Every Tuesday we discuss the most important marketing and technology news you need to know about.
What we talk about- Twitter shutting accounts for spreading misinformation about the Hong Kong protests
- The App Store retooling its ranking systems to favour non-gaming software
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/twitter-shuts-down-200000-chinese-propaganda-accounts-for-spreading-disinformation-about-hong-kong-protests - Twitter shuts down 200,000 accounts for Spreading Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests
- https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/08/off-facebook-activity/ - Facebook off Facebook activity
- https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/26/downloads-need-to-rank-no-1-on-app-store-is-down-30-since-2016-for-apps-up-47-for-games/ - Downloads needed to rank No. 1 on App Store is down 30+% since 2016 for apps, up 47% for games
- https://marketingland.com/instagram-confirms-it-is-testing-increased-ad-loads-in-stories-266186 - Instagram confirms it is testing increased ad loads in Stories
- https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/30/google-youtube-kills-exact-subscriber-count/ - YouTube removing exact subscribers
- https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/30/20746878/josh-hawley-dark-patterns-platform-design-autoplay-youtube-videos-scrolling-snapstreaks-illegal - New bill would ban autoplay videos and endless scrolling - Taking aim at ‘features that are designed to be addictive
- https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20833903/facebook-instagram-threads-messaging-app-close-friends-snapchat - Instagram ‘Threads’ app
