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Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is really important.

Musk may remain engaged in Twitter strategy 'without limitation'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk would not be joining Twitter's Board of Directors but he may still engage with the social media company's management on a variety of discussions

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.

Musk polls followers on converting Twitter HQ to homeless shelter

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos backed the idea

Musk proposes Twitter Blue subscription shake-up days after revealing stake

Twitter Blue, launched in June 2021, is Twitter's first subscription service

Is Twitter dying as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift not tweeting: Musk

On Friday, Twitter said it plans to hold a meeting for employees concerned about Musk's influence on the company's board.

Meta decides to drop flagship Facebook F8 developer conference this year

Meta has announced not to hold its flagship Facebook F8 developer conference this year, as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse.

Twitter tests out 'edit' button, says work began before Musk poll

Twitter says it is working on a way for users to edit messages, although it says project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-button fan Musk was just revealed as Twitter's largest shareholder

Elon Musk's Twitter bet gins up meme stock hype: An analysis

Musk's popularity with retail investors was one of the reasons why Twitter agreed this week to offer him a seat on its board of directors, people familiar with the matter said

641 govt websites, social media accounts hacked in last five years: Centre

Thakur said the government has taken several measures to enhance the cyber security posture and prevent cyber-attacks

Govt orders blocking of 18 Indian, four Pak YouTube-based news channels

False thumbnails were used, title and thumbnail of the videos were frequently altered to increase the virality of content on social media

Meta takes down 23.6 mn pieces of bad content in India on FB, Instagram

Meta actioned a huge 15.4 million spam content, 2.4 million violent and graphic content and 1.4 million content related to adult nudity and sexual activity, among others

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey regrets playing a role in centralising Internet

In a tweet, Dorsey who now focuses on Blockchain and cryptocurrencies via his financial services company Block (earlier Square), lamented over the current state of the Internet.

Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout: Internet observatory

Some two dozen social media platforms were affected including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.

Content consumption in India is changing rapidly- Short Video apps play an important role

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Not Another Celebrity Venture: How Mohamed Hadid Built Hadid Caviar to Global Acclaim

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No intention to make social media users' verification mandatory: Govt

"This is a issue where we are actively involved with, and actively responding to," the minister said

Instagram tests new feature to support social movements through hashtags

The company said it is testing a new feature to help people discover social movements happening in the world and on Instagram, as well as ways to take action.

Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platform

Musk, a prolific user of Twitter himself, has been critical of the social media platform and its policies of late

A cross-industry collaboration takes shape to combat misinformation

Misinformation Combat Alliance to work on targeted intervention, media literacy