Stories with tag: Twitter

Is Russia Meddling in US Elections, Again?

Reports from Facebook and Twitter suggests that this could be so and this time Africa could be the location
Team TechTree, 14th Mar 2020
Twitter Jumps on to the Stories Bandwagon with Fleets

Content that disappears seems to be the flavor of the season as social networks seek to circumvent privacy issues
Team TechTree, 06th Mar 2020
Why There’s Nothing Clear About Clearview AI

The company said its facial recognition software was only for police, but now it seems they’re using it for others too
Team TechTree, 02nd Mar 2020
Twitter Acquires Chroma Labs to Beautify Tweets

Or is it that Twitter is entering the Stories space on the heels of other social platforms such as WhatsApp and Instagram?
Team TechTree, 20th Feb 2020
Facebook Picks Reuters to Fact-Check Deep Fakes

Under fire for not clamping down on deep fakes, Facebook is outsourcing the task to wire agency Reuters
Team TechTree, 13th Feb 2020
Twitter’s Troll-Control Can Overturn Its Business Model

The company is testing a series of steps that users could activate to control their conversations including one that allows no replies or @mentions as we know it
Team TechTree, 10th Jan 2020
Twitter’s Data Protection Efforts Take Wing

The company has launched the Twitter Policy Centre that would host all initiatives, announcements and new privacy products and information about security
Team TechTree, 04th Dec 2019
Facebook Offers Photo Transfer Sop to Users

The question though is while one can transfer data from Facebook to another platform, wouldn’t the company retain the value it garnered by analysing one’s photos in the past
Team TechTree, 03rd Dec 2019
Twitter Experiments with Conversation Displays

The social media platform has been seeking ways to enhance engagement through a variety of user experience tests though some of its ideas appear to be dated
Team TechTree, 29th Nov 2019
Another Data Leak from Facebook, Twitter?

Though this time it isn’t the fault of these social platforms as the data exposure due to a bug in the app store for Android
Team TechTree, 26th Nov 2019
Google opts for Middle Ground in Political Ads Debate

The company is taking a tougher stance than Facebook on this contentious issue but hasn’t gone the whole distance on it like Twitter did
Team TechTree, 23rd Nov 2019
Deep Fakes Threaten Social Media’s Very Existence

Twitter came out with a policy to fight manipulated media and so did Facebook. But are the companies doing enough to fight a malaise that threatens their very existence?
Raj Narayan, 16th Nov 2019
Are You on Social Media? Be Ready for Surveillance

What began as a platform for social interaction between individuals and groups is fast becoming a tool for surveillance and manipulation, says a new study
Team TechTree, 07th Nov 2019
Twitter Says No to Campaign Ads; Facebook Sulks

Did Jack Dorsey just take a stand that could potentially show up his counterpart at Facebook who is doing the fox-trot on the same issue?
Team TechTree, 01st Nov 2019
Twitter Admits to Using Personal Info for Targeted Ads

Now that it has come out clean about this gaffe, users may want to watch out for similar other authentication measures that the microblogging site may want in the future
Team TechTree, 10th Oct 2019