{"id":19824,"date":"2019-04-25T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.phdmedia.com_\/kenya\/this-week-in-digital-172\/"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:54:39","slug":"this-week-in-digital-172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phdmedia.com\/east-africa\/this-week-in-digital-172\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>This week saw major platforms make statements about their fight against objectionable content. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubefilter.com\/2019\/04\/17\/susan-wojcicki-i-own-this-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained in an interview<\/a> the platform\u2019s ongoing focus to speed up the removal of violating content, while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-47974579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook has banned<\/a>\u00a0UK far right groups and leaders who are spreading hate.<\/h5>\n<h5>HEADLINES<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/4\/17\/18412757\/facebook-ai-voice-assistant-portal-oculus-vr-ar-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that it is working on an artificial intelligence-based digital voice assistant akin to Alexa and Google Assistant.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon looks set to take on Spotify with a free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2019\/04\/18\/amazon-strikes-at-spotify-with-new-free-streaming-music-with-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music streaming service<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Is Instagram about to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/18\/instagram-no-like-counter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hide the \u2018Like\u2019<\/a>\u00a0counter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>INSIGHTS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep up-to-date with all the latest social news and insights with eMarketer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/q1-2019-social-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Q1 2019 Social Trends\u2019<\/a> report.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvas8.com\/signals\/2019\/04\/16\/ad-fatigue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">75% of social media users<\/a>\u00a0feel that ads are taking over their feeds, a new study finds.<\/li>\n<li>Netflix reported\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/16\/netflix-q1-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">+16% YoY growth in Q1<\/a>, pushing it towards the 150m subscribers mark.<\/li>\n<li>YouTube viewability\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warc.com\/SubscriberContent\/article\/warc-datapoints\/95_of_youtube_ads_in_emea_meet_viewability_criteria\/126115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">averages 95%<\/a> across key EMEA markets, new data suggests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>COOL<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Glover gave away his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/style\/a27136719\/donald-glover-childish-gambino-coachella-airdrop-adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unreleased Adidas trainers<\/a>\u00a0to Coachella attendees via AirDrop.<\/li>\n<li>Snapchat launched a filter on Earth Day that visualised the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2019\/04\/22\/snapchat-earth-day-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effects of climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Anti-malaria charity uses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.campaignlive.co.uk\/article\/deepfake-voice-tech-used-good-david-beckham-malaria-campaign\/1581378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018deepfake\u2019 voice tech<\/a>\u00a0to make David Beckham multilingual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>DEEP READS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A coalition of giant brands is creating a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90296956\/a-coalition-of-giant-brands-is-about-to-change-how-we-shop-forever-with-a-new-zero-waste-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zero-waste shopping\u00a0platform<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Retention is the new Acquisition: how <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/retail\/new-loyalty-retailers-turning-experience-based-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retailers are rethinking<\/a>\u00a0their loyalty programs<\/li>\n<li>Samsung\u2019s ambitious\u00a0folding phone launch\u00a0has gone terribly wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/samsung-galaxy-fold-mess-explained-2019-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s how it all unfolded.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw major platforms make statements about their fight against objectionable content. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki\u00a0explained in an interview the platform\u2019s ongoing focus to speed up the removal of violating content, while\u00a0Facebook has banned\u00a0UK far right groups and leaders who are spreading hate. 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