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Twitter planning to make custom tab for users to pin their top tweets

Earlier this month, Musk had said that the company is seeking to enable responding to individual direct messages (DM), use any reaction emoji, and encryption on the platform later this month

Snapchat puts parents in control, introduces 'Content Controls' for kids

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has rolled out a new feature for Family Center, called "Content Controls", which will allow parents to limit the type of content their teens watch on the app

Instagram's new feature to let users access recently shared Reels

Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that will let users quickly access their recently shared Reels, making it easier for them to reshare them later to other friends

Instagram down for users for a few hours worldwide, cause unclear

Users complained about difficulties logging in, uploading photos, and accessing Instagram features

Musk engages in heated exchange with ex-Twitter employee; apologises later

It started when Haraldur Thorleifsson sought clarity on whether the company had fired him or not. Musk replied with mocking replies and talked about Thorleifsson's disability openly

Social media influencers must use words like 'ad' in endorsements: Govt

Celebrities and influencers, who are endorsing products and services on social media platform, should disclose their material interest by using words like advertisement, sponsored, collaboration or paid promotion. In January, the government made it mandatory for social media influencers to disclose their "material" interest in endorsing products and services and violations can attract strict legal action, including ban on endorsements. In an official statement, the department of consumer affairs said it has observed that there is confusion regarding which disclosure word to use for what kind of partnership. For paid or barter brand endorsement, any of the following disclosures can be used: "advertisement", "ad," "sponsored", "collaboration", or "partnership". However, the term must be indicated as hashtag or headline text. The department has already released a set of guidelines called "Endorsements Know-hows!" for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers on social media .

TikTok sets new default time limit of 60-minute daily for minor users

TikTok said on Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which there are growing concerns among different governments about the app's security. Families have struggled with limiting the amount of time their children spend on the Chinese-owned video sharing app. Cormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok said in a blog post on Wednesday that when the 60-minute limit is reached, minors will be prompted to enter a passcode receive a passcode and make an active decision to keep watching. For accounts where the user is under the age of 13, a parent or guardian will have to set or enter an existing passcode to allow 30 minutes of extra viewing time once the initial 60-minute limit is reached. TikTok said it came up with the 60-minute threshold by consulting academic research and experts from the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's ...

Twitter faces major outage globally again, users report issues with tweets

Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Wednesday faced a major outage globally, with users reporting that the site's timeline is not loading on either the web or mobile apps

Twitter officially launches 'Violent Speech' policy, updates rules

Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Wednesday announced that it has updated its rules on violent content and similar language, and has now officially launched its Violent Speech policy

Decoded: How the GACs will respond to grievances of online users

Users must appeal to the GAC within 30 days of receiving a communication from a grievance officer in case of a dispute

US ban on Chinese apps including TikTok a sign of its insecurity: China

U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. The U.S. government has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries' companies," Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. How unsure of itself can the U.S., the world's top superpower, be to fear a favourite young person's favourite app to such a degree? TikTok is used by two-thirds of American teens, but there's concern in Washington that China could use its legal and regulatory powers to obtain private user data or to try to push misinformation or narratives favoring China. Congress and more than half of U.S. states have so-far banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. Some have also moved to apply the ban to any app or website owned by ByteDance Ltd., the private Chinese company owning TikTok that moved its headquarters to Singap

Danish parliament urges lawmakers to delete TikTok over threat of espionage

The Danish parliament on Tuesday urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying there is a risk of espionage. The popular video-sharing app, which is Chinese-owned, faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and the US over security and data privacy amid worries that TikTok could be used to promote pro-Beijing views or sweep up users' information. Danish parliamentary Speaker Soren Gade said that an email had been sent out Tuesday to lawmakers and employees with a strong recommendation that you delete the TikTok app if you have previously installed it. The assembly acted after an assessment from Denmark's Center for Cyber Security, which had said there was a risk of espionage. The agency is part of Denmark's foreign intelligence service. We adapt accordingly, Gade said in a statement. It wasn't immediately known how many Danish lawmakers have TikTok installed. In recent days, several politicians have

Twitter lays off 200 employees, nearly 10% of current workforce: Report

The layoffs on Saturday night impacted product managers, data scientists and engineers who worked on machine learning and site reliability, which helps keep Twitter's various features online

A family's tragedy leads to US Supreme Court social media showdown

Arguments in Supreme Court scheduled for today. The case puts online giant's $168 billion in ad revenue at risk

Here is how you can keep your Twitter account secure without paying

Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform's new premium service or lose a popular account security feature. A pop-up message warned users they will lose the ability to secure access to their account via text message two-factor authentication unless they pay USD 8 a month to subscribe to Twitter Blue. The message said that starting March 19, users who don't subscribe will be locked out of their accounts until they remove the security feature. Here are some questions and answers about why Twitter made this change and alternative ways to secure your account: WHAT IS TW0-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION? Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of security to password-protected accounts by having users enter an auto-generated code to log in. This extra step helps safeguard online accounts because in addition to the password, you need access to a separate app, device or phone number where you can receive the code. Such

WhatsApp leads digital accessibility in India among top 10 apps: Report

Other apps audited in the report by The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, along with I-Stem and Mission Accessibility, include PhonePe, Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Flipkart, Telegram, Uber and Ola

Twitter Blue subscribers in US can now write 4,000-character tweets

Earlier, tweets were limited to only 280 characters, which still applies to non-subscribers

Meta expands its monetisation feature 'Gifts' across US on Instagram

Gifts allow followers to show their appreciation through direct monetary support, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday

Streaming platform 'Twitch' announces new 'Chat History' feature

In November last year, Twitch had introduced a new 'Shield Mode' tool to strengthen safety on the streaming platform, along with two new features

Twitter expands Blue subscription service to 6 more countries: Reports

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has expanded its Blue service subscription service to six more countries, taking the total to 12 where users can subscribe to it.