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Meta-owned WhatsApp to enable users to search businesses nearby: Report

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly planning to rollout a new feature which enables users to search for businesses nearby.

Meta identifies six firms, including India's BellTroX, for spying on users

BellTroX allegedly operated fake accounts used in suspected efforts to hack people's phones or computers; the company targeted people in countries including Australia, Angola, Saudi Arabia and Iceland

Twitter acquires Quill; experts says platform's DMs may get major overhaul

Social media giant Twitter has acquired Quill that experts suggest might let Twitter DMs better compete with other messaging apps.

Trump's social media venture seeks to raise $1 bn, taps hedge funds

Trump Media & Technology Group, which has yet to roll out the social media app it says it is developing, already stands to receive $293 million.

Transparency on algorithms right way to establish trust with users: Koo CEO

Taking transparent and consistent approach to algorithms is a conscious choice to be made by every social media platform, and is "the right way to go" to establish trust with users Koo's co-founder an

Snapchat touches 100 mn users in India, eyes more localised experiences

Snapchat on Wednesday said the company will continue to anchor its efforts towards growing and providing more resources to its community of Indian creators

Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social media

The new proposed rules would put Australia among the most stringent countries in terms of age controls for social media.

Rajinikanth to launch daughter's voice-based social media app today

Superstar Rajinikanth, chosen for the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Centre for the year 2020, said that Monday will be "an important occasion for him" when he will receive the prestigious honour

Facebook says it will pay French publishers for links to news content

Facebook said Thursday that it has struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by people on the social network

What is Metaverse - Facebook's big bet, and next big thing after internet?

Metaverse is a now buzzword in the tech world industry. The world's biggest social media company, Facebook, has also jumped into this space, proclaiming it to be the next big thing after the internet

Pakistan's new social media rules give more powers to govt

As per the rules, social media companies could be fined up to Rs 500 million for various violations.

Social media companies face fines for defamatory posts in Australia

Platforms getting away with not taking any responsibility: minister

Facebook to let you make group chats across Instagram, Messenger

Facebook will now let users start cross-app group chats between Messenger and Instagram, the company has announced.

Facebook confronts Senators furious about Instagram's risks

"Facebook has shown us once again that it's incapable of holding itself accountable," said Blumenthal, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection panel.

TikTok surpasses 1 billion monthly active users; US, Europe biggest market

Social media giant Facebook in comparison in the second quarter had 3.51 billion monthly users across its family of apps, up from 3.45 billion in the first quarter

Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app

Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc said on Monday, in a move that comes amid growing opposition for the project

Instagram pauses Instagram Kids, eyes changes to access and content

The announcement follows a withering series by the Wall Street Journal, which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety

Researchers say FB interfering with their tools to study News Feed

According to The Markup, Facebook has been adding "junk code to HTML features meant to improve accessibility for visually impaired users".

Clubhouse may be working on 'Waves', a feature to invite friends to chat

Clubhouse has been one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in 2021

Facebook to target harmful coordination by real accounts using playbook

Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform