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Blocking someone on Instagram is a good way to take control of your engagements on the social media app, but blocking someone you know in real life can make things pretty awkward—after all, they’ll know you’ve blocked them. Luckily, Instagram’s Restrict feature helps you avoid those awkward situations. This article will help you understand what

The head of communications at Facebook parent Meta Platforms, John Pinette, is leaving the company, the social media company said late on Friday. Chris Norton, vice president of international communications, will cover the role on an interim basis, a Meta spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters. “John Pinette has left Meta. We are

It’s easy to accidentally delete photos in WhatsApp. After one mistaken tap, you might wonder how to retrieve WhatsApp pictures you deleted. Let’s look at how to recover deleted photos from WhatsApp. We’ll look at the possible methods for getting your photos back and what you should know about this unfortunate scenario. How to Recover

Social media platform Reddit, whose message boards became central to meme stock trading frenzy in 2021, is tapping Wall Street banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group for its initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Reddit had confidentially filed for an IPO in December and is aiming for

LinkedIn is one of the most popular places for professional networking and job-hunting. You can find just about any kind of job whether part-time, full-time, remote, or hybrid. Perhaps you or someone you know in your network may have landed a role through LinkedIn in the past, but did you know that you can also

Twitter is getting a TikTok feature that will let users react to tweets with photos and videos. The microblogging platform has started testing a new ‘Quote Tweet with reaction’ feature that allows users to post video reactions to tweets alongside the tweet embedded. Users can tap on the ‘Quote tweet with reaction’ icon from the

At the beginning of social media history, the Instagram feed was a place to simply see what people were up to. Until 2016, Instagram users could scroll until the end of their feed, which was viewable in chronological order, and call it a day. However, Instagram eventually updated this so that our feeds are comprised

France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record EUR 150 million (roughly Rs. 1,265 crore) for making it difficult for Internet users to refuse online trackers known as cookies. Meta Platforms’ Facebook was also fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 505 crore) for the same reason, the CNIL

From sharing your birthday celebration pictures on social media to posting every single thing that happened that year, you might be oversharing on social media without even realizing it. While there’s nothing wrong with sharing big achievements with your friends, too much information can invite unwelcome attention. Moreover, there’s something to be said about a

Twitter said Sunday it has permanently suspended the personal account of outspoken Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. The lawmaker from Georgia is a loud and fervent supporter of Donald Trump and his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, and is also known for making outlandish anti-vaccine

TikTok doesn’t really come with a watch history feature. It’s designed to keep the memes coming hard and fast. Why backtrack when there are so many new videos to shove through? Here, we dive into how to find a TikTok video you lost. One method can be done entirely from within the app; the other

The Delhi High Court Monday extended the time for filing replies by Facebook and WhatsApp to two notices issued to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which has ordered a probe into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy. WhatsApp and Facebook have challenged the CCI’s June 4 and 8, 2021, notices respectively,

Reddit is a huge website, containing thousands of posts and comments across numerous subreddits. As such, if you want to find a post that covers a specific topic, it’s a good idea to get to grips with the different ways of using Reddit’s search engine. So, in this article, we explore how to search Reddit,

Dehli Police has sought information from Twitter about the account that first tweeted about the ‘Bulli Bai’ app and has asked it to remove offensive content related to the controversy, sources informed on Monday. Police has has also sought information from GitHub platform about the ‘Bulli Bai’ app developer. The case registered under section 509

Isn’t it a little bland that most social media platforms only support plain text in profiles and posts? Some flair would be nice—a flourish of italics here, a sprinkling of bold text there, or underlining for emphasis. Thankfully, you can be extra with your social media posts if you want to be. With unicode text

Baidu on Monday took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the waters in what is considered by many to be the next phase in the internet’s evolution. The Beijing-based tech giant joins brands such as Nike and Ferrari in rushing to experiment with

In June 2021, Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri announced a change in direction for the social media platform. As the year ends, he posted a Tweet that doubles down some of these priorities while adding new ones in 2022. Let’s look at what he said and what it will mean for us. What to Expect From

China is mining Western social media to equip its military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a new report by The Washington Post. This revelation was made following the review of hundreds of Chinese bidding documents, contracts, and company filings. This new report says that China maintains a nationwide network of data

Instagram has expanded its Live Badges feature to help creators earn money through Live Videos, while giving followers an opportunity to stand out to their favorite creators. But how do Instagram’s Live Badges feature work? Keep reading to find out. Instagram Rolls Out Live Badges to Creators In November 2021, Instagram rolled out Live Badges

Telegram has announced an update to its popular messaging service, bringing new features such as the ability to translate messages in the app and react with emojis to messages for a quick response. The instant messaging service that competes with the likes of WhatsApp and Signal has also added support for spoiler text formatting on

Tesla famously doesn’t have a PR department. Instead, Musk is their Chief PR Officer, as well as the CEO. His main communication tool is Twitter, which he uses to make all his announcements related to Tesla, SpaceX, and his other companies. Since 2009 Musk has tweeted over 16,000 times and accumulated over 68 million followers.

Instagram has many users and businesses. But like any other social media platform, you can’t always be certain if the person on the other side is honest or a legitimate business. One way to spot a fake Instagram account is by checking if it has changed its username recently. If a business account regularly changes

A US judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft’s LinkedIn of inflating the number of people who watched video ads so the networking platform could overcharge hundreds of thousands of advertisers. In a decision on Monday, US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen said that while some LinkedIn statements may have been misleading, the plaintiffs failed to

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri on Tuesday announced the photo-sharing app’s key priorities for 2022, which include doubling down on videos. He highlighted videos, messaging, transparency, and creators as the four key areas on which the Meta-owned platform will be focusing on in the coming year. The Instagram head also talked about major updates that landed

Many social media users describe major parts of their lives on their feeds, ranging from announcing that they got a new job or pet to disclosing sensitive information. They might reveal a serious health diagnosis or a relationship breakup. Such a high level of detail about various topics makes these accounts treasure troves for hackers

Zoom has acquired the Zoom-based broadcast tools created by the startup Liminal, along with two of the company’s co-founders. As per a blog post by Zoom, Liminal’s add-ons, ZoomOSC and ZoomISO, are built for creating professional virtual events, which Zoom will likely natively integrate into its software as part of the acquisition. As noted on

Second Life has been around since 2003. While many regard it as a vestigial relic, bygone of internet long-past, you may be surprised to know that many people still log into this massively-multiplayer online sim game every single day. Inquiring minds want to know what Second Life’s secret is? Exotic vistas, virtual reality support, and

Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk’s space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink programme. The satellites from Starlink Internet Services, a division of Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, had two “close encounters”

Since its inception in 2004, Facebook has rapidly become a significant part of our lives. It has entertained us, reconnected us with lost friends, and even helped some of us lucky ones find our life partners. However, most of us have a love and hate relationship with Facebook. It offers a lot but takes a

Facebook-owner Meta is appealing Britain’s ruling that it must sell animated images platform Giphy, saying the evidence does not support the finding that the deal is a threat to its rivals or could impact competition in display advertising. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered Meta to sell Giphy, which it acquired for a reported