Reddit Introduces Blockchain-Backed Collectible Avatars
They can be used on- and off-platform.
Pinterest API for Shopping Highlights Host of New Commerce Features
Merchants can make their Pins shoppable via product tagging.
Pinterest Ads Arrive in Argentina, Chile, Colombia
They rolled out in Japan in June.
Meta Quest to Debut Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Toothache: A VR Experience
A 2D version will be available on Facebook, Instagram, Watch Together for Messenger and Instagram.
Messenger: How to Use the Support Chat Theme
Users can add an image of holding hands to a conversation's background.
TikTok Admits Teams in China ‘Might Need Access to Data for Engineering Functions’
The video creation platform claims that “a series of robust controls” is in place.
Meta Files 2 Separate Data-Scraping Lawsuits
The defendants are Octopus, a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise, and Turkish-based individual Ekrem Ateş.
Reddit Begins Accepting Applications for Community Funds Program
The deadline is Aug. 10.
Pew Research Center Shares 5 Key Facts About Political Tweets
The think tank analyzed nearly 1 million English-language tweets from U.S. adults posted between May 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021.
Meta to Pull the Plug on Novi Digital Wallet Sept. 1
Then-Facebook introduced plans for virtual coin Libra, digital wallet Calibra in June 2019.
Journalists May Prefer Twitter, But Their Readers Often Do Not
Pew Research Center found a divide between the social platforms used by the media and those used to consume the media.
WWE Sets #SummerSlamContest on Twitter
The winning fan will receive a trip to the event and two floor seats.
Reddit Acquires Natural Language Processing Company MeaningCloud Europe
The moves follows its deal to snap up machine learning platform Spell last month.
National Geographic Spotlights America’s Native Nations on Instagram
Quannah Rose Chasinghorse, featured on the July cover, will curate the account.
Twitter Rolls Out Branded Likes in Japan, Saudi Arabia, UK, US
The add-on to Timeline Takeover turns the like button into a custom animation.