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Snapchat is a great app for those who enjoy sending messages, pictures, and videos to their friends. Its simple user interface and great photo editing features make it a fun app to use. However, there are some things you should avoid doing on Snapchat in order to stay safe. Most of these actions violate the

Twitter on Friday temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s account for alleged violation of the US Copyright Act, a move that the minister slammed as being arbitrary and gross violation of IT rules. Hitting out at Twitter, Prasad in a series of posts on another social media platform Koo said that Twitter’s action is

Since May 2021, Facebook has allowed users to hide the number of reactions on their posts. You can also hide the total number of reactions on posts from other users across your home feed, groups, and pages. In this article, you’ll find out how to hide likes on your Facebook posts—as well as how to stop

New Yorkers were pleasantly surprised when they spotted a man flying though the air on a hoverboard through Times Square on June 21. While a flying man may still not be the most usual sight, such hoverboards are fast becoming popular, especially among the younger generation. Remember French Franky Zapata, who, in 2019, flew over

Chances are that you’ve had that moment where you just wished you could speed up a long voice message so you could get through its content and move on with your life. If you’ve experienced this before, WhatsApp’s speed control feature for voice messages is for you. Speed Control for Voice Notes on WhatsApp In June

Tinder is getting new features like videos in profiles, an Explore section, and a Hot Takes section. As per the dating platform, the new features for Tinder “lay the foundation for a deeper, richer next-generation of Tinder.” The dating platform will let users add videos to their profiles. Additionally, Tinder is also adding Hot Takes,

Twitter’s popularity means that you’ll find everyone from business executives to entertainers on the platform. And while it’s great for following your favorite personalities or catching up on news, not everyone wants to make a Twitter account. Thankfully, Twitter’s open nature lets anyone check out the microblogging social network without having to sign up. Whether

Facebook is expanding its “Shops” feature to its messaging app WhatsApp in several countries and to Facebook Marketplace in the United States, the company said on Tuesday as it announced changes to its commerce tools. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said it would also introduce personalised advertisements in its Shops service based on users’ shopping behaviour.

The ever-popular short-form video format brought to us by TikTok has superseded videos shared on social media apps. Its closest rival is Instagram Reels. This leaves content creators wondering whether they should be creating Reels, TikTok videos, or both. Here’s a look at the benefits of each platform and deliberation on which you should be

Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking them to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy. A vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said it will

Great news: you’ve matched with an actual person on Tinder! But before you get too excited, you have to first figure out how to proceed safely. You need to make sure your potential partner isn’t a creep. Proceed cautiously, with your own safety always at the forefront of your mind. Here’s what to do when

WhatsApp can be used with two different accounts on the same phone. The instant messaging app is among the most popular apps in the world. It allows you to message or call another WhatsApp user no matter where they are in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. The Facebook-owned app is

Satire is social commentary. It’s the use of humor, ridicule, and wit to point out the vices, follies, and shortcomings of people and society. But how does Facebook define the genre, and does it have a place on the platform? Facebook Will Soon Update Its Community Standards In response to a recommendation from its Oversight

Google Meet is getting an improved hand raising feature with an update. With the update, it will become easier for users to view and acknowledge raised hands with an improved visual icon and animation on the video tile. Alongside, the video conferencing app will now move people with their hands raised to a more visible

TikTok’s growth has seen creators beginning to get paid for their content. They receive money not only from contributions, but also from other brands as influencers. There are a number of reasons why you may want to grow your presence on the app—whether it’s just for fun or you’re looking to build a career. If all of

When Facebook began testing its new “Neighborhoods” feature in Canada last October amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant described it as a dedicated place for people to connect with their local communities. Here, in a corner of the world’s largest social network, people met neighbours, shared banana bread ingredients, helped locate missing cats and

Facebook is a treasure trove of memories of you and your friends, so you may want to download Facebook photos and videos to your computer or phone. We’ll show you the official methods as well as third-party Facebook photo downloader apps, allowing you to download your photos, your friends’ photos, and videos. How to Download

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday sent a legal notice to the Managing Director of Twitter India Manish Maheshwari regarding the viral video of the assault on an elderly man in Loni. The MD has been asked to record his statement after the microblogging site “let the anti-social messages go viral”. According to the legal notice, the managing

Telegram stickers are a universe of their own, with people having entire conversations in cool graphics, trashy memes, or movie quotes. And it’s largely possible because Telegram allows you to make your own stickers. The best thing about making Telegram stickers is that you don’t have to have a developer account or pass a long and

Spotify on Wednesday launched a live audio app called Greenroom, the Swedish online music streaming giant’s answer to the popular platform Clubhouse. Greenroom allows users to join live discussions or to host their own. Spotify launched Greenroom after acquiring Betty Labs, the company behind the popular sports-focused audio platform Locker Room. Along with podcasts, social

Moderating groups on social media isn’t the easiest of jobs, with the arguments that seem to constantly break out online. To combat this, Facebook has launched some new admin tools to help admins moderate comments in Facebook groups more easily. In a blog post, Facebook announced that it’s launching some new admin tools to make

Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and sanctions in the European Union after the bloc’s top court backed national privacy watchdogs to pursue them, even when they are not their lead regulators. Consumer lobbying group BEUC welcomed Tuesday’s ruling by the EU Court of Justice (CJEU), which backed the right of

When you mention online communication apps, Slack and Discord are often in the conversation. They’ve both received wide adoption and have their uses for remote work, but which is the better collaboration tool? Since its start, Slack was the industry standard for business communication, but it’s not the only player in the game. Discord is

Lagos-based entrepreneur Ogechi Egemonu was selling more than NGN 500,000 (roughly Rs. 88,760) worth of watches, shoes, and handbags on Twitter per week. Now, with the site suspended by the Nigerian government, Egemonu does not know how she will cope. “Social media is where I eat,” she told Reuters. “I depend on social media for my

Any frequent TikTok user has definitely come across a certain phenomenon. When you scroll through your “For You” Page long enough, you end up hearing the same song repeatedly in multiple videos—used in a variety of scenarios. Sometimes, you may even hear the same joke or sketch over several videos, interpreted differently by different creators.

Flexiple co-founder and CEO Karthik Sridharan shared a fascinating story on Twitter of No Code tools that helped him build a startup with $2 million (roughly Rs. 14.6 crores) revenue. Flexiple is a network of top freelance developers and designers. The No Code tools, Sridharan said, cost his company just $80 (roughly Rs. 5,800) a

Facebook wants to be clearer about its policies to help you better understand the app, and has launched a new resource to help in this respect. Facebook’s Transparency Center is a one-stop shop for anyone looking to understand how the platform deals with all manners of things. This article will help you navigate the Transparency Center so you can

Ather Energy, an Indian electric scooter maker, on Friday, said that like Tesla’s Model S Plaid, they, too, could have had Cyberpunk 2077 on the dashboard, had Indian roads been a bit better. Well, let us explain. Ather’s take on Twitter, perhaps in a lighter vein, came a day after Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO,

COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. And being the first pandemic our generation has lived through, it has brought much confusion and misinformation. Since talks of a COVID-19 vaccine started coming up, so too have numerous myths and false information surrounding it. And with conversations on social media spreading like wildfire through real people’s accounts, it can be

Facebook Messenger is getting three new features in an update for its mobile app. The new features include three new chat themes, a quick reply bar, along with QR code scanning and payment links. The update will be rolled out for its Android and iOS apps. The social media giant mentioned that the QR code