Light Start – Star Wars in Fortnite, space in the Cyberbunker, meanies on Insta and no more Uber Eats
Light Start – Star Wars in Fortnite, space in the Cyberbunker, meanies on Insta and no more Uber Eats.
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An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
Like any eight-year-old, Ryan Kaji loves to play with toys. But when Ryan plays, millions watch.
Since the age of four he’s been the star of his own YouTube channel. All up his videos have gained more than 35 billion views. This helped make him YouTube’s highest-earning star in 2018, earning US$22 million, according to Forbes.
Light Start: No more likes, Ford’s beefy vegan, Stadia’s lacking oomph and Google’s iMessage
This week in Light Start — we’re ready for hidden likes on Instagram (globally), Ford launched a macho EV, Google’s Stadia’s lacking in oomph and Google launches RCS messaging in the US.
Facebook launches its Pay integration in Messenger and… why do we need this?
If we asked you what’s the last thing you’d want Facebook to have access to, it’ll probably be your bank account. We have news for you — Facebook has launched its Facebook Pay feature in the US this week, which allows you to… wait for it… send people money via Messenger.
Instagram seems hell-bent on hiding likes
The psychology behind social media and gratification is real. Which could be why Facebook’s image-sharing platform (Instagram) is testing hiding like counts.
Go dark in Instagram now, if you want to
We’ve already seen a range of apps adopt the new look, like Gmail, WhatsApp, Twitter and Pinterest. Now Instagram has joined the dark forces.
In a virtual universe of ‘perfect’ bodies, Instagram’s new policy offers important protection for young users
Instagram recently announced posts promoting diet products and cosmetic procedures will no longer be visible to users under the age of 18. While the initiative is being led by Instagram, the policy will also be in place on Facebook.
Instagram trialling a new messaging app called Threads – report
Instagram might be the most attractive member of the Facebook family but it could soon be joined by a hopefully-not-annoying younger sibling. Website The Verge has information on a new app in development, called Threads, that is tied to the influencer-populated service.
A preferred partner ripped off Instagram user data, right under Facebook’s nose
Facebook’s decision to rebrand its Instagram and WhatsApp apps as part of the Facebook empire,…