Social Media

Instagram may soon share user's detailed location data with Facebook, inciting privacy concerns among users

Facebook states that says it hasn't yet made the feature public, and that Instagram presently does not store location history. But this doesn't mean that the feature won't be released later on.

Oct 5, 2018

Instagram's new Nametag and Back to School updates make it easier to discover and follow profiles

Rather than approaching people for their Instagram handle, which may feel rather clumsy, people can share and scan each other's nametag.

Oct 5, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on need to keep social media 'toxic-free'

Sitharaman disagreed with the term "warriors" or "yoddhas" for those propagating government programmes on social media platforms and said she preferred to call them architects as they improved the ambience and beautified the surroundings.

Sep 30, 2018

Watch out Mark! Hacker claims to delete Zuckerberg's Facebook page on live broadcast

A Taiwanese hacker claims to delete Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page while broadcasting it live on Sunday.

Sep 28, 2018

Mark Zukerberg announces Facebook Dating

Facebook Dating feature gives one chance to impress your potential life-partner

Tired of swiping left and right and probably missing out on your soul mate on Tinder? Facebook has a solution, but you need to be really convincing.

Sep 21, 2018

WhatsApp latest update: 3 new features up for demonstration including 'Swipe to Reply' and 'Dark Mode'

WhatsApp latest update has revealed a whole bunch of new and exciting features, including 'Swipe to Reply,' a feature which is already available to iOS users.

Sep 17, 2018

Google unveils its Artificial Intelligence-powered Content Safety API to fight online child abuse

Google's Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Content Safety API can scale up the detection rate and curbing the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.

Sep 4, 2018

Kerala Floods: Google, Facebook chip in to help track lost people affected by heavy rains

Technology behemoths Google and Facebook have activated emergency response services to help people update their safety status and help people track the missing person's whereabouts.

Aug 19, 2018

Pakistan to ban Twitter? Telecom authorities warn company to block offensive content or face shutdown

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a shutdown in the country.

Aug 16, 2018

Facebook tightens noose around fake accounts

Facebook users will have to go through an authorisation process. This measure will first be introduced in the US.

Aug 11, 2018

Verified on Twitter? Do this to prepare your handle for the blue-tick

Twitter has a system of the verified badge to demonstrate the authenticity of the page.

Aug 4, 2018

Facebook Dating goes live internally; no word on public launch

Facebook has begun testing its new Dating platform internally, with employees being asked to sign in with fake data as the product nears launch.

Aug 4, 2018

Get that blue tick: Facebook page verification explained in simple steps

In order to make the page and account authentic, social media companies have introduced the concept of the verified page with a blue tick.

Aug 3, 2018

Under fire for fake stories, Facebook to invest $4.5 million in the news industry

Facebook has announced plans to invest $4.5 million in multiple programmes including NewsMatch, Facebook Membership Accelerator and a new partnership with the Asian College of Journalism.

Aug 3, 2018

Facebook's latest moneymaker; starts WhatsApp business monetisation

Facebook has announced new APIs for business users that will allow the service to charge for messages sent later than 24 hours.

Aug 2, 2018

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