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14Jan

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Apps & Games, Donald Trump, Facebook, News, snapchat, Social Media, Twitter

Snapchat permanently bans US President Donald Trump

Snapchat has joined Twitter to permanently ban Donald Trump from its platform following the violent siege of the US Capitol. "Last week we announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump's Snapchat account and we have been evaluating what long-term action is best for our Snapchat community," the company said in a statement. "In the interest of public safety, and based on your attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech and incite violence, which are clear violations of our guidelines, we have made the decision to permanently terminate your account." Following the attack, the digital giants have taken steps to prevent violent rhetoric from spreading on the Internet through their platforms. Twitter has permanently banned Tru...

7Jan

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Apps & Games, Facebook, News, president trump, snapchat, Trump, Twitter, youtube

US President Donald Trump banned from Facebook ‘indefinitely’

Facebook is extending its ban on the account of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, "indefinitely and at least for the next two weeks." Following the violent siege of the United States Capitol on January 6, the social media giant banned Trump from its platforms for 24 hours, but has now decided to extend the measure until "the peaceful transition of power is completed." "We believe the risks of allowing President Trump to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. in a sentence. Zuckerberg claims that for the past few years, the company has allowed Trump to use its platform in accordance with its rules, and at times removed some of the content when it viola...

7Jan

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Apps & Games, News, snapchat, TikTok

TikTok launches its first AR effect powered by Apple’s LiDAR scanner

TikTok has launched its first AR effect that uses the LiDAR sensor of the iPhone 12 Pro to interact with the users' environment. The social media platform says that the LiDAR sensor allows you to "create effects that interact with your environment, visually bridging the digital and physical worlds." The effect is essentially a ball drop filter that counts down from ten and drops confetti that falls on people or things in your room.To sound in 2021, we launched our first AR effect on the new iPhone 12 Pro, using LiDAR technology that allows us to create effects that interact with its surroundings, visually bridging the digital and physical worlds. We are excited to develop more innovative effects in 2021! pic.twitter.com/6yFD2FfH...

5Jan

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Apps & Games, Bitmoji, News, snap, snapchat

Patent application suggests Snap is looking for a bigger push in e-commerce with Bitmoji

A new patent application filed by Snapchat indicates that the company is expanding its e-commerce push through its Toronto-made Bitmoji offerings. the the patent application suggests that users will be able to select new clothes from various retailers for their Bitmoji characters. Snap will partner with fashion retailers and offer new Bitmoji clothing options and essentially allow brands to highlight their new products. The presentation describes it as a "method of generating customizable avatar outfits and accessories that begins with a processor receiving the first identifying information associated with a first item of clothing for sale on a first third-party server."It's worth noting that if Snap implements this plan, it wou...

22Dec

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Apps & Games, News, snap, snapchat, tim horton's

Snapchat and Tim Hortons Launch AR Experience at Exhibition Place Gates in Toronto

Snapchat has partnered with Tim Hortons to launch the first Canadian Landmarker at Exhibition Place Gates in Toronto. When Snapchat users scan the doors, the doors will appear in AR covered in wrapping paper which is then ripped off to reveal frozen arches and Tim Hortons Christmas characters greeting the user. Snapchat has been using Landmarker technology to create unique Lens experiences in select locations around the world, and this is the first time it has launched one in Canada. “This holiday season, we wanted guests to celebrate The Most Wonderful Tims of the Year and interact with our brand like never before. What better way to do that than with an immersive, first-to-market augmented reality experience in one of Toronto's ...

14Dec

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Apps & Games, Bitmoji, bitmoji paint, News, snap, snapchat

Snapchat Launches Online Multiplayer Paint Game ‘Bitmoji Paint’

Snapchat is launching a new original multiplayer online painting game called Bitmoji painting. Users play the game as their Bitmojis, which are placed on a pixelated grid that they can paint as part of a shared canvas. Ba Blackstock, the Toronto-based founder of Bitmoji, said The edge that “the company's goal with Bitmoji has always been to be the avatar of the world, to provide people with a digital version of themselves that represents them and allows them to be themselves online. And now, with games, it also allows people to play together in a really new, fun and exciting way. " There are three modes for the game: "move", "paint" and "map". Once you open the game, the first thing you will see are the different servers that ...

10Dec

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Apps & Games, Instagram, News, snapchat, Twitter

Twitter to allow users to share tweets on Snapchat and Instagram

Twitter is rolling out a way for iOS users to share tweets on Snapchat, and the feature will roll out for Android users in the coming days. The social media giant will begin testing a similar integration for Instagram Stories for a small number of iOS users in the coming days. Until now, when Twitter users wanted to share a tweet, they usually only took a screenshot to post to another platform without an actual link to the tweet. "Sometimes a tweet is so important or so fun that it needs to be shared outside of Twitter, and we've seen a trend of people taking the time to take screenshots and clip tweets to post elsewhere," says the network. Social. giant notes. "But that conversation shouldn't just live in one place, it should be...

16Oct

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Apps & Games, News, snapchat

Snapchat now allows you to add music to Snaps before or after capture on iOS

Snapchat has a new feature for iOS users, allowing them to add music to their Snaps before or after capturing a catalog of emerging and established artists. According to Snapchat, it reaches 90 percent of all youth ages 13-24 in the US, which is more than Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. On average, more than four billion SNaps are shared every day. Snapchat also has an exclusive featuring Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco's new song "Lonely," now exclusively featured on Snapchat's Featured Sounds list. Snapchat users can create Snaps with the new song and save the link to download the song when it is available on their favorite streaming platform. When you receive a Snap with music, you can swipe up to see album art, song title,...

4Aug

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Apps & Games, News, snapchat, TikTok

Snapchat will take on TikTok by allowing users to add music to snapshots

Snapchat is gearing up to roll out a feature that will allow users to add music to their snapshots to take on rivals like TikTok. Users will have the option to add songs to their snapshots before or after recording a video. Snapchat has signed agreements with various record labels, including Warner Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Group. The feature is currently being tested in Australia and New Zealand, and will be released more widely later this year. "We are constantly building our relationships within the music industry and making sure that the entire music ecosystem (artists, labels, songwriters, publishers and streaming services) is seeing value in our partnerships," said a company spokesperson at a statement. . I...

22Jul

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college, college students, Economics, Email, Life, sam lee, snapchat, Students, tests, Twitter, university of georgia

College student stuns professor with ‘unusual’ excuse for failing grade: ‘Is this a joke?’

A college student got a second chance on her economics exam after giving her professor an excuse so crazy, he figured it had to be true.Sam Lee, a junior at the University of Georgia, claims she failed her online test because of … well … her dinner.The 20-year-old says she was eating a sandwich when a meatball fell from the sub, hit her keyboard and prematurely logged her out of the exam. According to her now-viral Twitter post explaining the ordeal, she was unable to log back in and finish.Lee received a grade of 39.17 on the test, so she emailed her professor about a retake. Boldly, she explained exactly what happened — and even included some photo evidence.“I’m not kidding I am sitting here eating a meatball sub taking my econ test … A meatball fal...