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Tanuja K January 22nd, 2025 12:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp to Get Better Integration with Instagram/Facebook

WhatsApp, a major social-media platform with several hundred million users in India, will now be better integrated with other Meta apps including Instagram and Facebook. In a recent post, Meta Platforms said that users will soon be able to share their stories from WhatsApp directly on Facebook and Instagram. This feature is already supported by Instagram, wherein a user can share a story on Instagram and automatically share it across... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 29th, 2023 4:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Instagram, Facebook Blue Tick by Meta Cost Revealed for India

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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 25th, 2022 2:30 PM 4 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Services Restored Now: What You Should Know

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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 20th, 2021 10:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Might Not be Called Facebook Anymore

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

Shloke Sarkar August 5th, 2021 8:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Is Bringing Multiple Changes to Its Mobile App

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

Arpit Sharma July 3rd, 2021 6:45 PM 8 COMMENTS

Facebook and Google Comply With New IT Rules, Twitter Still Reluctant

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

Tanay Singh Thakur June 22nd, 2021 11:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Social Media Rules FAQ to be Released Soon

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

Tanay Singh Thakur June 15th, 2021 1:14 PM 1 COMMENTS

Express Wi-Fi Hotspots to Come in More Cities of India, Thanks to Facebook

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

Tanay Singh Thakur June 10th, 2021 11:20 AM 4 COMMENTS

Facebook About to Change the Smartwatch Game

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

Tanay Singh Thakur June 7th, 2021 12:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Facebook’s Big Move Might Irk the Indian Government

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

Tanay Singh Thakur June 5th, 2021 1:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

Facebook Just Suspended Donald Trump Until 2023

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

Tanay Singh Thakur May 25th, 2021 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Might Be Banned if They Don’t Comply With New Rules

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