Instagram is doubling the fun that people can have with its Reels TikTok clone feature, doubling the maximum length of videos to 30 seconds from 15. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network said people creating Reels can extend the timer to 10 seconds. They can also trim and delete any clip, smoothing the editing process….Read More
Facebook has taken down a China-based network of fake accounts that used AI-generated faces to spread government propaganda across the platform, according to research by analytics firm Graphika. The social network announced on Tuesday that it had removed 155 accounts, 11 Pages, nine Groups, and six Instagram accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf of a foreign or government entity.” The fake accounts predominantly focused on Southeast Asia, where they posted about events including Beijing’s interests in the South China Sea and developments in Hong Kong. But a smaller cluster posing as Americans posted content that both supported and criticized then-presidential candidates…
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Facebook removed two separate networks for violating its policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior, with one originating in China and the other in the Philippines. Head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher wrote in a Newsroom post, “In each case, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts as a central part…Read More
The hovering dread of a presidential comment about your brand isn’t something that really existed before 2017, but it’s certainly been a common concern for marketing managers ever since. From Amazon and Boeing to Nordstrom and Toyota, Trump has often targeted brands via his tweets or public comments when he’s unhappy with their leadership, corporate…Read More
Cond? Nast has promoted Whembley Sewell from executive editor to editor in chief of its LGBTQ+ brand, Them, the company announced today. Sewell’s new title comes after joining Them in January 2019 from her role as a channel manager at Teen Vogue. She also advises the international media company on LGBTQ+ issues. “Whembley is not…Read More
While recording videos for Instagram Reels, it’s possible that you may record one or more clips that you want to keep but not necessarily share at this time. When this happens, you can download those clips to your device without sharing them to your feed. This will allow you to share the clips at a…Read More
It’s not uncommon in the car industry for competitor brands to work together to develop common technologies. However, in the following case, it seems that Geely, the Chinese carmaker that also owns Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus, is just going to sell its tech directly to its rivals. According to a Financial Times report, Geely has created a new process for building electric vehicles, which it hopes will be one of a handful of platforms that will dominate the industry in the coming years. The report says the new BEV (battery electric vehicle) platform could offer ranges of up to 700…
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In 2019, cybercrime cost businesses more than $2 trillion globally. With the influx of digital products, more and more people are reusing login credentials – the leading cause of data breaches. For too long, the user experience of password management has been ignored. It’s time for designers to rethink every aspect of password UX. Much of our lives are digitally managed. There’s an app, website, or SaaS platform for nearly every aspect of the human experience, and they all require passwords. With so many accounts come problems. According to passwordresearch.com, 80% of data breaches are traced to weak or reused…
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TLDR: FlixFling is a streaming service boosting an archive of over 5,000 commercial-free movies, including many that other services don’t offer. This new era of streaming is often described as a golden age for movie lovers. All your favorite movies, available whenever you want them, right in your home. But actually…are they, really? Every month, Netflix, Disney, Apple and others play musical chairs with their film libraries, adding titles and — most importantly — deleting titles from their archives. Due to licensing terms and various corporate deals, it’s always tough to know where your favorite movie is available for stream…if…
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With the release of a new short film featuring former NBA star Dwyane Wade, Budweiser is launching an initiative to increase diversity in brewing–an industry where only 0.6% of brewers are Black. The brand has committed $1 million to a new scholarship fund named after the first Black female brewmaster at Budweiser’s flagship St. Louis…Read More
