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Facebook’s internal R&D team, New Product Experimentation (NPE), has a launched new app for Apple Watch that allows users to “keep in touch” with their close ones. The app is called “Kit” (Keep in Touch) and is available on Apple App store for free. From what it appears, the Kit app is essentially a simplified

Even though nearly everyone uses Facebook, there’s actually plenty wrong with Facebook. For every great story or picture you see on Facebook, you have to put up with a dozen low-quality memes, annoying posts, and even frustrating user interface elements. In this article, we’ll help you put a stop to that for good. We’ll cover

The world’s leading economies need to plug gaps in their rulebooks to avoid digital currencies like Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin from undermining financial stability, the Group of 20 Economies’ (G20) regulatory watchdog said on Tuesday. Stablecoins are tied to a traditional currency or basket of assets, and used for payments or storing value. The G20’s

Instagram seems to be working on adding Web-based functionalities to the platform. The Facebook-owned photo sharing platform has finally rolled out direct messaging for the desktop website. The feature for adding direct messages support for the Web comes after months of testing from Instagram. Apart from introducing access to direct messages on the Web, Instagram

Facebook on Thursday announced an all-new “Quiet Mode” for its app that will mute “most push notifications.” According to the company, the mode will be “remind” users that they “set this time aside to limit your time in the app.” The update comes at a time when people around the world are staying indoors to

Do your photos look great on your computer, but not so much when you upload them to a social media website? That can happen when you haven’t optimized the photos for the website in question. If you don’t design images to match the sizes specified by various social networking sites, the fate of your images

WhatsApp is quite popular for letting people connect with their loved ones. But the instant messaging app isn’t limited to text messages, and offers a way to connect you with a group of people either over voice or video. This is useful if you want to speak with multiple contacts at once — may be

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against an Indian man for running a software company that pushed deceptive advertisements and misinformation about coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms by bypassing its advertising review process. The suit, filed in federal court in California, alleges that Basant Gajjar’s company LeadCloak provided ad-cloaking software designed to sneak fake news

WhatsApp has introduced new limits on message forwarding in an attempt to stop the spread of misinformation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. This means you can now only forward a message you’ve received onto one chat at a time. WhatsApp Tries to Stop the Spread of Misinformation In January 2019, WhatsApp introduced limits on how messages

EU antitrust regulators want to know if Facebook’s online marketplace benefits unfairly from its treasure trove of data, according to a questionnaire seen by Reuters, a sign that they are building up a case against the US social media giant. The EU document sent to industry players and other parties is a follow-up to a questionnaire

We’re into week three of lockdown in India, and all around the world people are practising social distancing and spending more time at home — and on the Internet — than ever. People are turning to social media to share, to vent, and also, to create really fun memes. At the same time, the platforms

Instagram has become the ultimate social network for sharing photos and videos. However, while the Facebook-owned social network has almost all of the features that you might want, Instagram still lacks a few features. The biggest omission is the ability to repost photos or videos. Generally speaking, you need a third-party app to accomplish this,

Facebook said on Monday it would start surveying some US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections. The social media giant will display a link at the top of users’ News Feeds directing them to the survey, which the researchers say

Pinterest has gained a reputation as a website geared mostly towards females who need ideas for weddings, home decor, and recreation. Maybe you like the idea of Pinterest but not its subject matter. Maybe Pinterest just isn’t for you. Don’t worry, as there are plenty of Pinterest alternatives. There are many sites out there that

Zoom meetings are happening all across the globe as a large number of people are currently working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak. The remote culture has indeed resulted in popularity for the video conferencing platform that was earlier trying to compete against Google’s Hangouts Meet and Microsoft’s Skype. However, its overnight popularity has

Zoom is responding to the list of security concerns raised recently and has promised to dedicate its resources to identify, address, and fix ongoing issues over the next 90 days proactively by freezing feature updates, CEO Eric S Yuan announced through a blog post. The video conferencing app has gained huge popularity thanks to the

Are you #confused by all of the hashtags on Instagram? With a barrage of #instagood, #l4l, #f4f, #photooftheday, and #igers on every social media post, you’re definitely not alone. So what does #fmspad mean? What is #bhfyp’s full form? And what does #iamtb stand for? In this article we explain the meanings of various Instagram

Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia, and Serbia that allegedly took direction from governments or pushed pro-government content. “We removed 2,541 accounts in an Egypt-based network, known as the El Fagr network,” the San Francisco-based tech firm posted in a series of tweets. “The media group

Scroll through any social media website long enough, and you’ll eventually see a screenshot of a ridiculous conversation or similar text that seems outrageous. As it turns out, your instinct is right—most of these are actually fake. You might not know that it’s really easy to doctor the text on a website and capture a

Zoom has claimed to have shifted its focus towards user privacy and security, and the company recently even started restricting uninvited attendees from virtual meetings. However, security researchers are able to highlight its loopholes through an automated tool that can bypass the measures and find 100 Zoom meeting IDs in an hour. The tool called

Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for PC and Mac. This means that you can now use Messenger on your desktop computer, as long as it’s running Windows or macOS. These desktop apps have arrived nine years after Messenger debuted. At its 2019 F8 conference, Facebook announced that a Messenger desktop app was in

Delhi citizens have got their own helpline on WhatsApp to receive the latest information around COVID-19. The new move has been taken by the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi with a view to provide credible updates related to the ongoing pandemic. Namely the Delhi Government Corona Helpline, the

Reddit now officially supports Polls, with the social media platform rolling them out as a new type of post. This means that you can create a Poll on Reddit without needing to use a third-party service to do so. And the Poll can be about (almost) anything. You have always been able to post a

MyGov Corona Helpdesk, the official WhatsApp chatbot by the Central Government that was aimed to eradicate fake news and spread awareness about COVID-19, has crossed the milestone of 1.7 crore users in 10 days of its launch. The chatbot is designed to serve information about the disease that is believed to be caused by the

Hundreds of posts make it onto the front page of Reddit every day, but few will ever rise high enough to sit amongst Reddit’s all-time highest-rated posts. Only the very best earn that honor. So, in this article we list some of the highest-rated Reddit posts of all time. Naturally, some subreddits are more popular

Can Houseparty be hacked? Should you delete Houseparty from your phone? Well, these are some of the questions that Houseparty users are grappling with right now due to various rumours and reports highlighting vulnerability in the video chat app. Houseparty has attracted the eyeballs of thousands of users globally thanks to the coronavirus outbreak and

The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading like wildfire around the world, and online, so has misinformation and fake rumours about the disease. From Twitter to Facebook, to YouTube and TikTok, you’ll find people saying that homoeopathy can cure coronavirus, that fifteen minutes in the sun will kill off the virus, or that 12 hours of

When used correctly, Instagram can become a great educational asset rather than an unhelpful distraction. If you use Instagram a lot, why not make the most of it? Especially if you’re a student. Advertisement To get more out of Instagram you need to find the right people to follow. Depending on your interests, that may

Social media giant Facebook on Friday launched Messenger Chatbot with Health Ministry and MyGov in India to raise awareness around COVID-19 disease. The Corona Helpdesk Chatbot on Messenger will help provide authentic and accurate information and bust fake news about new coronavirus. “We are grateful for the opportunity to support the government across ministries with

One of the best reasons to use Snapchat is its collection of fun filters and lenses that make your selfies pop. There are plenty of choices from the get-go, with the selection changing on a regular basis. However, Snapchat also has secret filters and lenses that you need to unlock before they’re accessible. And, even