Welcome to yet another weekly roundup!
This week we have got quite a bit in store for you;
TikTok might potentially launch a dislike feature, Waze is introducing a Retro
mode for a little fun on the road, and WhatsApp is discussing launching a
communities feature.
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TikTok’s thumbs down feature
TikTok announced that it is
experimenting with a dislike button specifically for comments that are not
appropriate or are irrelevant to the post, in a move that aims to improve user
experience. By privately allowing users to dislike comments, Tiktok hopes to
give its community more control over the content they see.
This move also coincides with TikTok’s efforts to
actively remove abusive and hateful content that violates its community
guidelines.
Through this community effort, which is currently
being tested, TikTok aims to create parameters that are currently regulated by
their algorithm to ensure that comment sections stay relevant to the topic, and
thus boost authentic engagement.
To prevent causing resentment among community
members or demoralizing artists, only users who disliked a comment would be
able to see that they did so.
Only some users see a thumbs-down indicator next to
comments currently as the trial period plays out.
The data will most likely be used internally to rank
comments and grade them against community norms.
WhatsApp
Communities: META chasing Telegram’s success?
WhatsApp, which is owned by
Meta, has unveiled a new feature called Communities. The feature will be tested
in the coming months before it is rolled out to the public.
So, what exactly are WhatsApp Communities?
In short, communities are large groups that can work
very similarly to Telegram, WhatsApp’s messaging competitor, with a couple of
unique twists.
Currently, to add someone to a WhatsApp Group, you
must have their phone number and group chats also have a maximum of 256
participants.
However, in a Communities tab thousands of people
would be able to engage in a community that includes many sub-group
conversations. Your phone number will be concealed after you join a community
except from admins and members in a sub-group with whom you are in a sub-group.
Similarly to the social feed that took the basic
technology behind the internet and made it so anyone could find people and
content online, META believes community messaging will take the basic protocols
behind one-to-one messaging and extend them so users can communicate more
easily with groups of people to get things done together.
Little is known at this time, and WhatsApp admits
that it is still sorting out the specifics of how Communities will function
based on comments received from early testers.
WhatsApp is also introducing new features to help
Communities, including emoji reactions, the option for group administrators to
remove messages, file sharing up to 2GB, and calling for up to 32 people, all
of which are highly welcome additions as previously many of such features would
only be accessible off-platform via other apps.
WhatsApp
Communities will also be “inherently private,” according to the company. In
addition, unlike
Telegram, all conversations between members of a Community are
encrypted, albeit the name and description of the Community are not.
Waze goes Retro
Waze, which is owned by
Google, has unveiled a new limited-time feature dubbed Retro Mode.
It does exactly what it says, when enabled, you may
change the app’s appearance to one that is considerably more retro.
Retro Mode is a new option to customize the
appearance and sound of the Waze app. With a few touches, you can transform the
Waze app into anything from the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s.
For example, if you change the time period to the
1970s, you will receive navigation directions from an eccentric DJ with a lava
lamp, and your car in the Waze app will transform into a vintage VW-like bus.
The 1980s, on the other hand, provides an aerobics
teacher as a guide and a sports automobile with a boombox atmosphere. In terms
of the 1990s, you will find a desktop PC vibe, a vintage SUV automobile, and
turn-by-turn directions from a 90s pop artist.
If you want to go all out, you may mix and match the
design modifications to your liking. You have the option of selecting a 90s PC
atmosphere, a sports automobile, or a DJ navigator from the 1970s.
Revolutionary? Not at all.
Necessary? Probably not.
A little bit of random fun for the daily driver?
Absolutely.
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