Google page experience update is now rolled out

Google confirmed that it completed the page experience update rollout today. This includes the updates to the Top Stories carousel on mobile search but the Google News app changes won’t be done for a week, say Google reps. Google began rolling out the page experience update on June 15th and told us it would be…

Instagram is having issues, hence your non-refreshed feed

If you’re trying to refresh your Instagram feed and getting error messages, you’re not alone. Instagram appeared to be having issues on Thursday, with outages reported on Downdector from around 7:30 a.m. ET/12:30 p.m. BST. Big spike. Credit: screenshot: downdetector Downdetector is owned by Mashable’s publisher, Ziff Davis. Mashable staff tried the Instagram app in…

Twitter’s new Safety Mode tries to take the pain out of going viral

Attention can be a blessing and a curse, especially on Twitter. The social media platform announced a new feature Wednesday seemingly designed to mitigate the sometimes troubling and often all-encompassing effects of going viral. Dubbed Safety Mode, the setting allows Twitter users who suddenly find themselves on the receiving end of unwanted attention the chance…

Twitter finally launches Super Follows as OnlyFans stumbles

Let the dollar signs flow. Twitter announced Wednesday that it has finally, officially, started the rollout of Super Follows. The feature, first revealed back in February, allows users to charge a monthly fee in exchange for access to additional content. Twitter will take a cut of the earnings. “With Super Follows, people can monetize bonus,…

10 TikTok accounts to follow if you love to cook

The world of cooking on TikTok (CookTok?) is as big and varied as an all-you-can-eat Las Vegas buffet. Some of it looks scrumptious, some of it is questionable, and some of it might make you downright sick. But don’t worry, we’ve done the prep work of choosing the creme de la creme for your cooking…

Google to sunset Expanded Text Ads (ETAs) in June 2022

Beginning in July 2022, advertisers will no longer be able to create new ETAs or edit existing ETAs in Google Ads according to an announcement by Sylvanus Bent, Product Manager, Google Ads . “Your existing expanded text ads will continue to serve alongside responsive search ads, and you’ll still see reports on their performance going forward.…

Instagram demands users’ birthdays, and warns it will catch liars

Instagram’s insatiable thirst for your personal data now comes with a threat: hand it over, or else. The Facebook-owned social media platform announced Monday that, going forward, users will be required to submit their birthdays to the company. If they don’t feel like complying, then they won’t be able to use the service. “We’ll show…