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Microblogging platform Twitter to shut down newsletter tool Revue in 2023

Users will not be able to access their Revue account from January 18, 2023 and all data will be deleted

US Senate votes to ban TikTok app on govt-owned phones amid data concerns

The Biden administration has been attempting to forge an agreement with TikTok that would allow the video-sharing site to keep operating in the US by enacting additional safeguards on how US user data

Meta introduces new features 'Notes', 'Candid Stories' on Instagram

Notes are short posts of up to 60 characters using just text and emojis. This feature has already started rolling out to users

Discord to soon expand 'Connections' by rolling out 'Linked Roles' feature

Over 20 official Connections will roll out with new functionality across the next few weeks, from categories like gaming, social, fitness, finance and art

IT rule tweak likely if social media firms abuse power: Chandrasekhar

The latest stance by the minister follows a series of confrontations between the government and Twitter over the moderation of user-generated content on the platform

Twitter shuts 'Moments' feature that allowed curated collection of tweets

The company said that the existing Moments will stay on the platform but users will not be able to create new ones

Paid Telegram Premium service tops 1 mn subscribers, says CEO Durov

Telegram in October reduced the subscription cost of its premium tier in India from Rs 469 to Rs 179

Telegram shares user info with Delhi High Court in copyright case

The plea was filed by Neetu Singh and KD Campus, seeking to restrain users from sharing their videos, lectures, and books on Telegram. The matter will be heard again on February 14 next year

Twitter to show you more tweets from people you don't follow: Report

Twitter will now show you more tweets from people you don't follow, as Elon Musk continues to tinker with the platform inorder to woo more users and make more money.

Meta pledges $1 mn for extended reality fellowship programme in India

Initiative will help developers contribute to open-source projects on XR technology and lay the foundation for affordable, appropriate India-specific solutions localised to Indic languages

YouTube removed 1.7 mn videos in India in July-Sept, most in world

Around 5.6 million videos were removed globally for violating platform's community guidelines

Microblogging site Twitter may increase character limit from 280 to 1000

The character limit has been one of the prime differences between Twitter and other social media services

Twitter rolls out update to better identify 'low quality' Community Notes

The latest update will better identify and lock out more contributors who aren't writing helpful content

Snapchat debuts on the Microsoft Store for Windows users: Details here

Snapchat is coming as a Progressive Web App (PWA), which will run through Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system-based computers

Twitter loses entire Brussels office after Musk's hardcore working culture

The small office of six employees was cut to two in recent weeks following Elon Musk's dramatic culling of staff, according to people with knowledge of the exits

Does Koo have it to emerge as an alternative to Elon Musk's Twitter?

The Brazil launch has shown the multilingual platform has potential

Musk refuses to reimburse 'millions of dollars' owed to Twitter vendors

This comes amid, several cost-cutting measures by Musk to make Twitter more profitable, including layoffs across Twitter offices around the world

Explained: What is Post.news, the emerging easy-to-use Twitter alternative

Post.news is a microblogging platform set up by Noam Bardin, former CEO of Waze and an ex-Google employee

Musk's top-down approach will harm Twitter, says Manish Maheshwari

Large platforms can also go into exponential decay if the network effect stops working in their favour, Maheshwari said

Meta is India's largest media company: A look at the ten big firms in 2022

A look at the ten big media firms in the financial year ending 2022