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(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Just recently, popular audio social media platform Clubhouse announced a major change. The app will no longer mandate an invite for users to sign up. While this is good news for those waiting for invites, it could leave many unhappy as well. The platform has also introduced a new logo and app icon featuring rapper 21 Savage's manager Justin "Meezy" Williams. In this article People who paid for invites probably aren't happy now Clubhouse says its invite system 'kept things from breaking' Competition from Big Tech social media may have forced Clubhouse Clubhouse will gradually allow waitlisted users to join community Clubhouse backed strongly by marquee investors, valued at $4 billion Exclusivity People who paid for invites probably aren't happy now Clubhouse invites listed for sale on eBay Clubhouse was founded by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth and from the get-go, the app maintained yacht-club level exclusivity since people needed invites from existing users to join the community.  » Read More

The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed the Information Technology (IT) Secretary to ensure that children below the age of 18 do not open accounts on Clubhouse, a social audio app. If any such incident is reported, the account should be deleted or cancelled.Acting on a petition by Alappuzha resident V.K. Joshy, commission member K. Nazeer recently directed the IT Secretary to issue appropriate guidelines to investigating agencies to undertake frequent cyber patrolling to avoid fake accounts and illegal activities by account holders.The IT Secretary was directed to frame protocols to ensure safety of children from misuse of the platform. If any violation of law or privacy policy was noted, the IT Secretary should take steps in accordance with the law.The official should, in association with appropriate authorities, take steps to record conversations on Clubhouse and maintain the same for the purpose of investigation and prosecution that might arise.The commission directed the Additional Superintendent of Police, Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell,  » Read More

Dive Brief: TikTok this week launched an advertising tool that lets brands sponsor trending organic content that aligns with their offerings, according to an announcement. The new ad option allows brands to identify existing videos relevant to their products, brand or target audience and capitalize on this popular content without having to produce fresh videos. Spark Ads are still in testing and not yet available to all users, but showed strong results for key performance indicators in early tests with brands Isle of Paradise and Vessi. Instead of blindly trying to develop an ad that mirrors a TikTok video and hoping it reaches users, Spark Ads promise brands a greater chance of success by letting them observe the virality of user-generated content before sponsoring it. Dive Insight: TikTok's new offering aims to help advertisers hone a more efficient social marketing strategy, per the announcement. Spark Ads now let brands allocate ad dollars to amplify organic content after it has gone live and generated traction among users. TikTok previously allowed brands to sponsor posts only before they published. Now, it appears the platform is looking to compete more directly with social media giants like Facebook and Instagram, which allow sponsorships after…

by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, 6 hours ago A federal appellate panel has reiterated its earlier ruling that “former homosexual” James Domen can't proceed with claims that Vimeo violated anti-discrimination laws by removing his videos touting gay conversion therapy and deleting the account of Church United, which he founded.The move came just one week after the same appellate judges granted Domen's request to reconsider their earlier ruling, handed down in March.The amended decision, issued by Circuit Judges Rosemary Pooler, Richard Wesley and Susan Carney, is several pages longer than the March ruling but reached the same result: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects the online video company from Domen's claims.Section 230 broadly immunizes web publishers from liability for users' posts, including ones that are defamatory. Section 230 also protects websites from lawsuits over content moderation -- including decisions to suppress speech that is legal, but violates a site's terms of service. (The First Amendment also protects companies from lawsuits over content moderation.)advertisementadvertisementThe new decision includes a statement that Section 230 protections are not absolute, writing: “Our decision should not be read to confer immunity on providers acting in circumstances far afield from the facts of this case.”But it's not…

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'You big whiner!' Twitter again takes aim at wrong Kevin McCarthy Every so often the Twitter universe comes down hard on FOX 5’s Kevin McCarthy – but for all the wrong reasons! See -- for years, online users have confused our Kevin – with House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. WASHINGTON - Every so often the Twitter universe comes down hard on FOX 5's Kevin McCarthy – but for all the wrong reasons! See -- for years, online users have confused our Kevin – with House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. Yesterday, when the GOP's McCarthy was in the news – our Kevin took some heat! But our guy always takes it in stride – and turns the hate into a chance to leave a movie recommendation or two! "You big whiner! America is tired if your BS," one Twitter user wrote our Kevin. "Pelosi was smart to remove the two insurrection-supporting Jim's. All they would do is try to obstruct the committee & the truth. So big raspberry to you." "Wait, is this because I like Shyamalan's THE VILLAGE?" our FOX 5's Kevin replied. TWITTER STILL CONFUSING FOX 5'S KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR HOUSE MINORITY LEADER "Kevin McCarthy TV IS CRYING," another…

