November 2021
Sweet Update #31
- Now, you can re-share your IG posts in your tweets, with new tweet cards showing a preview of the post
- Instagram is testing a new 'take a break' feature to encourage users to limit time in the app
- Facebook abandons facial recognition efforts and will no longer proactively identify users to tag in uploaded images
- The decision comes after various legal challenges, and significant fines, related to Facebook's facial ID systems
- Meta is reportedly planning to open retail stores to sell VR, AR and other digital connection tools
- YouTube's leaning into the short-form video trend, with a significant revision of its UI for some users which automatically opens full-screen reels upon opening the app
- YouTube announces the removal of video dislike counts in an effort to limit downvote brigading