Gen Z social media platform Yubo raises $47.5m in Series C
Yubo, a social media platform aimed at Generation Z, has raised $47.5m in a Series C funding round to expand…
18 Nov 2020
How s-commerce can help retail as work from home grows
With lockdown measures in flux across the globe, brands and retailers can turn to social media commerce (s-commerce) to help expand their reach and mitigate losses amid the Christmas period.…
06 Nov 2020
YouTube criticised for not removing video claiming Trump victory
Video sharing platform Youtube has faced criticism for failing to remove a video that falsely claims President Donald Trump has won the 2020 US presidential election. The video, produced by…
05 Nov 2020
WhatsApp introduces “disappearing messages” feature
WhatsApp has announced it is rolling out a new “disappearing message” feature to its 2 billion users around the world. Available from the end of the month, the company said…
04 Nov 2020
Twitter and Facebook flag Trump’s baseless election claims
As the results of the 2020 Presidential election continue to come in, Twitter and Facebook have taken action against false claims made by Donald Trump that he has already won.…
03 Nov 2020
Twitter and Facebook tag false Trump mail voting claim on polling day
Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to suppress a social media post by President Donald Trump that falsely claimed mail voting will “allow rampant and unchecked cheating”. As US voters…
28 Oct 2020
Google US anti-trust suit is about more than competition
Recently, the US government filed an anti-trust suit against Google. The action is nominally about the deal between Google and Apple over Apple products, particularly the iPhone. The US government…