Iran in Talks to Unblock Twitter, Says New Minister
Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by [Read More…]
Social Media
Snapchat Set to Overtake Facebook This Year in the US: eMarketer
Photo-sharing app Snapchat is expected to overtake Facebook for the first time in the US, as the user growth of Facebook will slow among teens [Read More…]
‘Urgent please send help’: Desperate Houston residents plead on social media for rescue
It was a dark and scary night in Houston and its suburbs. As heavy rains continued to inundate streets flooded by Hurricane Harvey, residents stranded in their [Read More…]
Facebook Tests ‘Featured Topics’ on News Feed, Showing Customised Links Based on User Interest
Facebook is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customised links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the [Read More…]
Facebook Shut Down ‘FB Anon’ Internal Chat Platform After It Was Used to ‘Harass’ Employees
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shut down an anonymous online chat platform in late 2016 after it was increasingly used to talk about the US presidential candidates and [Read More…]
Facebook, Cloudflare, Twitter Latest Tech Giants to Exile White Supremacists
Silicon Valley joined a swelling backlash against neo-Nazi groups in the United States on Wednesday as more technology companies removed white supremacists from their services [Read More…]
Facebook Buys Fayteq, a Computer Vision Startup Focused on Video Editing
In a bid to build on its Augmented Reality (AR) ambitions, Facebook has acquired German computer vision startup Fayteq, which is known for its video-editing technology that makes it [Read More…]
Snapchat Parent Buys Data Firm Placed for $135 Million
Snap Inc – which is the parent company of photo-sharing platform Snapchat – has acquired the ‘Placed’ data firm for $135.2 million (roughly Rs. 865 crores) in [Read More…]
Facebook Authorises Chinese Firm’s Launch of Moments-Like App: Report
Facebook, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorised a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New [Read More…]
Musical.ly Social Media App Is Coming to India
Musical.ly, a social media app that lets people create their own music and comic videos, is coming to India, the company told Gadgets 360. The [Read More…]