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Snapchat seeks path to profit without losing its way

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 02:52 PM

Last year, Snap's net loss tripled to $1.43 billion and it laid off a fifth of its workforce. Read more »

Snap shares dive on bad quarterly results

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 08:45 AM

Shares in Snapchat's parent company plunged more than 14 percent after it reported a loss in the final three months of last year on seemingly stalled revenue. Read more »

Microsoft to cut staff again: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 10:07 AM

Microsoft is readying to cut more positions from its global workforce as tech giants continue paring headcount to ride out rough economic conditions, according to media reports. Read more »

Exec departures at Snap after reported workforce cuts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 10:35 AM

Two top Snap executives are leaving to join Netflix, it said after a report emerged that the Snapchat parent company is to slash its workforce. Read more »

Amazon, Apple beat expectations in gloomy earnings season

Glenn Chapman
Posted at Jul 29 08:24 AM

Tech giants Amazon and Apple delivered forecast-topping results Thursday, offering some reassurance to an earnings period weighed down by inflation, economic turmoil and war. Read more »

Snap to slow hiring after dismal earnings pummel stock price

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 08:35 AM

Snapchat's owner plans to "substantially" slow recruitment after bleak results wiped 25 percent off the stock price of the tech firm, which is facing difficulties on several fronts. Read more »

Subscription version of Snapchat makes its debut

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 04:36 AM

Snapchat+ is priced at $4 a month and will provide access to exclusive features, the California-based company said in a blog post. Read more »

Families of overdose victims demand action from social media platforms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 01:47 PM

Families of teens who died after overdosing on drugs they bought through Snapchat and other social media platforms called Monday for tech firms to do more to address the problem. Read more »

Snapchat parent shares soar on first quarterly profit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 08:24 AM

Shares in Snap soared on Thursday after the firm behind image-centric, ephemeral messaging app Snapchat reported its first-ever quarter profit. Read more »

TikTok, other apps defend impact on kids at US hearing

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 06:53 AM

Social media networks massively popular with the youngest users tried to convince skeptical lawmakers Tuesday they are safe. Read more »

Snap warns users following fentanyl deaths

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 06:16 PM

Snap said it had developed a video ad campaign and a new filter to raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills. Read more »

Pandemic increases trust in news among Filipinos—Digital News Report 2021

Yvonne T. Chua
Posted at Jun 23 10:33 AM

The COVID-19 health crisis has spurred an increased overall trust in news among Filipinos but has led to waning interest in news products. Read more »

End of road for controversial Snapchat ‘speed filter’

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 18 06:30 AM

The feature let users capture their speed in an image they could then fire off to friends, prompting concerns and lawsuits over the potential for dangerously distracted driving.   Read more »

Snapchat claims 500 million monthly active users

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 05:24 AM

The platform, which has expanded its offerings beyond its original disappearing messages, had said last month it had 280 million daily active users. Read more »

Ahead of Trump Facebook ruling, here’s how social networks handle world leaders

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at May 04 08:19 PM

Facebook's independent oversight board on Wednesday will announce whether it is overturning the company's suspension of former US President Donald Trump's account. Read more »

Trump to launch own social media platform: ex-aide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 06:55 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump plans to return to social media soon, using "his own platform" after being banned from Twitter and other outlets, a former advisor said Sunday. Read more »

Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:41 AM

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. Read more »

Twitter launches disappearing 'fleets' worldwide

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 05:55 PM

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.  Read more »

TikTok urges social media alliance against suicide content

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 09:45 PM

TikTok on Tuesday proposed an alliance with nine other social media platforms to work collectively and rapidly to remove suicide content, following an incident this month when a man killed himself on Facebook. Read more »

Almost half of adult Filipinos use internet, nearly all users have Facebook accounts: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 05:25 PM

SWS reported that based on its fourth quarter survey last year, 45 percent of adult Filipinos use the internet. Read more »