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Twitter's battle with Indian govt gives boost to its local rival Koo

Koo, whose logo of a yellow chick bears a resemblance to Twitter's blue-and-white bird, was founded just a year ago and is a fraction the size of Twitter

Facebook acted on 26.9 mn pieces of content for hate speech globally in Q4

The prevalence of such content on the platform declined to 7-8 views for every 10,000 content views globally

Koo denies leaking user data, clarifies about Chinese firm's investment

French cybersecurity says on Twitter that the Indian-made app was leaking email and other details about users

'Follow our laws': Prasad tells social media firms amid row with Twitter

'Please don't spread enmity, violence and misinformation," says minister in Parliament.

Facebook working on Clubhouse-like audio chat app: Report

Known to clone or lift ideas from its competitors to stay ahead in the game, Facebook is now reportedly working on to build its own social audio app like Clubhouse

Govt seeks cybercrime volunteers to vet online content: Report

In a bid to keep an eye on the cyber world in a "coordinated and comprehensive manner", the government has asked common people to register as cyber crime volunteers

Twitter considers subscription fee for tweetdeck, unique content

The majority of Twitter's revenue comes from targeted advertising

Instagram launches 'parents guide' for young people's safety

The social media app launched a 'parents guide' to help young people be safe on the platform

Instagram testing vertical feed for Stories to improve user experience

Facebook-owned Instagram is now working on new vertical feed for Stories, the way TikTok first used and Reels on Instagram has already cloned the feature

Worried about power of social media companies: UN chief Guterres

Guterres has said he is 'worried about the power of social media companies and issues such as the volume of information being gathered about people'

Facebook usage, revenue soared during pandemic as screen time skyrocketed

American technology company Facebook ended 2020 on a high note

Tiktok decides to shut down India business, to lay off 2,000 employees

Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country

TikTok's parent firm ByteDance decides to cut jobs in India amid ban on app

India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy

Forget TikTok. Audio-based Clubhouse is social media's next big thing

Since its launch last March, Clubhouse has increasingly become a cultural phenomenon. With its success and prominent backing, it may now be poised to upend the entire social media space

Twitter acts on inactive accounts, to begin new verification soon

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has started removing blue verification badges from inactive and incomplete accounts

Parler app CEO, family go into hiding after receiving death threats

Parler is an alternative social media platform favoured by conservatives in the US

Short-video app MX TakaTak announces Rs 100 crore creator fund

Short format video app MX TakaTak on Tuesday announced a Rs 100 crore creator fund in a bid to encourage talent

Homegrown apps capture 40% market share of TikTok since ban

Homegrown short-video making apps led by Josh have captured 40 per cent market share of their Chinese rival TikTok

Over 750 mn pieces of content uploaded to the platform this year: ShareChat

Homegrown social media platform ShareChat on Tuesday said over 750 million user generated pieces of content were uploaded this year

TikTok to place warning screens on videos that contain disturbing content

Chinese short video-making app TikTok will now place warning screens on graphic videos