social media
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YouTube Gives Creators an Extra Chance When Violating Company Policies
YouTube is changing its community guidelines to give creators more leeway for violating its content rules, the company announced on Tuesday. Content creators will now have the opportunity to take an educational training course that reviews why their video violated the guidelines. The move comes as social media companies appear to be less comfortable with…
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U.S. College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Student’s SAT Scores
Many students have no choice about working with the College Board, the company that administers the SAT test and Advanced Placement exams. Part of that relationship involves a long history of privacy issues. Tests by Gizmodo found if you use some of the handy tools promoted by College Board’s website, the organization sends details about…
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The Threads Web App Is Now Live
After rumours of an incoming web version of Meta’s struggling Twitter-clone Threads, the web app for the social media platform is now live. Beginning this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern, Threads users will be able to post, view their feed, and interact with Threads all from the comfort of their desktop. The release comes after…
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YouTube’s Algorithms Aren’t Racist, Judge Says
A US federal judge in California has dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit brought against YouTube and its parent company Google by non-white YouTube content creators who alleged the platform’s recommendation algorithms unfairly throttled and even removed their content. The judge, according to Reuters, said the plaintiffs in the case “do not come close” to proving…