Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline

Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline

Twitter is expanding how it recommends posts from accounts that users do not follow, the social media company announced on Tuesday. As part of the expansion, it is also building tools for users to control and provide feedback on that content. “With millions of people signing up for Twitter every…

Twitter for Android Adds Support for Sharing Tweets on Instagram Stories, Snapchat: All Details

Twitter for Android Adds Support for Sharing Tweets on Instagram Stories, Snapchat: All Details

Twitter on Thursday announced that it has added support for sharing tweets directly to Instagram Stories and Snapchat. The ability to quickly “post” a tweet to Instagram was first introduced on iOS last year. Twitter users on Android can directly select a tweet to share to their stories on the…

Facebook, Instagram Removed 2.7 Crore Posts in India During July: All Details

Facebook, Instagram Removed 2.7 Crore Posts in India During July: All Details

Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram took action against a total of 2.7 crore posts on the social media platforms in July, according to its monthly report. The firm, which is an intermediary under the IT Rules, took down 1.73 crore spam posts and 23 lakh posts for violent…

Researcher Makes Shocking Claims About iPhone Apps Of Meta, Instagram and TikTok

Researcher Makes Shocking Claims About iPhone Apps Of Meta, Instagram and TikTok

A security researcher has made some serious allegations against Meta (previously known as Facebook), Instagram and TikTok, saying their iPhone applications may be capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers. The researcher, ex-Google engineer named Felix Krause, was quoted as saying by the New York Post…

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

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

US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube and TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey data out Wednesday. TikTok has “emerged as a top social media platform for US teens” while Google-run YouTube “stands out as the…

Yahoo, Paypal Blocked in Indonesia Over Failure to Comply With License Rules

Yahoo, Paypal Blocked in Indonesia Over Failure to Comply With License Rules

Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal, and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash on social media. Registration is required under rules released in late November 2020 and will give authorities broad powers to…

Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous Social Apps Are Taking Over Once More, but They Aren’t Without Risks

Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous Social Apps Are Taking Over Once More, but They Aren’t Without Risks

Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure and anonymity have long been a potent mix laced through our online interactions. We’ve recently seen this…