Snapchat reveals rise in user numbers and revenue as losses shrink
Snapchat has added another seven million daily active users in the last three months, while losses narrowed, the photo sharing app has revealed in its latest results.
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Snapchat gains Reddit integration feature
Snapchat users are now able to add content from Reddit onto their snap posts, marking a first for the discussion website.
Instagram launches messaging app Threads to challenge Snapchat
Instagram has unveiled a new messaging app called Threads, which has striking similarities to Snapchat, as the Facebook-owned social media platform continues its attempts to appeal to younger internet users.
Boris Johnson joins Snapchat
Boris Johnson has joined multimedia message platform Snapchat.
China now a ‘global disinformation superpower’, say researchers
China has become a major player in global social media manipulation campaigns, researchers say, amid an overall increase in the number of countries sharing misinformation online.
Snapchat brings 3D to photo messaging
Snapchat is introducing a 3D camera mode to its photo-sharing and messaging app as its newest interactive element.
Snapchat unveils new Spectacles that can capture ‘3D images’
Snapchat has unveiled the third generation of its camera-enabled Spectacles, which allow users to capture images and video to post to the social media site.
Kevin Hart and Serena Williams among stars launching Snapchat shows
Kevin Hart, Serena Williams and Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up with Snapchat for a series of “creator shows”.
Tech firms should protect us online, say 90% of children in NSPCC survey
Nine out of 10 children think tech firms should be responsible for protecting them from violent, sexual and inappropriate online content, according to an NSPCC survey.
Everything you need to know about Quibi
Another new video streaming service looks set to launch next year from the former boss of Walt Disney Studios, who wants to make high-quality short-form entertainment backed by Hollywood.
Channel 4 to reach teenage viewers on Instagram and Snapchat
Channel 4 will launch a raft of content on social media platforms to attract a “new generation” of viewers.
Sheriff serves up 14-month jail term for Dundee chef who made cannabis-infused sweets
A chef who used his culinary skills to make cannabis-infused sweets has been locked up.
NSPCC issues warning over anonymous app Yolo
A children’s charity has issued a warning about apps that allow users to be anonymous after the rapid rise of questions app Yolo.
Social media firms pledge cash for Samaritans in bid to tackle harmful content
Social media giants have pledged hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Samaritans charity in a bid to rid the internet of self-harm videos and other damaging material, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
Social media bosses summoned to give progress report on cleaning up internet
Representatives from social media giants Facebook, Google, Snapchat and Instagram have been summoned by the Government to meet the Samaritans over plans to rid the internet of self-harm videos and other content.
Snapchat to let gamers play as their Bitmoji in other games
Snapchat is to allow gamers to use their Bitmoji in other games on other platforms.
Online child safety plans: The code of practice
A raft of proposed standards to keep internet companies in check over child safety have been published by the information watchdog.
Facebook ‘likes’ may get shut down for British children under safety plans
Facebook and other social media companies may have to turn off the “like” function for British children under proposed guidelines to ensure their safety online.
Snapchat chief says firm’s entertainment platform ‘won’t ever fully replace TV’
Snapchat’s “very different” approach to TV content will help it entice users to the platform but will not replace traditional television, a company executive has said.
Everything announced by Snapchat at its Partner Summit
Snapchat has announced a range of new features as part of a major revamp of the camera company’s services, including a gaming platform and new original TV shows.