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Meta to stop people from sharing private residential info of other users

Meta (formerly Facebook) is ending an exception to its existing rules that allowed users to post private residential information of people on its platforms if it was "publicly available" elsewhere.

After Musk's poll, Twitter to add edit button soon to help users fix typos

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them to fix typos and errors, as its CEO Parag Agrawal welcomed Tesla CEO to its board of directors

Twitter-rival Koo plans voluntary 'identification tick' for general users

Koo plans to introduce 'identification tick' option on a voluntary basis for all general users as the microblogging platform broadens its verification programme beyond the current yellow badge

Twitter's new feature may soon allow multiple users to co-author a tweet

Micro-blogging site Twitter is working on a feature that would allow multiple users to co-author a tweet, which it is referring to as "Collaborations".

Instagram users can now control their feed with Favourites, Following

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday said it is introducing two new ways -- Favourites and Following -- to choose what users see in their feed

Twitter's iOS app lets Apple iPhone users record GIF through in-app camera

Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced a new feature that makes it easier for people to create and share their own GIFs

Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins to reduce misinformation

Meta-owned Facebook has added new features for Groups admins to curb the amount of misinformation shared among group members.

Twitter makes it difficult to see chronological feed, users annoyed

Twitter has made an unnecessary change that makes it difficult to see chronological feed by default, leaving millions of users frustrated.

Twitter introduces 'Creator Dashboard' tool to manage earnings on platform

Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a new tool for creators called the "Creator Dashboard" to analyze how they make money on the platform

Russia-Ukraine war: Big Tech's role poses strategic questions for countries

American tech giants choosing to side with the US in the Russia-Ukraine war pose important strategic questions

Instagram brings automatic subtitles to videos in feed: Report

The addition should improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, who will have more choices for spoken-word video, reports Engadget

Reddit-owned Tiktok rival Dubmash dies a silent death

Popular online discussion platform Reddit, which acquired short-form video social platform Dubsmash late last year, has finally shut down the platform.

Centre bans apps, website, social media accounts of Punjab Politics TV

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV', which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections. The SFJ has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Relying on intelligence inputs that the channel was attempting to use online media to disturb public order during the ongoing State Assembly Elections, the Ministry used emergency powers under the IT Rules on February 18 to block the digital media resources of 'Punjab Politics TV', it said. The ministry noted that the content of the blocked apps, websites and social media accounts had had the potential to incite communal disharmony, separatism and were found to be detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the state, and public order. It was also observed tha

Trump-linked SPAC's shares surge as Truth Social app tops Apple downloads

Truth Social was downloaded 170,000 times since its launch, according to research firm Apptopia

Ex-US President Trump launches his Twitter-like app 'Truth Social' on iOS

Banned from all top social media platforms including Twitter, former US President Donald Trump launched his own social media app called Truth Social

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming

The new update will display a ring with the word 'Live' on it around a channel's profile picture when they are live streaming

Twitter rolls out new labels to pick out bot accounts

Micro-blogging site Twitter is now rolling out its new bot labels that will let bot accounts to include a label to show they are automated.

WhatsApp may allow users to add Facebook-like cover photo to profile

The ability to set cover photos is currently under development for WhatsApp Business Accounts

Instagram update now allows users to like Stories without sending DM

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced a new feature called "Private Story Likes" that will change how users interact with other people's Stories.

Snapchat utilising India learnings to tap into new markets: CEO Spiegel

'Our expansion efforts in India continue to prove successful, and we are using our learnings to inform how we approach community growth in new geographies,' he said