Over time, more and more engagement on Instagram is shifting to DMs, which Instagram is now trying to lean into with new features like Notes, that are aligned with more private sharing. And it’s also experimenting with an even more significant change in this respect, with some users now seeing a new messaging icon in [...]read moreData Privacy In AI-Driven Learning And Ethical Considerations
Over time, more and more engagement on Instagram is shifting to DMs, which Instagram is now trying to lean into with new features like Notes, that are aligned with more private sharing. And it’s also experimenting with an even more significant change in this respect, with some users now seeing a new messaging icon in [...]read moreInstagram Tests Making the Messaging Icon the Main Focus in the App
The FTC has had a significant victory against deceptive practices by social media apps, albeit via a smaller player in the space. Today, the FTC has announced that private messaging app NGL, which became a hit with teen users back in 2022, will be fined $5 million, and be banned from allowing people under 18 [...]read moreFTC Fines Messaging App NGL Over Deceptive Practices
Meta is hosting its third annual Conversations conference in Sao Paulo today, where it’s announced a range of new messaging tools to make it easier for businesses to connect with customers via chat. Which is important, because over the past few years, more and more interactions have shifted to messaging apps, as people step back [...]read moreMeta Previews Business Messaging Updates at ‘Conversations’ Conference
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens’ private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts warned in an open letter Thursday. Concern over the EU proposal has been building since the Commission [...]read moreEU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn
Meta has announced that it will be hosting its third annual “Conversations” business messaging conference on June 6th, with a live event in Sao Paulo Brazil, which will also be streamed to those in other regions. Meta’s Conversations conference aims to highlight the latest innovations and coming upgrades for its messaging platforms, with a focus [...]read moreMeta Announces Third Annual ‘Conversations’ Business Messaging Conference
WordPress.com owner Automattic is acquiring Beeper, the company behind the iMessage-on-Android solution that was referenced by the Department of Justice in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic’s second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution after buying Texts.com last October. That acquisition [...]read moreWordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M
After initially launching the functionality with some company pages last June, LinkedIn has confirmed that Pages Messaging is being rolled out to all businesses from this week. As you can see in this example, Pages Messaging adds a “Message” button to your company profile in the app, enabling visitors to more easily get in contact [...]read moreLinkedIn’s Rolling out Company Page Messaging to All Brands
After initially launching the functionality with some company pages last June, LinkedIn has confirmed that Pages Messaging is being rolled out to all businesses from this week. As you can see in this example, Pages Messaging adds a “Message” button to your company profile in the app, enabling visitors to more easily get in contact [...]read moreLinkedIn’s Rolling Out Company Page Messaging to All Brands
Buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna has unveiled new brand messaging, created by its in-house design team with the AI-powered global payments network’s new look aiming to “elevate the shopping experience while still building on its distinctive pink brand colour, but with a fresh approach to art direction and motion design”. The company said its refreshed Curiously Bold [...]read moreKlarna reveals evolved brand messaging