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  • Venice searches for ‘idiot’ who jumped off 3-storey building for social media ‘likes’ March 28, 2023 08:57 AM IST

    Venice searches for ‘idiot’ who jumped off 3-storey building for social media ‘likes’

    Authorities in Venice are searching for a man who jumped off a three-storey building and into a canal for social media ‘likes’

  • Twitter Blue users may get to hide the paid checkmark March 25, 2023 04:57 PM IST

    Twitter Blue users may get to hide the paid checkmark

    Twitter is also going to start removing verified checkmarks from April 1. Those who want to retain or get the once-coveted mark will have to pay

  • TikTok bans: What the evidence says about security and privacy concerns March 19, 2023 09:24 PM IST

    TikTok bans: What the evidence says about security and privacy concerns

    Building a profile from user data to enable targeted phishing attacks on sensitive government accounts is plausible, however, there is no evidence that social media applications like TikTok has been used for this purpose.

  • Welcome Hunch, a polls-only social network that values the opinion of GenZ March 18, 2023 06:48 PM IST

    Welcome Hunch, a polls-only social network that values the opinion of GenZ

    Co-founder and CEO of Hunch, Ish Goel spills the beans on what makes this pseudonymous, polls-only social network for the GenZ a cut above the rest.

  • PM Modi lauds Sikh man who sang ‘Kesariya’ in 5 languages. His reaction March 18, 2023 04:19 PM IST

    PM Modi lauds Sikh man who sang ‘Kesariya’ in 5 languages. His reaction

    Snehdeep Singh Kalsi has taken the internet by storm with his message of unity. See reactions to his multilingual rendition of 'Kesariya'.

  • Opposition MPs write to President Murmu for action against social media trolling of CJI Chandrachud March 17, 2023 07:21 PM IST

    Opposition MPs write to President Murmu for action against social media trolling of CJI Chandrachud

    In a letter to the President, the Congress' Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha termed such online trolling a "brazen case of interference with the course of justice" and has called for immediate action against the culprits.

  • Digital India Act to be principle-based, rules to be prescriptive: Rajeev Chandrasekhar March 09, 2023 09:27 PM IST

    Digital India Act to be principle-based, rules to be prescriptive: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    The government held its first consultation on the framework that the Bill should have on March 9 in Bengaluru, and two more will be held.

  • Chingari announces paid period leave for female employees March 06, 2023 04:13 PM IST

    Chingari announces paid period leave for female employees

    The Indian social media company's new policy goes into effect immediately and intends to recognise the difficulties its female employees face during menstruation and to empower them to prioritise their health.

  • Snapchat will let you pause Streaks but it will be free just once March 03, 2023 05:27 PM IST

    Snapchat will let you pause Streaks but it will be free just once

    Users will have to pay to get Streak Restores either by paying $0.99 per restore or sign up for Snapchat+

  • US House committee clears bill that could lead to a TikTok ban March 02, 2023 06:33 PM IST

    US House committee clears bill that could lead to a TikTok ban

    The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved the bill that gives Biden the power to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps in the US

  • Jack Dorsey's Twitter offshoot Bluesky hits App store March 02, 2023 05:13 PM IST

    Jack Dorsey's Twitter offshoot Bluesky hits App store

    The app is available in closed beta on Apple's App Store, interested users can sign up for a waitlist

  • Snapchat unveils My AI, its OpenAI powered chatbot February 28, 2023 10:59 AM IST

    Snapchat unveils My AI, its OpenAI powered chatbot

    The chatbot runs the latest version OpenAI's GPT technology

  • Advertisement disclosures should be displayed prominently, not in form of hashtags or links: Centre February 27, 2023 03:36 PM IST

    Advertisement disclosures should be displayed prominently, not in form of hashtags or links: Centre

    Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh also stressed the importance of conducting social media advertising responsibly at a time when there are 50 crore social media users in India

  • ‘Naatu Naatu’ performance by Korean ambassador and staff gets PM Modi's thumbs up February 26, 2023 01:01 PM IST

    ‘Naatu Naatu’ performance by Korean ambassador and staff gets PM Modi's thumbs up

    'Naatu Naatu' is nominated for Oscars this year and has won a Golden Globe as well as a Critics Choice Award.

  • European Commission bans use of TikTok on staff devices; here's why February 24, 2023 05:36 PM IST

    European Commission bans use of TikTok on staff devices; here's why

    The commission said that all employees must remove the app, no later than March 15.

  • As global biggies struggle with paid subscription models, time for local social media platforms to shine February 23, 2023 03:50 PM IST

    As global biggies struggle with paid subscription models, time for local social media platforms to shine

    Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat’s move to start paid user verifications will affect first-time, low-income content creators the most. Can local platforms seize this opportunity?

  • WhatsApp is working on a private newsletter feature February 22, 2023 06:42 PM IST

    WhatsApp is working on a private newsletter feature

    Details for the feature were discovered in WhatsApp latest beta build for Android

  • Meta Verified vs Twitter Blue: How do they stack up against each other February 20, 2023 08:34 PM IST

    Meta Verified vs Twitter Blue: How do they stack up against each other

    Meta is currently testing whether users are willing to pay for features such as account verification, weeks after Twitter introduced similar plans

  • Instagram to remove the ability to tag products during live broadcasts February 15, 2023 01:43 PM IST

    Instagram to remove the ability to tag products during live broadcasts

    The feature called Live shopping will be removed in March.

  • TikTok reportedly working on paywalled videos for creators February 14, 2023 03:17 PM IST

    TikTok reportedly working on paywalled videos for creators

    The content aggregation, social media platform is reportedly working on ways to expand its audience in the US

  • Watch: Kerala woman takes exam on wedding day, wearing lab coat over saree February 13, 2023 12:28 PM IST

    Watch: Kerala woman takes exam on wedding day, wearing lab coat over saree

    Physiotherapy student Shree Lekshmi Anil had a practical exam on her wedding day. So decked up in all her finery, she went to the exam hall, her wedding photographer trailing her.

  • Twitter stands to make millions from previously banned accounts: Report February 10, 2023 04:54 PM IST

    Twitter stands to make millions from previously banned accounts: Report

    The report says that Twitter can "generate up to $19 million" from just 10 previously banned accounts

  • Elon Musk reportedly fires top Twitter engineer because his reach dropped February 10, 2023 11:40 AM IST

    Elon Musk reportedly fires top Twitter engineer because his reach dropped

    Twitter's CEO made his account private for a day to see if it boosts his reach on the platform, he wasn't happy with the results

  • Trending news highlights: Piece of sun breaks off, TikTok lays off entire India staff February 10, 2023 09:03 PM IST

    Trending news highlights: Piece of sun breaks off, TikTok lays off entire India staff

    Trending news highlights: From stories of human grit and devastation from earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria and the run-up to Valentine's Day aka 'Cow Hug Day' to viral videos, we've got you covered on all the big talking points on the internet today.

  • Twitter extends free API access, adds a new free tier February 09, 2023 01:19 PM IST

    Twitter extends free API access, adds a new free tier

    Basic access to the Twitter API will now cost $100 per month, the free tier will be limited to 1500 tweets per month