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Facebook parent Meta slashes workforce by 11,000, Zuckerberg takes blame

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says post-Covid scenario didn't meet expectations

Instagram brings native scheduling tool, achievements feature for creators

Scheduling tool allows creators and businesses to schedule photos, reels and carousel posts up to 75 days in advance directly from the app

Mastodon struggles to keep up with recent flood of Twitter defectors

Searches for Mastodon spiked on Google following the Twitter acquisition, especially in Europe where the social network is based.

India's 'first' Twitter user undecided on whether to pay for blue tick

Naina Redhu says she joined social media platform in 2006 after getting an invitation email

Mastodon: Know everything about the platform hailed as Twitter alternative

Before Musk completed the Twitter acquisition on Oct. 27, Mastodon's growth averaged 60-80 new users an hour, according to the widely-cited Mastodon Users account

Twitter: Mastodon, Tumblr, other alternatives that users are turning to

Launched in 2016, Mastodon is an open source software for a decentralized social network, with several features that are similar to Twitter

Snapchat to pay monthly grants up to $50k to sound creators in India

Since launching Sounds, videos created with music from Sounds on Snapchat have collectively resulted in over 2.7 billion videos created and over 183 billion views globally

After firing half of Twitter's workers, Musk now asks some to return

Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves

How to apply for Twitter blue tick: Step-by-step guide on verifying account

Users who get verified on Twitter receive a blue checkmark next to their name. The blue tick tells people that an account of public interest is authentic and is not a spammer, troll, or bot

Telegram launches new updates with topics in groups, collectible usernames

Users can now assign multiple collectible usernames to each of their accounts and publicly accessible channels on Telegram, so others can find and contact them easily

'$8 for all': Elon Musk on fees for blue-tick Twitter verification

'Power to the people', says social media platform about subscription for verified status

Musk warns impersonating Twitter accounts may lead to permanent suspension

Over the weekend, several Twitter accounts had changed their name to "Elon Musk" or to usernames that suggested those handles were of the tech billionaire

Musk's Twitter updates app to start charging $8 for blue checkmark

The billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of electric car maker Tesla cut half the staff at Twitter and has vowed to start charging users more

WhatsApp Communities: What is it, how it works, and how to get started

WhatsApp's Communities feature allow users to manage multiple groups by bringing them under one umbrella

WhatsApp introduces 'Online Presence', 'Communities' features: Details here

In-chat polls, 32-person video calling, and group of up to 1024 members are some other features rolled out by the instant messaging platform WhatsApp

Paid Twitter blue ticks? A look at the origin of social media verification

Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that Twitter users would have to 'buy' their verification blue ticks for $8 per month

Mastodon social network sees user influx amid Twitter turbulence: Report

Mastodon is a decentralised, open source and distributed social network with independent user-managed servers

Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for premium Blue subscribers

The feature was based on the platform Twitter acquired from Scroll, a service that specialised in removing ads from news sites

Twitter global sales VP leaves company after Elon Musk's takeover

Musk, who acquired the company for $44 billion last week, is moving swiftly to thin the executive ranks as he looks to reshape the company to conform with his own vision.

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk says blue tick on sale for $8 per month

Twitter's new owner billionaire Elon Musk announced that the verification blue tick in front of a user's name that authenticates the account will now be available at a price of eight dollars per month. Musk blasted the "current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark, using an expletive. Power to the people! Blue for USD 8 per month, he tweeted adding that the price is adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity. With that price, he said, users will also get priority in replies, mentions, and searches, which he said is essential to defeating spam/scams, as well as the ability to post long video and audio, half as many ads, and paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with the social media company. He said the monthly payments from users for the blue tick will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators. A blue tick signifies that a particular account is verified because it's notable in government, news, ...