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Samsung mocks Apple after iPhone alarm failures causes disruption

TechSpot

Samsung was quick to laugh at Apple following reports earlier this week from iPhone users complaining that their phones' alarms were not going off. Today highlighted the number of social media reports from people saying they'd missed engagements due to iPhone alarm failures. Read Entire Article

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Apple’s app tracking policy reportedly cost social media platforms nearly $10 billion

The Verge

billion in revenue following Apple’s changes to its privacy practices. Last year, Apple announced the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy that requires apps to ask permission to track users’ data. Apple’s new policy will force social platforms and other apps to get more creative with their advertising.

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Social media platforms reportedly lost nearly $10 billion thanks to Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy

TechSpot

Facebook warned that Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policies that give users control over how their data is collected would spell catastrophe for its developers and advertisers. It "conservatively" estimated a 50-percent drop in revenue from its Audience Network platform.

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Cops Want More of Our Social Media Data Than Ever Before

Gizmodo

Law enforcement doesn’t have much trouble getting access to data from social media companies. In fact, over the first half of last year, authorities in the US made close to 118,000 requests for user information from tech companies—a number that’s more than twice the number of requests thrown at these companies since… Read more.

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Spotify Wrapped 2021 is here to take over your social media

The Verge

This year, it’s adding even more social media-friendly features that help you share your favorite music with a customized movie, aura, or playing cards. It’s sure to spark discussions with friends and provide valuable marketing for Spotify that competitors like Apple and YouTube can’t seem to match.

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Jeff Bezos calls social media a ‘nuance destruction machine’ during antitrust hearing, with Mark Zuckerberg on the call

GeekWire

Don’t expect Amazon to roll out a social media platform anytime soon. Speaking at an antitrust hearing that often waded outside of antitrust-related topics, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called social media a “nuance destruction machine.” — Brian Fung (@b_fung) July 29, 2020.

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