Snapchat Bans Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Ads
Snap Inc. has banned advertising of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the Snapchat app, according to a report on Cheddar. The decision follows a similar announcement made by Facebook, Google and Twitter over the past two months. However, Snap has not banned other kinds of ads related to … Read More
Social media stocks tumble as Wall Street fears regulation
The Snapchat app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration. New European Union privacy rules that go into effect in May will require letting European users opt out of highly targeted online ads, or face fines of up to 4.0 percent … …
Google launched a new AR app that lets you draw white lines in the air
The results look like Snapchat filters and Instagram stories, but just floating in the air. And if you're clever with it and draw hoops in the air that you can skateboard through, the lines sometimes look real. The app is based on the company's previous app, Tilt Brush, which lets …
Snapchat post prompts ‘shelter in place’ order at 4 Paso Robles schools
Police learned of the report from a student, who told investigators he received a Snapchat message showing another student holding a handgun. Based on the nature of the report, police recommended that students and staff shelter in place at Paso Robles, Liberty and Independence high schools and … Read More
FWC: Snapchat video shows man dragging 8-foot alligator from ATV
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it launched an investigation late Monday after it received a video posted to Snapchat in which a man is seen dragging an 8-foot-long alligator from an all-terrain vehicle. The incident happened Monday near U.S. 1 … Read More
All the notable celebrities who have turned on Snapchat
Snapchat has always been a polarizing product, its new redesign just the most recent piece of evidence. Still, many weren't at all pleased with the company after its most recent gaff. Neither was Rihanna. But who else has become annoyed with the social media platform over the past few years? …
The £42bn social media backlash: Facebook slumps after data scandal while Snapchat and Twitter …
Investors dumped £11billion of social media stocks last night after regulators around the world probed a massive data scandal at Facebook. Shares in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat owner Snap all fell heavily amid calls for tighter regulation on the industry on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing their … Read More
In a First, Sony and Snapchat Employ Augmented Reality With ‘Jumanji’ Release
With the March 19 release of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungleon 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray Disc and DVD, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing the jungle to life for fans with an augmented reality experience through Snapchat. In the first of its kind for a home entertainment release, when … …
LinkedIn gives videos a makeover with filters, referral button for job seekers
Unlike the video filters on social networks like Snapchat and Facebook, adding the filters and text is done after the video is recorded, not in real time. Originally popularized by Snapchat, video and photo filters are now widely used across multiple social networks, including Instagram and Facebook. Read More
This Man Filmed Himself Hitting His Dog Then Put The Video Online
A man from Essonne, northern France, has recently come under fire after he thought it would be a good idea to upload a video of him abusing his four month old American Staffordshire, on Snapchat. In the video, posted early March, you can see the poor dog being held by …