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Nepal forms committee to investigate Sept 8 violence that claimed 19 lives

Thousands joined the protests, criticizing rampant corruption and the government's ban on 26 unregistered social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Snapchat

GenZs lead protest in Nepal against govt's ban on all social media apps

Army deployed in Kathmandu after Gen-Z demonstrators stormed Parliament, leaving over 80 injured in clashes with police

India could be LinkedIn's top market in 2-3 yrs: Country head Pattabiraman

India, the second-largest and fastest-growing market for LinkedIn with over 16 crore users, could become the largest for the professional networking platform in 2-3 years at the current growth rate, its India country manager Kumaresh Pattabiraman has said. Pattabiraman described India as the 'signpost' for the global future of work. "By solving for India, we also solve for our 1.2 billion members globally," he said in an interview with PTI. He attributed the Indian market momentum to its digital-first young, ambitious workforce, which is 'on the move', the high appetite here for upskilling, inherent trust in the human insights and knowledge derived from the community and network of mentors and colleagues. The Microsoft-owned platform for professionals has seen its membership here grow by more than 50 per cent in the last two years, and the revenue has more than doubled since 2020, Pattabiraman said. "It is such an exciting time to be in India right now," he said, adding that the .

Facebook, Instagram goes dark in Nepal as govt ban comes into effect

Many of the social media users have been complaining about an outage in the service, with the prompt reading hmm... something went wrong

Australia warns Meta, TikTok to prepare as under-16 ban approaches

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Thursday she had written to the technology companies saying she expected them to get ready to deactivate accounts held by Australians who are under 16

Telegram adds music to profiles, expands stickers, gifts and more: Details

Telegram update brings Music on Profiles, Stickers Mini App, an Android profile redesign, gift themes, and new tools to manage and upgrade collectibles

Instagram explores picture-in-picture mode for Reels on phones: Report

Instagram's picture-in-picture test for Reels mirrors features on TikTok and YouTube, aimed at boosting engagement and retention on the social media platform

Soon, Threads will get X-like long-form text sharing feature: What is it

The Meta-owned app Threads is experimenting with a "text attachment" tool that lets users share longer posts without splitting them into multiple updates

TikTok ban not lifted amid reports of its website being accessible

The clarification came after several users reported that they can access the website of TikTok, however, they were unable to log in to watch videos on the China-based platform

Instagram introduces link Reels option to boost engagement: How it works

Instagram creators can now link new or existing Reels, add titles, and edit or unlink them, making it easier for viewers to follow series content

Meta releases AI translation feature for creators on Instagram and Facebook

Meta expands AI-powered translations on Instagram and Facebook. Creators can dub reels with automatic lip syncing, upload custom audio, and track multilingual performance

More customers now rely on social media platforms for financial decisions

At least 53 per cent of users on Facebook and 57 per cent on Instagram say that such media formats influence financial decision making

US Supreme Court upholds Mississippi social media age verification law

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern. The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group, NetChoice, that is challenging laws passed in Mississippi and other states that require social media users to verify their ages. The court had been asked to keep the law on hold while a lawsuit plays out. There were no noted dissents from the brief, unsigned order. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote to say that NetChoice could eventually succeed in showing that the law is indeed unconstitutional. Kavanaugh said he nevertheless agreed with the court's decision because the tech group had not shown it would suffer legal harm if the measure went into effect as the lawsuit unfolded. NetChoice argues that the Mississippi law threatens privacy rights and unconstitutionally restricts the free expression of users of all ages. A federal judge

Here's why Musk's Grok AI was briefly suspended on X before being restored

Elon Musk's Grok AI was briefly suspended on X, prompting speculation after the bot claimed it was punished for Gaza genocide remarks; X restored the account within minutes

Instagram's Map: How to share location, explore posts, and adjust settings

Instagram recently added Map to let users share their location with friends or explore posts and Reels based on tagged places, with full control over settings

xAI makes Grok's AI image and video generation free for all users: Details

Elon Musk's xAI has made Grok Imagine's AI-powered text-to-image and video generation free for all users, though NSFW 'Spicy Mode' could remain behind a paywall

Instagram rolls out reposts, friends tab, location map features: What's new

Instagram adds reposts, optional location sharing via a new map, and a friends tab in Reels to make content discovery and social sharing more personal and real-time

Instagram restricts live broadcast to accounts with 1000 followers: Details

Instagram has updated its Live broadcast rules, now requiring users to have a public account and at least 1,000 followers, limiting access for smaller creators and private users

YouTube relaxes profanity policy to support creator monetisation: Details

YouTube updates its monetisation policies to ease profanity restrictions for creators while introducing AI-powered tools to help identify and protect teen viewers across the platform

Australia adds YouTube to under-16 social media ban ahead of Dec rollout

The new rules, set to take effect on December 10, will now apply to YouTube alongside Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X