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At the heart of the debate over Twitter’s model for content moderation lies a deeper question: Is it possible to engender greater trust in online information and discourse?
Facebook is putting its plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids on hold. The move comes following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Instagram is harmful to young people and congressional pressure to scrap the project. Although Instagram is putting Kids on hold, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, explained the company will be making new features available to parents to oversee their children's accounts.
Facebook is putting its plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids on hold. The move comes following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Instagram is harmful to young people and congressional pressure to scrap the project. Although Instagram is putting Kids on hold, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, explained the company will be making new features available to parents to oversee their children's accounts.
'); //]]>//--> By John P. Mello Jr. Mar 17, 2021 4:00 AM PT A new social media platform based on voice messaging launched Monday. Called Swell, free apps for the platform can be found in Apple's App Store and in Google Play. According to the developers of Swell, it's the first social platform to focus exclusively on asynchronous audio conversations, where audio clips up to five minutes in length can be posted to the site. Any Swell member can host a conversation and has control over who may participate in it, as well as make posts. Pictures and links can also be posted to conversations, but t...
Mar 17, 2021 4:00 AM PT A new social media platform based on voice messaging launched Monday. Called Swell, free apps for the platform can be found in Apple's App Store and in Google Play. According to the developers of Swell, it's the first social platform to focus exclusively on asynchronous audio conversations, where audio clips up to five minutes in length can be posted to the site. Any Swell member can host a conversation and has control over who may participate in it, as well as make posts. Pictures and links can also be posted to conversations, but they must be accompanied with a voice...