03Periscope users, particularly those with many followers, enjoy great popularity thanks to it being live, unfiltered and open. But because of this openness, there is also an increased risk for spam and abuse. Wanting its users to be safe the app introduced comment moderation. “Today, we’re rolling out a comment moderation system that empowers our…
02The world’s major IT companies, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft together with the EU Commission introduced the new regulations aimed at curbing the spread of hate speech in Europe. The companies that committed to the regulations thus undertake to work on internal procedures and train staff so that the majority of flagged comments could…
31Microsoft rolled out Skype 7.0 for Android, bringing the material design to Android tablets. The changes are identical to those the company introduced last year for smartphones. The developers say they are gradually transitioning to the material design, while keeping the overall concept of the app intact. The new design for tablets offers more opportunities…
30Popular social network Twitter has added support of Spotify to the music services, which can be integrated into the network’s audio cards. Twitter first launched its audio cards in 2014. They contain tracks that can be played on Twitter from such streaming services as Apple iTunes, SoundCloud and now Spotify. You can now listen to…
28We all have one messaging app that we prefer to use over the others. For some people it may be WhatsApp, while others choose Viber or Facebook’s Messenger. Using Android data from 187 countries, analytical company SimilarWeb, conducted a study to determine the most popular messaging apps in the world. In fact, the company claims…
25Snapchat plans on giving a new look to its Discover page, which has last been revamped a year ago. According to some sources, the app allegedly will debut the new design of the page already in June. Furthermore, some selected partners of the app already have received a preview. A source close to the matter…
20Google has announced it will be releasing two more communication apps – Allo for smart messaging and Duo for video calling – at the Google I/O 2016. Allo is a smart messaging app that comes with the new Google Assistant built in, which brings the information directly into the chats. You can chat with…
18Users have long complained about links and photos being included in the Twitter’s 140-character limit. Recently, however, it has been reported that the service may no longer count the photos and links in this restriction, which will essentially allow people to write more on their tweets. Currently, the links are shortened to 23 characters and…
17Google has launched a new messenger for group sharing called Spaces today. It’s not easy to get all friends into the same group or even the same app, if you want to discuss a specific topic, as some of your friends might prefer to use one messenger over the other. Moreover, it is even harder…
15Today, the popular photo and video sharing app Instagram launched its new design. Upon downloading the update you will see the new icon and changes to the app’s interface. “Inspired by the previous app icon, the new one represents a simpler camera and the rainbow lives on in gradient form,” the app wrote in its…