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Friday Social: Southeastern Rail caused a flippin good stir, Snapchat recieves backlash from redesign, and Tom Daley

  • Social Media

Our #FridaySocial is a weekly round-up of the key social media news stories from the previous seven days. Let us know your thoughts in the comments or via Twitter – @Umpf

No Stalking! Instagram tests screenshot alerts

Instagram is testing a feature that will show users when someone else takes a screenshot of their story.

https://twitter.com/__cajb/status/961481844981157888

Users will be able to see who has taken a screenshot of their story by going to the list of story views and will see a new camera shutter logo next to anyone who has taken a screenshot of their photo – sneaky!

Southeastern Rail caused a flippin good stir

While many people published their scrumptious pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, Southeastern Rail came up with a very witty stunt which took Twitter by storm – allowing people to head towards ‘London St Pancake’ – the station of dreams, where you can find stacks of crepes, sugar and lemon to fulfil your heart’s desire.

Snapchat receives backlash from redesign

Following the app’s latest re-design, more than 1 million people have signed an online petition on Change.org calling on Snapchat to revert this update.

The changes were intended to separate interactions with friends from branded content – including that of celebrities and influencers. Users now must swipe left to see and interact with their friends, and swipe right to see branded and celebrity content.

Many users described the re-design as ‘confusing and childish-looking’ with many highlighting that ‘Snapchat hadn’t realised the value that influencers add to the app’ – pushing them to rival app Instagram.

https://twitter.com/onherperiod/status/963449706574745602

https://twitter.com/Dory/status/963266732306718721

Only time will tell how much damage the re-design has caused the app….

Twitter tops social media ranking

In a recent report, Metro revealed this week the top 10 social media platforms, with Twitter flying high above the rest.

Twitter topped the social media ranking due to its unique combination of social interaction and instantaneous content, especially with its tending topics – keeping everyone up to date on current affairs.

The top 5 social media platforms were:

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Youtube

Snapchat

Full report: https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/12/from-twitter-to-tumblr-the-10-best-social-media-platforms-ranked-7303798/

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And finally…

Tom Daley and husband Dustin Lance Black have announced they are having a baby in a sweet Valentine’s Day post on Instagram.

TD3