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6 in 10 users took a break from Twitter in past year in US: Survey

Among current and recent Twitter users, women are more likely than men to say they have taken a break from the platform in the past year (69% vs 54%)

Meta patches Facebook bug that sent unwanted friend requests to users

According to some users, Facebook sent a request to a person they were attempting to block, the report mentioned

Elon Musk appointing NBC's Linda as new Twitter CEO won't change much

In about six weeks, Musk will move to executive chairman and chief technology officer, overseeing product, software and sysops, he wrote on Twitter

Over half of Twitter Blue's earliest subscribers not paying anymore

Reports last year showed that a total of 150,000 users originally signed up for Twitter Blue within just a few days of its launch in November

Elon Musk cuts down parental leaves of Twitter employees: Report

The two weeks of paid leave will be topped up to meet the minimum requirements of the region where the employees work

WhatsApp bans record of over 4.7 mn bad accounts in India in March

The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three GACs as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021

Instagram will soon let users add songs in photo carousel: Details here

The new tool will make it more fun to browse through multiple pictures while the music plays in the background

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users per article basis starting May

Since taking over the social media firm in October, Musk has swiftly moved through a number of product and organizational changes

Reddit introduces 'chat channels', new way to chat within subreddits

According to the company, the decision to shutdown 'Predictions' is taken to help make Reddit simpler, easier to navigate, and participate in

Flouting govt directions, betting, gambling platforms continue to advertise

These advertisements involve high-profile celebrities apart from popular social-media influencers who have millions of followers

Meta Platforms Inc needs a new catalyst after stock's 77% rally

For the first quarter, revenue is expected to decline 0.9%, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg

Twitter verification reappears, but some disavow Elon Musk's mark

Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don't pay a monthly fee. But the check marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend, leading some prominent users to disavow what's become a divisive symbol of Twitter owner Elon Musk's erratic changes to the platform. Accounts belonging to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bette Midler, gymnast Simone Biles Owens, writer Neil Gaiman and rapper Lil Nas X were among the users all with more than 1 million followers who took to Twitter to make clear they didn't pay to get their blue check back. On my soul i didn't pay for twitter blue, u will feel my wrath tesla man! wrote the rapper who has 8 million followers. Added Gaiman, who has 3 million followers: "What a sad, muddled place thi

Facebook's $725 mn settlement: Users in the US can apply to claim money

A $725 million settlement was approved by a California judge between Meta and Facebook users

Instagram adds feature to allow users to add up to 5 links to profile bios

With the new feature, users can now add links by editing their profile in the mobile app, where they can give them titles and reorder how they'll appear

Instagram Reels adds dedicated 'trends' section to empower creators

Meta-owned Instagram has announced new features on its short-video making app to empower creators

Parag Agrawal sues Elon Musk: everything about the Twitter story so far

Ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, Twitter's former general counsel Vijaya Gadde and Ned Segal, former chief financial officer were removed from their positions

Snapchat introduces some safety enhancement tools in its AI chatbot

As a result of learning, the company has shared an update on some of the safety enhancements and said to launch a few tools to keep the AI responses in check

Twitter has not revoked legacy verified blue tick from most accounts

Microblogging platform Twitter has so far not revoked the legacy verified blue tick from most of the accounts that have not paid for subscribing 'Twitter Blue' service. However, some of the organisations in India shared that they have paid for the blue service to maintain the brand reputation on the microblogging platform. Twitter also replaced the blue bird logo with that of Doge meme, a logo used for the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, on its web home page. The value of Dogecoin cryptocurrency rallied after the move. Twitter's owner Musk has invested in Dogecoin. Twitter last month shared that it will begin winding down its legacy verified programme and removing legacy verified checkmarks from April 1. The social media platform has removed the verification batch from the New York Times account. Several celebrities in Western countries Tweeted that they will not pay for the blue tick. Professionals in India shared mixed views. Media organisation Medianama Founder Nikhil Pahwa, who cont

TikTok fined $15.9 million by UK watchdog over misuse of kids' data

Britain's privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty on Tuesday for a slew of data protection breaches, including misusing children's data. The Information Commissioner's Office said it issued a fine of 12.7 million pounds (USD 15.9 million) to the short-video sharing app, which is wildly popular with young people. It's the latest example of tighter scrutiny that TikTok and its parent, Chinese technology company ByteDance, are facing in the West, where governments are increasingly concerned about risks that the app poses to data privacy and cybersecurity. The British watchdog said TikTok allowed as many as 1.4 million children in the UK under 13 to use the app in 2020, despite the platform's own rules prohibiting children that young from setting up accounts. TikTok didn't adequately identify and remove children under 13 from the platform, the watchdog said. And even though it knew younger children were using its platform, TikTok failed to get consent from their

Indian dating apps swipe right for Bharat as relationship landscape changes

The stakes are rising. Indian consumers spent close to $10 million in 2022 on dating and friendship apps