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Facebook has taken down a network of hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine and linked to individuals previously sanctioned by the United States for efforts to interfere in US elections, the company said on Thursday. Facebook said the network managed a long-running deceptive campaign across multiple social media platforms and other

Elon Musk is currently the man of the hour, and not everyone is on board. Take one look at the articles his name headlines or the comments he gets on his social media, and you’ll know that the masses have a split opinion on him. His Twitter, especially, seems to attract some interesting personalities… but

An Ohio state senator used a virtual background of his home office in an apparent attempt to conceal the fact that he was, in fact, driving while attending a Zoom meeting. The reason Republican Senator Andrew Brenner drew criticism from various quarters was the fact that the Ohio State Assembly had introduced a bill to

WhatsApp has clarified that it won’t be deleting accounts that do not accept its new privacy policy by May 15th. However, it will eventually limit the functionality of such accounts. In January this year, WhatsApp announced a controversial new privacy policy, which would allow the company to share data with Facebook. The policy initially stated that if one

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has admitted to be affected by Zoom fatigue as working from home due to pandemic-induced restrictions has taken a toll on everyone. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, most people in the services sector have been working remotely, which entails non-stop video calls and online meetings, resulting in

Facebook added a host of new messaging features to Messenger and Instagram. These come in the form of new themes as well as improved audio messaging on Facebook Messenger. Two New Themes Added to Messenger and Instagram In a press release on the Facebook Newsroom, the company announced the release of two new chat themes.

Twitter on Thursday began letting some users add virtual tip jars to accounts so people can support their tweets by tossing in money. A limited number of users around the world who tweet in English can add a “Tip Jar” feature to their profiles, according to Twitter senior product manager Esther Crawford. The group included

Twitter has rolled out larger image previews on timelines of Android and iOS users, two months after it first started testing the feature. Up until now, Twitter used to give a cropped preview of an image on your timeline. This meant that if you uploaded an image, its preview might focus on another aspect instead of

Facebook’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong to make the suspension indefinite and gave it six months to determine a “proportionate response.” Trump called the decision and his banning across tech platforms “a total disgrace” and said the companies would “pay a

The ad account of the encrypted messaging app Signal has been banned from Facebook for running what Signal calls the most honest ad campaign on the social network. Signal Sees It Facebook Ad Account Disabled Signal is taking an issue with tremendous data collection happening behind the scenes on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp designed to “sell visibility

American technology conglomerate Facebook has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get vaccinated. According to Mashable, earlier this week, Facebook announced a $10 million (roughly Rs. 74 crores) grant for emergency response efforts for the

Although Sony already offers a voice chat feature on its PlayStation consoles, the Japanese tech giant has decided to make a big move and partner with Discord to provide players with another easy and fun way to connect with one another. Discord Is Coming to the PlayStation Network Sony has announced that it is partnering

WhatsApp now shows larger media previews in chats. A new update improves the display of sent media so that you can see larger image and video previews. This feature began rolling out to iOS users last month and now all users seem to be getting it, irrespective of the platform they are on. It looks

You’ve probably heard the phrase by now: “if you’re not paying, then you’re the product.” It’s sad but true—such is the real cost of social media. Keeping this in mind, you start to see why Facebook remains in strong opposition of Apple’s’ new privacy options. Much of Facebook’s earnings probably come from personalized ads, after

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally explained the ‘lizard look’ of his that went viral, explaining that he was trying to throw off the paparazzi in a move that backfired spectacularly. Zuckerberg was last year snapped riding an electric surfboard while he was on a family vacation in Hawaii. However, that wasn’t the reason

TikTok’s new CEO has to pull double duty, while the leading woman behind the company’s key operations finally gets a title better suited for her. TikTok Welcomes New Leaders TikTok has announced that Shouzi Chew, chief financial officer (CFO) of ByteDance, is now also its new chief executive officer (CEO). The position was last held by Kevin Mayer, who departed

TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform, the company said on Friday. Chew, based in Singapore, will retain close ties to TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance where he will remain Chief Financial Officer. “We will continue building out our strong and deep management team

Messenger and Instagram Direct are among the two most popular messaging services out there. Despite millions of people using them every day, Messenger and Instagram Direct are not really privacy-friendly as they do not end-to-end encrypt chats by default. Facebook has now promised that it will roll out end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Instagram Direct “in 2022 at

Instagram Live Rooms has rolled out a new feature in which hosts will be able to mute their audio like you would in a Zoom or Google Meet call. According to Mashable, Instagram Live users will also be able to turn off video for chats, the new feature is similar to the popular audio-based app

Instagram owner Facebook is clearly feeling threatened by Clubhouse, because you can now disable both your video and audio feeds when you broadcast an Instagram Live stream. Instagram Introduces Camera and Mic Disabling Option For those of you who use Instagram Live, it may please you to know that you no longer have to run

Telegram voice chat feature will soon get video support that will essentially pit the instant messaging app against the likes of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet. The app’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov shared a message on his Telegram channel in which he said that the new functionality will be added in May, and

Telegram is finally rolling out its long-awaited group video conferencing feature. The app is known for providing secure messaging and calling services, and the new group video call feature will be no different. Secure Group Video Calls Are Coming to Telegram In a post on Telegram, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that group video calls

What would you do if you forget your Gmail password? For Indian Twitter user, @Madhan67966174, the answer was simple — ask Google’s CEO for tech support. He replied to one of the tweets by Sundar Pichai and asked if the Google boss could help him reset his password. “Hello, sir. How are you? I need

The English Premier League, English Football League, and Women’s Super League are joining forces to complete a four-day social media blackout. England’s top soccer leagues are taking a social media stand against the ongoing abuse and discrimination experienced by players across all levels of the game. The English Football Association (The FA) is working closely

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company will build new features starting with Instagram for content creators to earn money from recommending products on the app and a marketplace to help connect brands with influencers. While speaking with Adam Mosseri, head of Facebook-owned Instagram, during a livestreamed video, Zuckerberg also said the social

According to a report by consumer watchdog Which?, big tech companies such as Facebook and Google aren’t doing enough to prevent scam advertisements on their platforms. Scam Ads Are Rarely Removed Even After Being Reported The report by Which? laid out some statistics that show how little these companies are doing to remove scam adverts from

WhatsApp is now testing a 24 hours option for disappearing messages on Android, iOS, and Web/ desktop, as per a report. The instant messaging app already has an option that allows users to set a week’s (7 days) time for disappearing messages. With this option, WhatsApp now competes with rival apps like Telegram that give

Last month, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky wrote that the site would give companies tools to invest in and incentivize their employees. Now, we’re starting to see what exactly he meant by that. What Is the LinkedIn Learning Hub? LinkedIn will be launching its own skill building platform, the LinkedIn Learning Hub, during the second half

Twitter and other social media platforms have removed about 100 posts and URLs after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current medical crisis or spreading fake news around the pandemic. Twitter said it has notified the impacted account holders of its action taken in response to

The second wave of coronavirus in India is absolutely devastating. In an attempt to shine a light on the unfortunate circumstances, users have taken to Twitter to describe their personal experiences and express their opinions on how the government is handling it. Unfortunately, it would appear the government doesn’t want those comments to be seen.