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Amid the ”Toolkit” controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers’ protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers agitation, sources said. According to sources, Twitter is yet to completely comply with orders. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday had said that there

During former President Donald Trump’s time in office, Parler and the Trump team allegedly tried negotiating a deal that would make Parler Trump’s primary social network. In exchange, Trump would have been given a 40 percent ownership stake in the platform. Parler May Have Wanted Trump Onboard Parler, the free speech social network, has been

Moving from one instant messenger to another is like shifting houses. It’s a total pain, a lot of times you lose things and you also have to start afresh. If you feel the same way, Telegram has a new feature — the ability to import chats from WhatsApp. The steps are very simple and here’s

Online threats even exist on professional social networks like LinkedIn, often in the form of fake profiles. Spotting a fake LinkedIn profile partly comes down to gut feeling. Knowing exactly what to look for, however, makes it that much easier. Here are seven key signs that a connection request you received may not be genuine.

Myanmar’s junta extended a social media blockade to Twitter and Instagram on Saturday in the face of a growing protest movement against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and halted a transition to democracy. Days after a temporary blockade on Facebook, authorities ordered internet providers to enforce the latest ban “until

These days, everyone wants a piece of your private data. From social media sites to e-commerce platforms, it’s no secret that data is the key to win customers. However, many users are starting to wonder if what they have to give up is worth it. When it comes to messaging apps, users tend to share

Twitter India on Thursday removed two of the tweets by Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, citing a violation of the platform’s rules. The actor has been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre’s three farm laws. When tried to access the two tweets, a message appears, reading, “This Tweet is no longer available because

Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok are joining forces to take on a group of thieves that target rare usernames. All of these platforms have removed dozens of accounts associated with the group. The hunt for username resellers mainly centered around accounts associated with OGUsers, a website dedicated to selling hijacked social media handles. The majority of these

Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 50 percent on Thursday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it, two days after he said he was to take a break from Twitter “for a while”. Dogecoin jumped to $0.05798 (roughly Rs. 4) according to data on blockchain and cryptocurrency website Coindesk. Musk first tweeted “Doge”

Soon, you may be able to scroll through a vertical feed of Stories on Instagram. If this sounds familiar, it’s because TikTok already does it. Instagram Confirms a Vertical Story Feed Prototype In a TechCrunch report, Instagram confirmed that it’s working on a prototype of a vertical Stories feed. This means that you might be able to

A surprise chat between tech billionaire Elon Musk and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on new audio-based social network Clubhouse has helped propel the app to the top of the startup charts and sparked a scramble for invitations to the exclusive service. The interaction between the two entrepreneurs on the platform on Sunday came amid intense

When you’re playing a VR game, the last thing you want to do is take off your headset to answer a message. But now that Facebook Messenger is coming to the Oculus Quest and Quest 2, you’ll get to chat with friends while remaining immersed in VR. Facebook Messenger Arrives on Oculus In a post

Offline messaging app Bridgefy said it was downloaded more than 600,000 times in a few hours in Myanmar, after the country’s military seized power on Monday and temporarily disrupted Internet traffic. The Mexico-based startup, which gained popularity during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests in 2020, tweeted that it hoped people in Myanmar would find its app

Facebook is rolling out a new notification that prompts iPhone and iPad users to share their web and app activity with Facebook. According to Facebook, allowing this permission helps provide “ads that are more personalized.” Facebook’s Last Ditch Effort to Skirt Apple’s Privacy Policy Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s new anti-tracking policies. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature is

Twitter on Monday “withheld” multiple accounts on its social media platform including those linked with the ongoing farmers” protest at Delhi borders against the new contentious central farm laws. Among the accounts withheld are Kisan Ekta Morcha (@Kisanektamorcha) and BKU Ekta Urgahan (@Bkuektaugrahan), both having followers in thousands. Besides these, several other individual and organisational

At first, Facebook Live was available for mobile users only, but now, the service is available for desktop users as well. Using your desktop computer to produce your Facebook Live videos has huge advantages. This gives you access to Live Producer, which opens opportunities for enhancing your live videos. This guide will take you through

Social media services including Facebook and Reddit restrict discussions about weapons, drugs and other illegal activity, but their rules do not specifically mention another lucrative regulated good: stocks. Some people think they should. Users of a Reddit group, in which five million members exchange investment ideas, generated significant profits by gorging on shares of GameStop

Parents of children on TikTok can breathe a collective sigh of relief. The massively popular video-sharing platform now comes equipped with a line-up of features designed to protect the privacy of their young users. New features allow parents to have more control over their children’s accounts, a lot of changes have been introduced to young teens’ default

Facebook said on Friday it would soon start developing “topic exclusion controls” on its platform to give advertisers greater ability to weed out certain types of content from appearing alongside their ads. This comes after companies including Coca-Cola and Starbucks boycotted Facebook in July for not doing enough to curb hate speech on its site

Have you tailored your LinkedIn profile into one of the most captivating and professional ones around? Then perhaps it’s time you stopped thinking about writing fresh CVs each time you need to apply for a new job. LinkedIn has a built-in feature that lets you build a resume from your profile. In this article, we explain

Bitcoin jumped as much as 14 percent on Friday to a two-week high after Tesla chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography. Musk wrote simply “#bitcoin” in his biography on the social media site. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency was up 10.2 percent at $36,901 (roughly Rs. 26.9 lakhs) as of 10:05 GMT

Just days after acquiring newsletter subscription service Revue, Twitter already has plans to utilize its acquisition. This means that you’ll be able to use newsletters to reach out to your followers in a whole new way. Twitter Has Been Quick to Add Revue’s Features According to Jane Manchun Wong, a popular tech blogger known for uncovering

UK’s competition watchdog on Thursday launched its initial investigation into Facebook’s completed acquisition of GIF website Giphy, at a time when the social media network is under global regulatory scrutiny over antitrust concerns. The world’s largest social media company bought Giphy, a website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, in May last year

Tweetbot 6 is now available for early access, but its new subscription model isn’t to everyone’s taste. Still, the new version has everything Tweetbot 5 did and lots more besides. Tweetbot Changes Business Models Tweetbot 6 is the latest version of one of the best third-party Twitter clients available, and a subscription to use it

Twitter on Wednesday suspended over 550 accounts from its platform in connection with the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital on the 72nd Republic Day. A Twitter spokesperson told ANI that the platform has also labelled tweets which were found to be in violation of its “synthetic and manipulated media policy”.

Twitter plans for its new API to eventually fully replace its current standard, premium, and enterprise APIs. In the meantime, in order to get feedback from researchers, the company has launched early access for Twitter API v2. Gaining Access to Years of Online Discourse Twitter is rolling out a new product track on its API platform.

Google and Facebook have granted an Australian local government news provider status, drawing questions about the Internet giants’ efforts to curate news media. Bundaberg Council, a regional government, told Reuters a website it runs received classification as a Google “news source”, making it the country’s first local government with that accreditation. That means a council-funded

For some time now, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been vocal advocates for social media reform. After receiving vile abuse, the royal couple have noticed how the internet can be a hateful echo chamber at times. Despite all the criticism that he and his wife have received online, Prince Harry continues to speak

WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the issue, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Monday. The central government told the high court that it was also a matter of

Looking to stand out with your Stories on Instagram? Mojo is a hidden gem that makes it easy to create high-fidelity Stories for Instagram and other platforms right on your phone, all without the hassle of learning video-editing software. An Overview of Mojo Mojo is an app designed to create unique Stories for Instagram. Unlike