Social Media News

Instagram rolls out the blue tick to the public, some Instagram users discover that the ask a question feature on stories isn't anonymous, Twitter removes locked accounts and protests have erupted in Uganda over the government’s social media tax

Tinder finally encrypts the photos shared on its platform, Facebook bug effects 800,000 people who blocked a friend, Facebook now allows anyone to find information on advertising on its platforms, Facebook shuts down Moves, Hello and tbh apps and you can now add music to stories in Instagram

Instagram announces IGTV, Facebook trials membership fees for group admins, rumors that Snapchat has updated their spectacles to export videos on a non-circular format, Tinder introduces a new feature called 'picks'and Reddit has launched a ‘news’ tab for their IOS app

Facebook's new data centre and agreements with Chinese companies including Huawei plus their crackdown on businesses who lie to their customers, Instagram launches longer videos, Snapchat will soon be rolling out the ability to unsend messages, Snapchat announces 'Snap Kit,' which includes the ability to login to other apps using Snapchat, Kim Kardashian West asks Twitter for edit button and Twitter announces changes to their explore page. 

Facebook losing ground to YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, Facebook removing trending topics feature, Instagram is getting a mute button, Twitter kills TV apps, Snap announces regular investment in media startups, Tinder is now tracking where you go with a new feature called 'Places,' Reddit adds night mode on desktop, Reddit beat Facebook as the third-most-read website in the US, Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk is thinking of creating a social media website for news, plus Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit with a privacy complaint within hours of GDPR taking effect on Friday.

Twitter bots may have helped Trump and Brexit Win, Snapchat allegedly  ignored warnings about its hated redesign, Snapchat launches unskippable six - second ads, Study says Tinder doesn’t help users get casual sex, Instagram reveals ‘Time Spent’ feature, Instagram users can now share feed posts to stories, disruptive tweets will now be  hidden from view in a new spam filter, Facebook launches Youth Portal

Facebook  is researching Blockchain amid rumours that it wants to start its own Cryptocurrency, Facebook users in the US remain loyal despite the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Twitter is allegedly working on end to end secret direct messaging, Snapchat rolls back its hated redesign, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel made the most money last year, Tinder is trialing a new opt-in, location - tracking option as well as a message - first feature, Instagram suffers an outage, Users can now book holidays or order food on Instagram plus the network have released an emoji slider sticker

Facebook's F8 Conference announcements including their new dating service and VR headset, Instagram and WhatsApp updates, Twitter urges it's users to change their passwords after security bug, Twitter allegedly sold data to Dr Kogan, Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy, Cambridge Analytica is banned from buying advertisements on Twitter, Instagram users notice a change with their explore feeds, Tinder CEO Elie Seidman responds to Facebook's announcement that they will be launching a dating app, plus Tinder introduces a new feature called Loops. 

Eddie McGuire sues Facebook, updates to Facebook's fundraising rules, Sleep Mode for Facebook’s Messenger Kids app, Twitter and Instagram update their privacy policies, Instagram users can now download all their photos in one go, an update to Instagram stories, Snapchat launches Spectacles 2.0, Tinder for Transgender people, Pinterest introduces searches by skin tone and updates for the visually impaired

Facebook releases New Video Monetization and Promotion Tools for Facebook Watch, Twitter goes down again, Teens prefer Snapchat and Instagram according to survey, Snapchat rolls out new type of ad inside its camera, Pinterest change the design for business profile pages, British pub chain JD Wetherspoon quit social media and there's a new dating app, exclusively for the privately educated. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces US Congress, Facebook announces verification for political ads and changes to its platform, Twitter announces support for the Honest Ads Act and  its own planform called the Ads Transparency Center, automated bots account for two thirds of the information on Twitter, Instagram releases FOCUS and API changes ahead of schedule, Twitter and Manchester City Football Club announce a partnership, Snapchat releases face filters for the iPhone X, Grindr confirms that it has shared the HIV status of some of its members with other vendors and hashtags that could put your kids in danger being highlighted in a new privacy campaign. 

Facebook's leaked memo, Australian's never trusted Facebook to keep their data safe, GIFS come back to Instagram, Snapchat's third party apps update, Carnival Cruise gives fan a free holiday in exchange for his Snapchat handle, an update to Snap Map called 'Explore,' Twitter submits a metrics proposal to change the negative conversations on it's platform, Twitter introduces 'Timestamps' for videos, Bumble VS Tinder lawsuit update, Tinder for Farmers launches in the UK, Tinder for Dogs, possible social media screening for people wanting to get into the US, Jaywalkers in China make public apologies on social media to avoid fines and the most followed people on both Instagram and Twitter. 

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, Elon Musk joins the #DeleteFacebook campaign, Instagram updates it's feed and software in the US scanning social media posts for possible school shooters.

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, Elon Musk joins the #deletefacebook campaign, Instagram changes it's feed and software in the US is being used to monitor social media to identify possible future school shooters.