Instagram Founders' News App Artifact Adds 'Reputation Scores' and Comments
Users who want to leave comments on articles will have to create an Artifact account and add a verified phone number. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who started Instagram together, said in a press release the app is requiring users’ phone numbers in an effort to curtail spam and moderate content. Ideally, Systrom said he believes these protections should help prevent the platform from devolving into a toxic cesspool like other prominent news sharing apps.
“We believe the combination of these approaches will help us keep discussions more civil,” Systrom said in a press release.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Moj Mahdara On Closing The Gap Between Founders And InvestorsMoj Mahdara shares their perspective on closing the gap between founders and investors as a former founder turned venture capitalist.
Read more »
Baidu files lawsuit against Apple, app makers for fake Ernie AI bot appsChinese search engine giant Baidu has sued app developers and Apple for selling fake copies of its Ernie artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot bot app on the Apple App Store, according to a Reuters report on Saturday.
Read more »
Apple sued by Baidu over fake Ernie AI apps on App Store | Digital TrendsChinese tech giant Baidu has sued Apple and a number of app developers over fake versions of its AI chatbot appearing in the App Store.
Read more »
UAE's e& takes $400 mln majority stake in ride-hailer Careem's Super AppEmirates Telecommunications Group Company has agreed to take a 50.3% stake in a super app managed by Careem, Uber Technologies' Middle East subsidiary, at a transaction cost of $400 million, e& said in a filing on Monday.
Read more »
TikTok sister app Lemon8 surges in U.S.A new mobile app from TikTok-parent ByteDance been installed in the U.S. 650,000 times in the past week and a half. The company is determined to grow in the U.S. market, as lawmakers debate taking action on TikTok.
Read more »
Declutter your email inbox with today's app: Unroll Me - KRLD NewsOur App today is called Unroll Me. You might be in a mood to have less clutter in your life. This is one app that can accomplish that with your email. You don't need all that junk showing up in your inbox every day. One swipe of this app will make sure that you are unsubscribed to email lists that you don't want to be a part of any longer. That'll clean up the spam. Another swipe in a different direction sends some of the emails that you do want and puts them into a Daily Digest. A third swipe keeps others right where they are. It also has a function that lets you just assign those emails, without needing to swipe anywhere. It can also get rid of any of those subscription emails that can flood in as well. It also works with more than one email account. Unroll Me is a free app on iTunes and Android. Photo credit: Getty Images
Read more »