberg has a new talking point as he faces a grilling before Congress: Facebook announced a new program to pay people who report...
Twitter endorses the Honest Ads Act
Venture Beat reports: "The Honest Ads Act, a recently introduced piece of legislation that would require large social platforms to keep more diligent records...
