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Have you noticed that your favorite artist’s work no longer appears on your Instagram feed? It may just be that they’re affected by the new Instagram sensitive content filter. One of the best things about Instagram is the endless list of content creators with their unique content. However, not all of them create the kind

Many people use Tinder to find potential matches in their area. Currently, the app has helped billions of people find dates around the globe, which is mind-blowing. No other dating platform comes close. But in addition to the free version of Tinder, the service also offers three paid subscription tiers for those who want more

Have you ever felt ashamed after checking your screen time and finding out you’ve been staring at your screen for way longer than planned? It’s easy to get carried away with using your iPhone, but it doesn’t have to take over your life. We have a list of very easy changes you can make on

If you’ve ever wondered what the best time to post on Facebook is, you’re not alone. The question of when to post on Facebook is a common one, but the answer is not so simple. So, when is the best time to post on Facebook? If you want to achieve the highest engagement on your

These days, it seems you can’t get far into the internet without hearing the word algorithm crop up. Now we know that algorithms are just sets of instructions, so we’re going to take a look at social media algorithms. Whether you’ve watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix and are now reaching for your tinfoil hat,

Discord is a fun place to hang out with your online friends and take part in various communities. However, you can have a tough time conversing in a populated server where several people send messages every minute. The topic of conversation could quickly go off on a tangent when a lot of members are involved.

If you’re a social media enthusiast, you’ll know that images and videos have a much higher potential for engagement than text-only posts. However, you might think that creating these posts requires extensive technical design skills. With apps like Ripl, though, you can create spectacular graphics for your feed—without the hassle of attending design school. Today,

EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook’s WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding. The agency, which leads oversight of Facebook because the company’s European headquarters are based in Ireland, has been investigating WhatsApp to see if

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking platforms today. So, it isn’t surprising that numerous employers use Facebook job postings to find potential employees. What makes these postings so great is that employers can explicitly target qualified candidates. And, if you have a business page on Facebook, you can post jobs relatively easily. Here’s how

WhatsApp on Tuesday announced the rollout of its new Archived Chats settings that will allow users to keep their archived chats muted even when they receive a new message in an archived message thread. This means that all your archived chats will stay tucked away permanently unless you choose to manually unarchive them. The change

Conversations on Discord just got a lot more organized. The platform finally introduced threaded messaging, a feature that lets you nest a separate conversation beneath a single message. Discord Cleans Up Conversations With Threads Back in May 2021, when Discord just introduced its Stage Discovery feature, the platform also hinted at releasing threaded discussions. Now, threads are finally

A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias, the group told Reuters. Until now, the Global Internet Forum to Counter

TikTok is currently one of the world’s most popular apps. It’s filled with videos of people dancing, lip-syncing, performing stunts, and acting out comedic skits. After scrolling through just a few videos, you won’t want to stop. Whether you’re just a casual viewer or someone who’s planning to post videos yourself, you’ll need to know

Twitter is looking to hire a new grievance officer in India. The social network had hired an interim officer in June, who resigned, and then it had hired another grievance officer as an interim measure. The company has now placed a listing on LinkedIn over the weekend to hire someone for the role, something that

Twitter has been around since 2006 and in that time has made a huge impact on the world. Nevertheless, it fundamentally remains unchanged. The character limit has increased, new functionality has been added, but the social network still looks and works similarly. Whether you’ve been on Twitter since day one, or are a relatively new

Facebook introduced the Soundmoji feature for Messenger users earlier this month. The feature, as the name suggests, offers audio alongside emojis to elevate the conversation between friends. Different kind of Soundmojis have been made available including fart, drums, laughing, violin, ghosts, shock, kisses, and more. Soundmojis are essentially next-level emojis that lets you send short

Users need LinkedIn accounts to stay competitive in many fields. Whether you are a recent graduate looking to start a career or a professional trying to network, LinkedIn is the ultimate job-related social media platform. Because many associate the site with finding job opportunities and connecting with colleagues, it seems like the last place to worry

The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID vaccines and are not doing enough to stop it, sources familiar with the administration’s thinking said. The criticism comes just a week after President Joe Biden called Facebook

It’s hard to stand out in the sea of countless profiles on social media. Making an eye-catching profile is the first step in staying ahead of your competition. It will require you to pay attention to specific details and bring those elements together. In this article, we’re going to tell you which elements to pay

Snap on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for users and revenue in the second quarter, notching the highest growth rates since late 2017 as new features on its messaging app Snapchat attracted more users. Shares of Santa Monica, California-based Snap rose about 10 percent to $69.20 (roughly Rs. 5,150) in extended trading, after its forecast for

Have you ever browsed through your Instagram Explore page and wondered why the content is not relevant to your interests? Instagram is a great platform to get exposed to new content that compliments your interests. But sometimes, you might come across posts that you do not like. Alternatively, your interests could change. Instagram has options that

A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. It named the British man as Joseph James O’Connor and said he faced multiple charges. He was also accused in a criminal

After about a year of beta testing, you no longer need an invite to join Clubhouse. Now you can hop right on the app and start joining the conversation. Clubhouse Is Finally Available to Everyone A post on the Clubhouse blog revealed that the app is finally out of its invite-only stage. In other words, anyone can

US President Joe Biden nominated lawyer and Google critic Jonathan Kanter as the Justice Department’s antitrust chief on Tuesday in the latest sign the White House is determined to rein in the world’s biggest corporations, especially Big Tech. Progressives who advocate tougher enforcement of antitrust law pushed for the nomination of Kanter, who recently started

Instagram’s Explore tab is filled with all kinds of content, some of which you might not feel comfortable seeing. To help remedy this, Instagram has introduced a Sensitive Content Control feature to help you filter out certain types of content. Instagram Gives You More Control Over the Explore Tab In an About Facebook blog post,

US President Joe Biden took a softer tone when talking about Facebook on Monday, after saying last week that the social media company was “killing people” by allowing the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. US President Biden told reporters on Monday he meant to accuse a dozen users who spread the most amount of

Telegram is one of the most widely used free messaging apps. To compete with other messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, Slack, and Skype, the Telegram team updates the application from time to time. One way it tries to differentiate itself is through its animated backgrounds. Let’s explore what animated backgrounds are in Telegram and how

An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents. From a list of more than 50,000 cellphone numbers obtained by the Paris-based journalism

With almost 161 million new accounts created in the first quarter of 2021, the versatile messaging app Telegram is currently exploding in popularity and its developers claim to now have over 500 million active users worldwide. Telegram’s security is no doubt one of its big selling points, but it comes with one downside: you can’t

Popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp is testing the technology to independently encrypt chat backups in the cloud. The Facebook-owned service revealed that the system has been enabled in its most recent Android beta update. According to WABetaInfo, opting in for the beta build should keep chat history and media securely backed up, with the significant