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Gab instead of Twitter, MeWe over Facebook, Telegram for messaging and Discord for insiders – banned from mainstream platforms, US conspiracy and supremacist movements, many of which support Donald Trump, have shifted to networks that are more confidential, and harder to regulate. “The most extreme Trump supporters were already on alternative platforms,” said Nick Backovic,

TikTok and Instagram are trying to do more for users who are suffering from body image issues. Both apps are partnering with the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) to provide resources for users who may be in need of support. TikTok and Instagram Tackle Body Image Poor body image is one of the many negative side effects of

WhatsApp is updating its privacy policy, and that change has landed the world’s leading instant messaging app in controversy. The update – earlier planned for February 8 and was later delayed to May 15 – has already brought enough criticism for WhatsApp as it is changing the way it shares user data through its platform.

Facebook News was a very popular news source for a lot of Australians, but it can no longer be accessed in Australia. So the people have turned to another source to keep themselves informed. Australians Search for Facebook News Alternative Last Friday, the news app of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ranked #1 on the iOS download

WhatsApp is perhaps the most popular app in India, but there’s one useful feature that’s a little hard to find – the ability to make notes to yourself. Other messaging apps like Signal come with this feature, which is helpful for making lists, saving links, and more. WhatsApp is used to share text messages, photos, videos,

Last week, TikTok was named the Global Sponsor of the upcoming Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2020 tournament. It would appear that the social media platform is looking to add to its list of sports partnerships. TikTok Gets More Involved With Sports The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced a multi-year partnership with video-sharing app TikTok, which calls

Facebook has started blocking sensitive health information that third-party apps had been sharing with the social network in violation of its own rules, said New York officials who investigated the situation. Data fed into a Facebook analytics tool by app makers included medical diagnoses and whether users were pregnant, according to a report shared by

Outer space still harbors many secrets that humanity is dying to unravel. As of late, people are specifically most interested in the secrets surrounding Mars, as NASA hopes to get people on the Red Planet by 2030. NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars on Thursday afternoon, and it’s set up a little something to get the internet

Elon Musk called cash “dumb” when compared to Bitcoin. The Tesla CEO, who’s known for not holding back when it comes to his posts on social media, tweeted on Friday that Bitcoin “is simply a less dumb form of liquidity than cash.” He also suggested that fiat currency (government-issued currency) has “negative real interest” and

Facebook is accused of overestimating the reach of its ads in order to earn a bigger profit. To make matters worse, senior executives at Facebook reportedly knew that this was happening, and did nothing to change it. Facebook Apparently Included Duplicate and Fake Accounts in Ad Estimates A report by the Financial Times brought attention to

Thailand warned users of Clubhouse on Wednesday not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia. Digital minister Puttipong Punnakanta said the Thai authorities were watching Clubhouse users,

Facebook is taking a stand against a proposed bill in Australia. The law, which would require Facebook to pay news outlets for displaying their content, has driven Facebook to bar news in Australia altogether. No More News for Australia Facebook announced its decision to ban Australian users from reading and sharing news in a post

Facebook was fined EUR 7 million (roughly Rs. 61 crore) by an Italian watchdog for not complying with a request by the regulator to correct improper commercial practices in the group’s treatment of user data. Facebook was not immediately available for comment. In November 2018, the antitrust body ruled that Facebook had not informed users

Do you want to change the background of your WhatsApp chats to something more to your liking? Well, you’re in luck. The app allows you the flexibility to change the WhatsApp background wallpaper on both your iOS and Android devices. Here we show how you do just that on your phone… How to Change the

Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok’s advertisement business looked bleak last July. Big brands backed off on spending even as TikTok executives offered refunds to advertisers in the event the hot social media platform were to be banned from operating in the United States. But after it

After getting shut out by Big Tech, Parler has finally resurfaced on the web. The “free speech” platform is now accessible to existing users, and will soon start accepting new user registrations in the coming weeks. Parler Reemerges After Big Tech Blackout Parler has made a comeback following a lengthy blackout. The alternative social network

The Bank of Italy said on Monday a set of experimental indicators it created from the content of millions of tweets accurately tracked consumer mood on price, offering scope for a powerful new monetary policy tool. The effort comes as economists and policy-makers around the world increasingly turn to social media and other unconventional sources

Facebook isn’t just a social media platform anymore—it makes significant moves in all sectors of the technology market. The company acquired Oculus VR in 2014, and released the Portal brand of smart displays and videophones in 2018. Now, Facebook might be making a little smart accessory for your wrist, too. Facebook Is Reportedly Making a Smartwatch

One of the most popular features of WhatsApp is the ability to send stickers. If you have migrated to Signal have after WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes, you might have been taken aback by the sparsity of default sticker packs. So here’s a quick guide to downloading some extra stickers and even creating some of your

If you care about getting more followers on Facebook as much as you like growing Facebook friends, then you might want to see who follows you on Facebook. You can easily do this on both desktop and mobile. Here’s how to find out how many followers you have on Facebook. How to See Who Follows

TikTok paret China’s ByteDance is said to be exploring the sale of the India operations of TikTok to rival unicorn Glance, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The discussions, initiated by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, are private, early and complex, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Glance’s parent, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi,

Do you still have nightmares of the Spanish textbooks and poorly-taught French classes you received at school? Fear not. Thanks to the internet, learning a new language these days can be both fun and accessible. Social media, in particular, has helped to connect millions of language learners across the world. Whether you’re learning something popular

Leher, the social media app that launched in 2018, has started gaining attention among Indian users. It has been considered as an Indian alternative to audio-only chat app Clubhouse that recently gained popularity in the tech industry globally — thanks to its usage by eminent personalities including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook co-founder Mark

Twitter will soon start placing labels on the personal accounts of government officials. The labels are supposed to help users easily identify anyone associated with the government. More Government Officials Will Get a Label on Twitter According to a post on the Twitter Blog, the platform will start labeling the personal accounts of “heads of state” on

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said social-media services like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube need clearer laws and rules to govern whether controversial accounts, like former US President Donald Trump’s, have a place on their services, rather than being asked to make free-speech decisions themselves. “Unilateral action by individual companies in democracies like ours is

Facebook can be credited for many functions we consider to be normal or essential to social media today, and that’s a big part of why it’s still around 17 years after its release. But it would be remiss to claim that Facebook’s resume exclusively includes unique features. In fact, it’s quite difficult to talk about changes Facebook

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Tuesday it would expand its payment option, “Shop Pay,” to all users choosing to sell on Facebook and Instagram. The move marks the first time the feature will be available outside Shopify’s platform and will help the company tap into the rise of shopping through social media platforms during

Instagram is trying to cut down on Reels that have been reposted from TikTok. The platform just announced that its algorithm will no longer promote Reels that have a TikTok watermark. Instagram Cracks Down on TikTok Reposts Instagram is making it harder for users to discover Reels that have been sourced from TikTok (and any

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday tweeted about joining homegrown Twitter alternative Koo. The new development comes in the midst of a tussle between the government and Twitter over content censorship during the ongoing farmers’ protest in India. Launched in March last year, Koo is a Twitter-like microblogging experience in Indian languages. The app won

The Signal and Telegram’s makers market the messaging apps as private and secure, proudly stating that they’re not in the hands of big tech. A non-profit organization owns Signal, while an independent for-profit owns Telegram. But does that alone make them better? More private? Secure? Below is a comparison of both applications’ privacy capabilities, along