August 2023

Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting, and doxing

August 31, 2023
Dating app company Bumble has released its updated community guidelines with an aim to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, and doxing. The new policy will apply to its dating app Badoo along with Bumble. The platform is revamping its rules to weed out bots by banning actions like artificially influencing “connections, matching, conversations, or […]

Meta is now showing a carousel of suggested Threads on Instagram to bump up engagement

August 31, 2023
Meta is continuously experimenting with features to bump up engagement on Threads, which has fallen off after the initial rush of excitement and installs. In the latest test, the company is showing a carousel of suggested Threads posts on the Instagram app. As noted by many users across the world, Instagram is now showing a […]

Threads’ web launch did little to bring in more users, new data suggests

August 31, 2023
Instagram Threads users had been clamoring for a fully functional web version of the Meta-owned Twitter alternative since the app’s July debut. But last week’s release of the anticipated web app on August 22nd appears to have little significant impact on Threads’ usage, new data indicates. In the U.S., Threads’ website traffic jumped up by […]