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  • Musk begins survey on changes in content quality on Twitter

    Musk begins survey on changes in content quality on Twitter

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    Utebor Paul
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    Twitter owner Elon Musk launched on Thursday a survey about changes in the content of the social network. Musk asked his followers on Twitter to answer “yes” or “no” to the question “Are you seeing far fewer bots/scams/spam?” According to the poll, 52.1 per cent of respondents answered the question in the affirmative, while 47.9…

  • Social network traffic expected to rise 22 percent

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Social network traffic is expected to rise 22 percent annually over the next 6 years, according to Ericsson Mobility Report. However, its relative share of traffic will decline from 11 percent in 2018 to around 8 percent in 2024, because of the stronger growth of video. According to the report, video traffic in mobile networks…

  • Twitter, Venezuelan govt in fierce battle

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    A fierce battle is seemingly brewing between microblogging platform, Twitter and the Venezuelan government for what is yet to be ascertained. Venezuela had been accused of censoring Twitter as part of its bid to silence dissent, but it’s not so happy now that the shoe is on the other foot. The country’s leadership says that…

  • Facebook makes further moves to completely kill clickbait

    Facebook makes further moves to completely kill clickbait

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Facebook has announced a series of News Feed tweaks to further decrease the reach and prevalence of clickbait on its social network. This is coming after a substantial News Feed update last year that restricted the spread of clickbait and punished publishers who primarily use the tactic to trick users into tapping on a link.…