youtube Lawmakers Grill YouTube and Snapchat Over Conflicting App Store Age Ratings YouTube and Snapchat face tough questions from a Senate committee about why their apps receive different age ratings across Apple and Google app stores. The inconsistency leaves parents confused about what content is appropriate for their teenagers.
twitter Twitter and Facebook Lock Trump Accounts Following Capitol Riot Major social media platforms lock President Donald Trump's accounts after he shares false election claims during the Capitol riot. Twitter warns that further violations will result in permanent suspension.
snapchat Snapchat Sees Record August Downloads Amid TikTok Ban Uncertainty Snapchat experiences its largest month for new installs since 2019, likely benefiting from ongoing fears of a U.S. TikTok ban.
snapchat Snapchat Unveils Cameos Feature to Insert Selfies into GIFs Snapchat introduces Cameos, a new chat feature that uses face-tracking technology to place your selfie into short looping videos. The comedic tool rolls out to iOS and Android devices on December 18th.
snapchat Snapchat Tests 'Cameos' Feature to Deep-Fake User Selfies Into Shared Videos Snapchat is testing a new feature called Cameos that allows users to map their selfies onto short looping videos to share in chats. The tool serves as an interactive alternative to Bitmoji and is set for a global rollout in mid-December.
snapchat Snapchat Reaches 203 Million Daily Users as Growth Rebounds Snap reports a return to user growth with 203 million daily active users, driven by a redesigned Android app and improved retention rates. The company also sees a 48 percent revenue increase despite ongoing losses.
snap Snap Surprises Wall Street With Strong User Growth And Revenue Snap exceeds analyst expectations for second-quarter revenue, user growth, and average revenue per user. The social media company also provides optimistic guidance for the third quarter.
google cloud Major Google Cloud Outage Disrupts YouTube, Gmail, and Snapchat A widespread Google Cloud outage causes hours of service disruptions for major platforms like YouTube and Gmail. Google blames network congestion for the issue, which primarily affects users on the US East Coast and parts of Europe.
google cloud Google Cloud Outage Highlights Fragility of Modern App Infrastructure A major Google Cloud outage disrupts Nest, Shopify, Snapchat, and Discord, exposing the risks of relying on a single cloud provider.
snapchat Snapchat User Growth Returns Thanks to Improved Android App Snapchat ends a year of stagnant growth by reaching 190 million daily active users and beating Q1 2019 revenue expectations. However, rising cloud infrastructure costs threaten to delay the company's profitability goals.
snapchat Snapchat Fights Back Against Facebook With New Platform Strategy Snapchat shifts from a defensive posture to an offensive platform play, allowing other apps to embed its Stories and features rather than building their own copies. This new strategy aims to unite the social web against Facebook's dominance.
snap Snap Looks to Asian Messaging Apps by Launching Social Games Snap introduces multiplayer, ad-supported games inside its app to boost user engagement, taking inspiration from successful Asian messaging giants like WeChat.
snapchat Snapchat Lens Studio Adds Landmarker AR for Famous Global Monuments Snap introduces Landmarkers in Lens Studio, letting creators build augmented reality experiences for famous locations like the Eiffel Tower. The update also brings new tracking tools for hands, bodies, and pets.
instagram Instagram Founders Address Snapchat Rivalry and Facebook Breakup Talks At SXSW 2019, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger discuss the impact of Snapchat on their app's Stories feature and share thoughts on whether regulators should break up Facebook.
snap Snap Halts User Decline and Beats Revenue Expectations Snap stops its two-quarter streak of losing daily active users and surpasses Wall Street revenue estimates for Q4 2018.