by Surur
2 months
In June last year, Facebook launched its own take on Google’s Minis, Apple’s MeMojis, and Snapchat’s Bitmoji– Avatars, but these were initially only available in Australia for use in both Messenger and the Newsfe...
7 months
Instagram is making it mandatory to add a date of birth when creating an account. Now, users need to be at least 13 years old to use the service. Countries like those in the EU have regulations which create a minimum age for onlin...
8 months
Twitter has been testing a feature which let users hide replies to their tweets. It rolled out in Canada earlier this year, and now the firm is bringing it worldwide. When using this feature, it puts control of the conversation ba...
8 months
Snapchat is stealing FaceApp’s most memorable feature this year with the launch of Time Machine. No, you won’t be able to travel back in the time and fix your mistakes. What Time Machine does is ls let you pick a time ...
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Google is turning Maps into a bit of a Social network. The firm has long since had a Local Guides feature where users were encouraged to post photos and share comments and reviews about places they visited around them. Now Google ...
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Instagram’s private accounts feature lets users share their photos to a curated group of followers. For vulnerable users, it is sort of a safe space where they can be themselves. Ghosty is an app in the Google Play store tha...
8 months
Facebook came under fire this week from its black and other POC employees for allegedly facilitating a company culture of racism. In a post made on Medium by an anonymous group of twelve Facebook employees, past and present, numer...
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Instagram is extending its ‘like’ hiding test to the US. The firm had rolled it out to Canada, Japan and other regions earlier this year, and now TechCrunch reports that the US is getting a taste of it soon. In essence...
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Facebook is extending its controversial anything-goes-on-political-ads policies to the UK, CNN reported on Friday. The firm, which was criticised for allowing political ads to deceive users was criticised on both sides of the pond...
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Twitter today made the decision to ban political ads of all stripes, taking a stand in a contentious debate that plagued the internet since Facebook decided that it would not police political ads. We’ve made the decision to stop...
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Facebook is adding a new tool to help US users get more proactive about their health. Users will be able to search for Preventive Health in the mobile app and gain access to a wealth of resources for their age and sex. The firm sa...
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Facebook has released information on a new set of initiatives it plans to adopt to protect the US 2020 elections. After being sued as a tool for election interference in both the US and other countries, the firm has taken steps to...