Twitter Starts Testing Full-Screen Ads in Fleets

Twitter has announced that it will be adding full-screen ads to Fleets. The company first introduced Fleets last year, where it allows users to upload ephemeral content similar to Snapchat or Instagram Stories that lasts for up to 24 hours. Twitter has been trying to diversify its revenue sources, and this is just another step
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Oculus Starts Rolling Out New, More Customizable Avatars

Oculus is launching its redesigned avatars that are more expressive and customizable. Initially, these overhauled avatars will only be usable in a few select games, but the company hopes to expand this to more games in the future. The New Avatars Come With a Quintillion Feature Combinations In a post on the Oculus blog, Facebook
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Facebook Starts Applying Labels to Pages to Avoid Confusion

Facebook is slowly adding new labels to certain Pages to give users a better understanding of them. The labels will help users distinguish between real political content, fan Pages, and satire. Facebook Wants to Prevent Confusion Over Satire Facebook introduced the informative labels in a Tweet, stating that it’s “testing a way to give people
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Apple Music’s "Up Next" Feature Starts Rolling Out Internationally

Apple Music’s “Up Next” monthly editorial initiative is expanding internationally, having previously only been available in the United States. According to Billboard, the artist promotion campaign is initially showcasing international artists in 11 countries. Apple’s Marketing Muscle In addition to the United States, Up Next is also available, or will soon be rolling out, in
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Facebook Starts to Label Ads Connected to Political Outlets

As the 2020 United States presidential election approaches, Facebook has imposed new restrictions on politically-connected news outlets. Facebook now requires these publications to go through a disclaimer process before they post politically-driven ads. Facebook Moves Towards Political Neutrality Facebook is taking steps to make the platform more politically neutral. It already lets you turn off
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Twitter Starts to Combat Coronavirus Lies

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, the misinformation about coronavirus also spreads. Some people are spreading outright lies, while others are using the pandemic to spread propaganda for political reasons or trying to make money off the back of it. When people start spreading misinformation, we need the platforms they’re using to step up and
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