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter all banned harmful covid-related misinformation as the pandemic took hold throughout the world. But the false claims are still proliferating.On YouTube, the accounts of six out of 12 anti-vaccine activists identified by the Center for Countering Digital Hate as being responsible for creating more than half the anti-vaccine content shared on social media are easily searchable and still posting videos. On Facebook, researchers at the left-leaning advocacy group Avaaz ran an experiment in June in which two brand-new accounts it set up were recommended 109 pages containing anti-vaccine information in just two days.Vaccine rates in the United States have stalled and some cities are reinstituting mask recommendations as coronavirus cases rise again. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a warning last week that vaccine misinformation spreading online was partly responsible for Americans refusing the vaccines, leading to deaths and illness. President Biden, too, has laid part of the blame on social media companies.Researchers agree that social media is playing a role. At the heart of the problem are the companies’ content-recommendation algorithms, which are still generally designed to boost content that engages the most people, regardless of what it is — even conspiracy theories.Story continues below…

I counted: 31 tweets. That’s how many I could see in my traditional TweetDeck window the other day. But at that same moment, TweetDeck’s new preview only showed me 21 tweets — 38 percent less, and that’s with the narrowest columns and the smallest font available, just to be clear. For over a decade, people have sworn by TweetDeck as the power user alternative to the original Twitter app, but what most people really mean is one specific thing: it lets you see more tweets. TweetDeck lets you see more tweets without needing to scroll. It gives you an entire dashboard of tweets you can throw up on a monitor, unattended. The power of TweetDeck is that it’s glanceable, a way to passively tap into a firehose of personal interests. That’s why it’s such a powerful tool for the world’s newsrooms, and a tool The Verge uses daily. It’s also why I can’t comprehend how Twitter could have let this new version of TweetDeck into the world, even in beta form. I’m now worried Twitter has forgotten why we use TweetDeck. Left: TweetDeck. Right: TweetDeck Preview. If you break it down, there are easily half a dozen little culprits, each…

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: YouTube acquire Indian social commerce startup Simsim; Tencent are set to buy UK games developer Sumo Group; and Xiaomi have overtaken Apple to become the second-largest smartphone maker.YouTube acquire SimsimYouTube have acquired Indian social commerce firm Simsim in a deal rumoured to be worth over USD $70m (£50.9m). The startup, which is based in the Gurgaon region, was valued at USD $50.1m (£36.4m) in a 2020 series B funding round.Founded two years ago, Simsim helps small businesses adapt to digital commerce by introducing local firms to video and content creators. For Google-owned YouTube, who currently boast more than 450 million monthly active users in India, taking over Simsim will allow them to help the country’s smaller companies expand their reach.Simsim will continue to operate as a separate entity “while we work on ways to showcase Simsim offers to YouTube viewers,” wrote YouTube VP of APAC Gautam Anand in a blog post. The deal is Google’s latest move in India, the company having promised to invest USD $10bn (£7.3bn) in the country over the next few years.Tencent to buy UK games developer SumoChinese tech giant Tencent have reached a deal to buy UK video game studio…

We've picked out the best bets for every day of the Olympics, as well as details of key events and medals so you don't miss an opportunity at Tokyo 2020.This page will be updated throughout the Olympic GamesDaily Olympics best betsMonday August 2SANDI MORRIS TO WIN THE WOMEN'S POLE VAULTWhen to bet: By 1320 BST on MondayBy Rory JiwaniThe women’s pole vault looks open with reigning Olympic champion Ekaterini Stefanidi out of sorts and world champ Anzhelika Sidorova below her best. The favourite is Katie Nageotte who won the US trials in a sparkling PB of 4.95m.At 30, Nageotte is something of a late bloomer having only moved into world class a couple of years ago. She finished seventh at the 2019 World Championships and there would have to be some doubt over her repeating that Eugene form with Olympic medals up for grabs.Her compatriot SANDI MORRIS started the season with some excellent indoor performances but then struggled with her run-up and confidence. On her blog - vaulthigh.tumblr.com - she admits she was lucky to make it through the trials having ripped off some skin on her hand days before the competition.Then came Monaco where she had to borrow poles…