After Twitter, Meta Verified is the next big social media platform that is offering the 'Blue Tick' or the verified badge at a cost to the users. Elon Musk sort of gave Meta a proof-of-concept (PoC) by introducing the verified badge with the Twitter Blue subscription for users. Meta Verified will verify both the Facebook and Instagram accounts of the user. The cost of the service has been revealed by... Read More
WhatsApp is not working for several million users across the globe. The outage has caused the messages to be left undelivered. The company has already started restoring the texting services. At 2:21 PM IST, WhatsApp messages started getting delivered. The exact time of the outage is unclear. What was the reason behind the said outage is also unclear at the moment. But it is regarded as one of the biggest... Read More
Facebook, one of the biggest social media companies in the world might soon undergo a rebranding activity. According to a report from The Verge, the company might not be called Facebook anymore. There’s no saying on what the new name might be. Facebook denied commenting on the same saying that it doesn’t pay attention to the “rumours or speculation”. It won’t be a surprising thing to see Facebook’s name being... Read More
Facebook's use cases have been reducing day by day, with most techies opting to use Twitter and Instagram over Facebook, given the UI and ease of use that the former apps have over Facebook. Today, it was announced that Facebook was streamlining its settings page on the mobile app as part of a new redesign that is being rolled out in the wee hours of Thursday. On a visual basis,... Read More
The new IT rules have been a point of contention between Big Tech companies and the Indian Government. The most flared-up tussle has been between the Government of India and Twitter. The new IT rules issued by the government caused much ruckus with the social media companies, with Twitter facing the wrath of police as well. However, in a new positive turn of events, companies like Facebook, Instagram and Google... Read More
The government of India came out with new rules for social media platforms earlier this year. The rules came into effect starting the last week of the previous month. To help users and the stakeholders understand the rules in a better manner, the Indian government is going to come out with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answer them. According to a PTI report, the IT Ministry is currently working on... Read More
Express Wi-Fi is a platform developed by Facebook to drive growth in the number of people and businesses that can access the internet and data connectivity on the go. To scale the reach of the connectivity platform further, Facebook has just partnered with D-VoiS and Netplus, two internet service providers (ISPs) of India. According to an ET Telecom report, the ISPs will be launching new public Wi-Fi hotspots in Bangalore,... Read More
In February, we reported that Facebook is expected to come out with a new smartwatch powered by Android. It was unclear whether Facebook was planning to use its own custom skin or go with Google’s Wear OS. Regardless, new information related to the smartwatch has come up, thanks to The Verge. As per the publication, Facebook’s smartwatch might come with two cameras. You heard it right, ‘TWO’ cameras. Further, the... Read More
Facebook has been changing policies regarding its content aggressively. This is because the company wants to be identified as a platform that treats everyone’s content respectfully and in the same manner. There will be no difference in norms for regulating the content of an average person and a politician. The company received a lot of flak because of the different way it treated the content that came from the government... Read More
One of the biggest social media platforms around the world, Facebook, has just banned the account of Donal Trump on its platform for 2 more years. As per a Reuters report, the suspension will stay in place until at least 2023. The platform might extend the suspension even further, but there’s no clear word on it. Facebook has faced a lot of anger and fire from people who think the... Read More
Major social media applications, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, along with a video platform YouTube, might be banned in India if they fail to comply with the new intermediary rules of the government. The new rules came into place in February and said that any social media platform that has more than 50 lakh registered users in India will need to appoint at least three officers for grievances redressal. Further,... Read More
Instagram has been the social media king for quite some time, offering users the option to post their life updates and videos on a platform that is more image friendly, rather than being text-based like Twitter. Ever since its inception, Instagram has been working on features that make it easier and fun for the user, from IGTV to stories to the more recent Reels function, all of which make for... Read More
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