In this week’s Platform Five: TikTok fined over $20 million for underage app usage
What’s changed in the last seven days? What does it mean?
Meta deactivates Instagram NFTs, YouTube launches reactions on live streams, TikTok fined over $20 million for underage app usage, Instagram tests new birthday profile effect, and Facebook retires its code generator authentication.
Let’s take a look at these changes in more detail.
Meta deactivates Instagram NFTs
Meta is informing Instagram users that current and active NFTs in the app will be deactivated on April 11th. Users are now being alerted about the upcoming change in the app, which is one of Meta’s finals steps in moving away from NFTs.
Learn more here.
YouTube launches reactions on live streams
YouTube is rolling out timed reactions within live streams to all eligible creators, providing another way for viewers to engage with live content, and highlight key moments in the playback. Viewers using iOS are now able to react to live streams in real-time by tapping the reaction which best reflects how they are feeling.
Find out more here.
TikTok fined over $20 million for underage app usage
TikTok has been fined over $AUD20 million for allowing underage children to access and use the app. It is estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use its platform in 2020, despite its own rules stating children under the age of 13 are prohibited from creating an account.
Learn more here.
Instagram tests new birthday profile effect
Instagram is working on a new option to help users celebrate their birthday, with a special birthday photo effect that will be visible on your profile image for the day. This will let others know you are celebrating, providing a similar function to how Facebook provide reminders to users friends on their birthday.
Read more here.
Facebook retires its code generator authentication
As part of a broader update to user security settings, Meta is retiring its Facebook Code Generator element, which allows users to login through using a code sent to another device. Facebook will be guiding users towards using missed calls as a verification method or free apps such as Google Authenticator.
Read more here.
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