In-depth
Instagram’s decade: How the app reshaped commerce in the 2010s
On its way to amassing more than a billion users, Instagram has become the most powerful force in shaping commerce this side of Amazon.com.
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Broadcasting and media
Facebook pursues music video rights in challenge to YouTube
Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Facebook unveils new logo
Facebook has unveiled a new corporate logo which will be stamped across its family of apps in its latest move to bring its various platforms under one roof.
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Facebook targets Snapchat with new Threads app
Instagram has unveiled a new messaging app called Threads, which has striking similarities to Snapchat.
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Telkom launches new social media bundles starting at R1
Underscoring the importance of social media to South African smartphone users, Telkom has unveiled a series of new “social bundles”, offering access from as little as R1.
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Facebook could drop the ‘like’ count
Facebook is considering a test to stop showing the number of “likes” that posts get in an effort to reduce the competitive pressure of social media.
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Instagram to test ‘fake news’ reporting tool
Instagram is to test a new tool which will allow users to report content they believe is misinformation. The Facebook-owned social media platform said it would launch the new trial feature at the end of August.
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Facebook begins to assimilate Instagram
Facebook is taking the first major step in a plan to merge its systems and let users exchange messages among all its different mobile apps.
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Facebook to put its name on Instagram, WhatsApp brands
Facebook plans to attach its name to Instagram and WhatsApp, branding them “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook”.
Information security
Top politician calls for backdoor in encrypted messaging platforms
The British home secretary has called for a backdoor into end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms in a bid to tackle security threats.
