WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down again, users unable to update statuses
Mon, Aug 05, 2019
World's most popular social media trio, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook faced a backlash again for not responding well to an emergency situation. The users in some parts of the world complained of being unable to upload pictures or updates their statuses online.
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US may ban social media apps with infinite scrolling, addictive autoplay videos
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Popular apps including Snapchat, Facebook and YouTube may come under fire if the US government agrees to pass a bill that seeks to ban apps exploiting human psychology. According to The Guardian, the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (Smart) Act is a proposed bill that targets techniques and features which encourage and deepen addictive behaviours.
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WhatsApp set to bring this highly useful feature soon: How it may work
Wed, Jul 31, 2019
The instant messaging platform WhatsApp is set to bring a highly useful feature that will allow users to activate one account on multiple devices. The feature has been in the works for a while has been reported in the past as well. But, according to WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo, it is confirmed to be rolled out soon.
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NO! WhatsApp is not offering you 1000GB free internet: Beware! Don't fall for 'anniversary' scam
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
Are you using WhatsApp? Then, you need to be very careful as the instant messaging platform has been hit by a new scam. According to researchers from cyber security firm ESET, WhatsApp users are getting a message offering them 1000GB free internet data to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.
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3 cool WhatsApp tricks no one will tell you about
Mon, Jul 29, 2019
What keeps WhatsApp relevant is the fact that the Facebook owned platform keeps adding new features, continuously evolving itself. While the users are made aware of these features on a consistent basis, there are a number of tricks that remain to be unknown.
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FTC sues Cambridge Analytica over 'deceptive practices'
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also sued Cambridge Analytica - the data firm accused of harvesting data on millions of Facebook users without consent, after announcing a record fine of USD 5 billion for the social networking giant.
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Fake accounts: Facebook removes 1,800 pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, Honduras
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter deceptive political propaganda and other abuses of its service.
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Data privacy probe: Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
The settlement, which lawmakers and privacy experts criticized as a "slap on the wrist" for a company whose revenues last year topped $55 billion, suggested that Facebook had moved past a major regulatory challenge that has dogged it over the last year.
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WhatsApp good news! Now, listen to these messages without opening chat
Tue, Jul 23, 2019
To make life easier, WhatsApp is set to introduce a new feature that would allow users to listen to voice messages without having to open the app. The feature would also allow users to hide the fact that they have read the message or been online.
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Facebook vs TikTok: Why time is running out for Mark Zuckerberg in India
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
"TikTok has launched new advertising formats such as brand takeovers that allow full-screen vertical display, in-feed native video, and hashtag challenge ads, which provide a more immersive and interactive platform to the marketers," Tiwari told IANS.
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Watching porn in incognito mode? Study finds you are being secretly tracked by Google, Facebook
Sat, Jul 20, 2019
The researchers who identified 230 different companies and services tracking users in their sample reportedly said, "Tracking on these sites is highly concentrated by a handful of major companies."
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Facebook`s planned Libra cryptocurrency faces tough time; G7 urges tough regulation
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
In a summary of the informal G7 talks in Chantilly, the French presidency reportedly said the ministers and governors had agreed that "stablecoins and other various new products currently being developed, including projects with global and potentially systemic footprint such as Libra, raise serious regulatory and systemic concerns".
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