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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections

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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections

admin August 18, 2022

TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the short-form video app,...

Social Media Firms Introduce Few Changes Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections

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Social Media Firms Introduce Few Changes Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections

admin August 18, 2022

Social media companies are offering few specifics as they share their plans for safeguarding the US midterm elections. Platforms...

Delhi High Court Grants Time for Government to Reveal Plans to Regulate De-Platforming of Social Media Users

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Delhi High Court Grants Time for Government to Reveal Plans to Regulate De-Platforming of Social Media Users

admin August 18, 2022

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time to the Centre to inform if it was drafting...

Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report

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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report

admin August 17, 2022

Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report...

Instagram and Facebook Are Stalking You on Websites Accessed Through Their Apps. What Can You Do About It?

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Instagram and Facebook Are Stalking You on Websites Accessed Through Their Apps. What Can You Do About It?

admin August 17, 2022

Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent...

Hedge Fund Elliott Sold Twitter Stock Before Elon Musk’s Takeover Negotiations

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Hedge Fund Elliott Sold Twitter Stock Before Elon Musk’s Takeover Negotiations

admin August 16, 2022

Elliott Management, the hedge fund that pushed for big changes at Twitter two years ago, exited the...

Snapchat and Other Social Media Platforms Offer Parental Control Features, but Do They Offer Enough Safety?

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Snapchat and Other Social Media Platforms Offer Parental Control Features, but Do They Offer Enough Safety?

admin August 14, 2022

As concerns about social media’s harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok...

Elon Musk Teases Potential Social Media Site as Competitor for Twitter

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Elon Musk Teases Potential Social Media Site as Competitor for Twitter

admin August 14, 2022

Amid his ongoing legal battle against Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a potential social media site...

Instagram Can Track User Data, Behaviour via Its In-App Browser; Meta Responds: Report

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Instagram Can Track User Data, Behaviour via Its In-App Browser; Meta Responds: Report

admin August 14, 2022

Instagram app can track its users’ every interaction — including all form inputs like passwords, addresses, every...

YouTube Plans to Launch Online Store for Streaming Video Services: Report

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YouTube Plans to Launch Online Store for Streaming Video Services: Report

admin August 13, 2022

Alphabet’s YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal...

Tencent, Alibaba Have Submitted Details of Algorithms Used in Their Products, Says China Regulator

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Tencent, Alibaba Have Submitted Details of Algorithms Used in Their Products, Says China Regulator

admin August 13, 2022

China’s top internet watchdog said on Friday that tech giants such as Tencent and Alibaba have submitted...

WhatsApp Group Admins Can Soon Approve or Reject New Participants on Android: Report

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WhatsApp Group Admins Can Soon Approve or Reject New Participants on Android: Report

admin August 12, 2022

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that would give more control and power to group...

Twitter May Fail to Fight Election Misinformation, Voting Rights Experts Say

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Twitter May Fail to Fight Election Misinformation, Voting Rights Experts Say

admin August 12, 2022

Twitter on Thursday set out a plan to combat the spread of election misinformation that revives previous strategies,...

Facebook Working on End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups on Messenger: All Details

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Facebook Working on End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups on Messenger: All Details

admin August 11, 2022

Facebook plans to test a new secure storage feature for end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger, the company...

Facebook Use Among US Teens Plunging; Use of TikTok, YouTube Rising, Survey Says

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Facebook Use Among US Teens Plunging; Use of TikTok, YouTube Rising, Survey Says

admin August 11, 2022

US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at...

Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia, Accessing Private User Data

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Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia, Accessing Private User Data

admin August 10, 2022

A former Twitter employee has been convicted of failing to register as an agent for Saudi Arabia...

Facebook Parent Meta Raises $10 Billion in Its First-Ever Bond Offering

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Facebook Parent Meta Raises $10 Billion in Its First-Ever Bond Offering

admin August 10, 2022

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion (roughly Rs. 79,530 crore) in its...

Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth $6.9 Billion to Avoid Twitter Fire Sale

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Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth $6.9 Billion to Avoid Twitter Fire Sale

admin August 10, 2022

Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion (roughly Rs. 54,880 crore) of his shares in Tesla Inc. the billionaire’s biggest sale...

Snap Launches Parental Control Tool Family Center, Lets Parents Check Teens’ Contacts

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Snap Launches Parental Control Tool Family Center, Lets Parents Check Teens’ Contacts

admin August 9, 2022

Snap, owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday,...

WhatsApp May Soon Let You Hide Numbers from Specific Community Groups: All Details

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WhatsApp May Soon Let You Hide Numbers from Specific Community Groups: All Details

admin August 8, 2022

WhatsApp was recently spotted working on an option to hide the online status of users. Now, the...

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