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Archives for December 2020

Instagram has once again dropped the ball on a ‘top nine’ year in review featureInstagram has once again dropped the ball on a ‘top nine’ year in review feature
The New York Times’ crossword can now haunt your living room in augmented realityThe New York Times’ crossword can now haunt your living room in augmented reality
Facebook offered to license its network and code to avoid antitrust actionFacebook offered to license its network and code to avoid antitrust action
Instagram creators were promised a $500 sponsorship but ended up with $40 face scrubbersInstagram creators were promised a $500 sponsorship but ended up with $40 face scrubbers
A Facebook bug exposed Instagram users’ personal email addresses and birthdaysA Facebook bug exposed Instagram users’ personal email addresses and birthdays
Instagram is rolling out new notifications about COVID-19 informationInstagram is rolling out new notifications about COVID-19 information
Prosecutors say Google accessed private WhatsApp messages — but the evidence is thinProsecutors say Google accessed private WhatsApp messages — but the evidence is thin
Facebook rolls back ‘nicer’ News Feed that boosted mainstream publishersFacebook rolls back ‘nicer’ News Feed that boosted mainstream publishers
We asked an influencer, yoga teacher, and vanlifers whether their pandemic pivots worked

Checking in on everyone who went remote this year

Ashley Carman
Facebook is temporarily disabling some Messenger and Instagram features in EuropeFacebook is temporarily disabling some Messenger and Instagram features in Europe
Facebook hits back at Apple with second critical newspaper adFacebook hits back at Apple with second critical newspaper ad
Apple defends upcoming privacy changes as ‘standing up for our users’Apple defends upcoming privacy changes as ‘standing up for our users’
The year Instagram became FacebookThe year Instagram became Facebook
Jacob Kastrenakes
Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS privacy changes with full-page newspaper adsFacebook criticizes Apple’s iOS privacy changes with full-page newspaper ads
Facebook will combat COVID-19 misinformation more directly with notifications to usersFacebook will combat COVID-19 misinformation more directly with notifications to users

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