{"id":19773,"date":"2019-04-12T10:19:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.phdmedia.com_\/ireland\/this-week-in-digital-171\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:29:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:29:48","slug":"this-week-in-digital-171","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phdmedia.com\/ireland\/this-week-in-digital-171\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw the UK Government release their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/793360\/Online_Harms_White_Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Harms White Paper<\/a>, while a leaked document reveals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/apr\/04\/social-media-bosses-could-be-liable-for-harmful-content-leaked-uk-plan-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to hold social media bosses to account<\/a>\u00a0for user health. Meanwhile, in an effort to increase their trust, Facebook have launched a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transparency site<\/a>\u00a0detailing key statistics around the volume and speed of content removal.<\/p>\n<h5>HEADLINES<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Snapchat has launched\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/07\/rise-of-the-snapchat-empire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Kit, allowing other apps to embed Stories<\/a>\u00a0and extending their reach. Bonus: it adds a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/04\/snap-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-player gaming platform<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/twitter-is-testing-author-labels-in-conversations-07572333\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter is testing new conversation labels<\/a>\u00a0to show who initiated the exchange and who is commenting.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon has developed its own Low Earth Orbit internet, potentially offering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/04\/05\/jeff-bezos-amazon-internet-satellites-4-billion-new-customers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 billion new potential customers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/04\/whatsapps-business-app-comes-to-the-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp&#8217;s Business app continues to roll out<\/a>, now launching on the iPhone.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/2019\/04\/04\/tiktok-brand-safety-status-under-threat-after-platform-fails-eject-online-predators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok\u2019s brand safety<\/a>\u00a0has been called into question, despite the company hiring a lot of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/the-people-behind-bytedances-app-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">content moderators<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>INSIGHTS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>What&#8217;s the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2019\/04\/03\/cashless-stores-retail-amazon-go\">hidden cost of cashless retail<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/amp\/articles\/apple-music-overtakes-spotify-in-u-s-subscribers-11554475924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music has just overtaken Spotify<\/a>\u00a0in the US based on subscriber numbers. In related music industry news,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifpi.org\/news\/IFPI-GLOBAL-MUSIC-REPORT-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">streaming now accounts for nearly 50% of total music revenue<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingcharts.com\/digital\/social-media-107974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook\u2019s newsfeed changes<\/a>\u00a0have affected publishers and specific verticals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90331377\/more-than-60-of-americans-dont-trust-facebook-with-their-personal-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60% of US consumers don\u2019t trust Facebook<\/a>\u00a0with their personal information and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2019\/04\/does-google-meet-its-users-expectations-around-consumer-privacy-this-news-industry-research-says-no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google also fails to live up to their privacy expectations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>COOL<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Here&#8217;s how Wind in the Willows was used to highlight the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/creative-works\/project\/dont-panic-the-wildlife-trusts-the-wind-the-willows-wilder-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deterioration in the British environment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2019\/04\/05\/netflix-social-media-strategy\/?utm_source=fortune.com&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=data-sheet&amp;utm_content=2019040513pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix uses \u2018sass\u2019<\/a>\u00a0to make its social output as entertaining as its shows.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/4\/4\/18293981\/instagram-igtv-influencer-stars-talent-scouting-justin-antony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGTV is looking to influencers<\/a>\u00a0to fuel much needed growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>DEEP READS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The mystery of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-telecoms-5g-idUSKCN1RH1V1Insights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who launched 5G first<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and some first thoughts from the US, where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/verizon-5g-speed-tests-my-three-biggest-issues-testing-the-new-faster-data-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verizon has launched 5G in two cities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/04\/magazine\/how-asmr-videos-became-a-sensation-youtube.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How A.S.M.R. became a phenomenon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/4\/5\/18287318\/youtube-logan-paul-pewdiepie-demonetization-adpocalypse-premium-influencers-creators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Age of YouTube<\/a>\u00a0is over, as the platform moves toward premium content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, on the lighter side of digital news, spare a thought for this football fan who had his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/newsbeat-47813521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram handle \u2018yoinked\u2019 by Prince Harry and Meghan.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw the UK Government release their\u00a0Online Harms White Paper, while a leaked document reveals\u00a0plans to hold social media bosses to account\u00a0for user health. 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