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Instagram to reduce visibility of 'potentially harmful' content

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is taking new steps to make "potentially harmful" content less visible in its app.

Twitter rolls out new feature bringing NFTs to profile pictures

Twitter Inc announced the launch of a tool through which users can showcase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as their profile pictures

Facebook critics call for release of India human rights impact review

Facebook critics called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020

Crypto-native social platform Sahicoin raises $1.75 mn in seed round

Founded by IIT Kanpur alumni, Amit Nayak, Ankush Rajput, and Melbin Thomas, the platform aims to empower the next billion crypto enthusiasts to make faster and better investing decisions

Clubhouse chat targets Muslim women; FIR registered after DCW notice

The Delhi Commission for Women Tuesday issued a notice to the Delhi Police demanding action against some people who made "obscene comments against Muslim women" on an app

1,000 biz owners to launch Paytm founder-backed social media Pepul on R-Day

Firm plans to raise Rs 200 cr by June for expansion

Instagram testing new vertical scroll for Stories in Turkey, Brazil.

Social media giant Instagram is currently testing a new vertical scroll for Stories in Turkey and Brazil.

Georgia deputy suspended over Facebook comment about Arbery

The comment was later deleted, but screenshots were shared with news outlets

Koo adopts Voluntary Code of Ethics for fair social media use during polls

Microblogging platform Koo app on Thursday said it has adopted a 'Voluntary Code of Ethics', with a view to safeguard conversations on social media related to the upcoming Assembly elections.

'Bulli Bai' app case complainant receives threat calls; probe launched

Mumbai Police's cyber department registered a Non-Cognizable (NC) offence against an unidentified person after a complainant in the Bulli Bai app case told them that she had received threat calls

Sulli Deals group misused 30 Twitter handles to target Muslim women: Police

The ongoing probe into the "Sulli Deals" case has revealed that around 30 Twitter handles were misused for uploading the morphed pictures of Muslim women for their purported "auction"

Short and sweet: Indian TikTok clones on a roll, attract 240 mn users

Taka Tak, Moj, and others gain big from the void left by the ban on Chinese app

Facebook parent's head of communications leaves company

Chris Norton, vice president of international communications, will cover the role on an interim basis, a Meta spokesperson said

Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting content

The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating "fake and inciting" content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law, he added. Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing, an animated fake video showing violence against the Prime Minister and derogatory posts targeting Hindu women uploaded on social media handles. "Taskforce on Safe & Trusted Internet at @GoI_MeitY at work. Handles that tried to push fake/inciting content on twitter, youtube, fb, insta have been blocked," Chandrasekhar tweeted on Saturday. The minister said owners of such accounts are being identified for action under the law, and asserted that platforms will be reviewed on their due diligence. On Friday evening, the minister had responded to a tweet that

Trump's 'Truth Social' app likely to launch on Feb 21: Report

Former US President Donald Trump's new social media app, Truth Social, will launch on the iOS platform on February 21, according to a listing on the App Store.

Delhi police takes to social media to address queries on weekend curfew

The police on Thursday said keeping the infection in mind, weekend curfew shall be imposed in Delhi from Friday onwards

Bolo Live raises $ 2.4 million in funding led by Orios Venture Partners

Social media platform Bolo Live on Wednesday said it has raised USD 2.4 million (about Rs 18 crore) as a precursor to the Series A funding round led by Orios Venture Partners. SOSV, Tremis Capital, LPA Ventures and other HNIs also participated in its first VC round, including existing investors Eagle 10 Ventures. The company plans to use the newly raised funds to accelerate the product development, strengthen the team and accelerate penetration in the Indian and South Asia markets. "We are delighted to have Orios Venture Partners join us as our first institutional investors in our journey to build a large social live-streaming platform out of India. Their experience with world-class startups from India shall help us accelerate our path towards making Bolo Live a household name," Varun Saxena, Co-founder and CEO Bolo Live, said in a statement. The fresh fundraise takes the total capital raised by the company to USD 3.5 million. Launched in May 2019, Bolo Live claims to have over 1

Social commerce industry to touch $1.2 trn by 2025 globally: Accenture

Just under two thirds of social media users surveyed said they made a social commerce purchase in the last year, which Accenture estimates to reflect nearly 2 bn social buyers globally

Shopping on social media to hit $1.2 tn by 2025, India key market

Driven by Gen Z and millennial users, shopping on social media platforms is likely to reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2025, and highest growth will be seen in India and Brazil

Photos of Muslim women uploaded on app; Mumbai police begin probe

Photos of hundreds of Muslim women have been uploaded on an app using hosting platform GitHub, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said on Saturday