Tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter will once again face Congress this week to testify in the Russian election meddling investigation. Daniel Ives, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Technology Research at GBH Insights and Scott Kessler, Director of Equity Research and Analyst at CFRA join The Long and The Short to discuss which platform will be affected the most from this trial.
Facebook announced a new News Feed where "meaningful content" will take priority over "relevant content." Ives says that this change could actually be good for the company in the long term. He doesn't believe it will impact publishers or user growth as much as people are afraid it will. When it comes to testifying on Capitol Hill, Kessler believes Facebook will be on the defense and take a firm stance on defending its platform.
Plus, Twitter's stock spiked after Facebook announced it was changing its News Feed. Kessler thinks Twitter is the one company that hasn't answered questions from Congress regarding Russian meddling in the election. He talks about Twitter's long road to improve upon certain operations.
Brands are always looking for ways to scale and innovate. Cheddar News catches up with John Dubois, EY Consumer Data & Analytics Leader, at EY's Emerging Tech pop-up event at SXSW to find out how brands can stay ahead of emerging tech.
Blue check marks are coming to Instagram and Facebook. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced the expansion of a premium subscription service for $11.99 per month on the web and $14.99 on mobile. The service launched in Australia and New Zealand last month.
Cheddar News catches up with Payal Thakkar, EY Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility Cybersecurity Leader, at SXSW to break down how cyberattacks are evolving, what solutions are out there to battle these attacks, and give advice for staying ahead of cyberwarfare.
