Social Media Daily News Roundup 22.07.19
Today’s social media news, rounded up in one place so you don’t have to go anywhere else.
💡 After revenue and viewer hikes, Global doubles Snapchat shows to six
💡 Would Fining Social Media Companies Force Them To Tackle Horrific Content
💡 Rather than viral hits, Insider has shifted its video strategy to focus on shows
💡 Metropolitan Police Twitter account ‘hacked by pranksters’ in late-night attack
After revenue and viewer hikes, Global doubles Snapchat shows to six - DigiDay
Media company Global is launching three additional Snapchat Shows in the next month, having grown both revenue and viewers from its first three shows on the platform and experienced recent revenue upticks in the last few months.
Global debuted its first three shows on the platform last October, when the format expanded to the U.K. The new series, due for release over the next few weeks, will bring its total Snapchat Shows to six.
Would Fining Social Media Companies Force Them To Tackle Horrific Content? - Forbes
One of the greatest challenges confronting the modern Web is how to address the rise of the horrific content that is increasingly toxifying it. For their part, social media companies have largely pivoted from their public stances that once viewed free speech as more important than countering terrorism, but even while publicly touting their content moderation efforts and crafting a public image of success, the reality is that the companies are doing far worse than they acknowledge.
Rather than viral hits, Insider has shifted its video strategy to focus on shows - Digiday
In 2017, Business Insider’s top executives used their pitch at the NewFronts to talk about its short-form video know-how, which could create lines around the block for everything from rainbow bagels to oversized blocks of gooey cheese. The message: BI could use its gigantic distribution and social video content chops to do the same for businesses of all sizes.
Metropolitan Police Twitter account ‘hacked by pranksters’ in late-night attack - Standard
The Metropolitan Police was left red-faced after pranksters apparently targeted its Twitter account in a late-night hack.
Messages including “what you gonna do phone the police?” and “no comment get my lawyer” appeared on the London force’s social media and news pages on Friday night.
Some of the posts also linked to false press releases expressing anti-police sentiments and calling for drill artist Digga D's release.
