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Kanye West (Ye) to buy social media platform Parler

The move comes after Kanye West (Ye) was locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts for some controversial comments. Kanye wants to make Parler an ‘uncancellable’ platform.

Read further: Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler - The Verge

Google makes minor changes to search display format

Search results in mobile will now show site name/URL for each result. Also, favicon size for each result is expanded. One just needs to ensure that one’s website is updated accordingly. Changes are cosmetic and will have no impact on SEO.

Read further: Google Updates Search Display Formats to Provide More Context to Users | Social Media Today

Meta to retire Instant Articles on Facebook in April 2023

The move is pivot by Facebook away from hard news and towards videos. As per Meta, ‘Currently less than 3% of what people around the world see in Facebook’s Feed are posts with links to news articles.' Meta doesn’t want to over-invest in this area.

Read further: Facebook Plans To Cut Instant Articles (gizmodo.com)

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