Social Media: News
03 Jun 2021
Donald Trump'From the Desk of Donald J. Trump' blog permanently shut
Not long after former US President Donald Trump hosted a blog on his website, the webpage "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump" has been shut down permanently.
01 Jun 2021
XTwitter working on recently-introduced misinformation labels for specificity
Shortly after being slapped with a non-compliance notice by the Delhi High Court, Twitter is back in the news, albeit for a new feature.
31 May 2021
XDelhi HC slaps Twitter with notice for flouting IT Rules
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to Twitter on Monday for failing to comply to the recently-enforced Information Technology guidelines encompassing social media platforms.
28 May 2021
X'Twitter Blue' subscription confirmed for $2.99/month through App Store listing
We had reported clues that Twitter plans to adopt a freemium model by paywalling some features behind the $2.99-a-month Twitter Blue subscription. But even as Twitter continues to remain tight-lipped about the feature, it has tacitly confirmed it through an App Store listing.
27 May 2021
FacebookInstagram, Facebook finally allow users to hide Likes
In mid-April, Instagram was spotted testing a setting that would allow users to hide the number of Likes from others' posts showing up on their feeds as well as their own posts. Facebook was expected to follow suit with a similar implementation.
26 May 2021
Delhi High CourtWhy is WhatsApp suing Modi-led Government?
Days after Delhi Police raided Twitter, another tech giant is fighting back by suing the Indian Government.
24 May 2021
AndroidClubhouse shoots to million downloads on Android within a week
This is a story that will surprise no one. The recently launched Android version of Clubhouse hit the million downloads mark in less than a week. To put this into perspective, it took the iOS app around a year to accrue 10 million downloads.
21 May 2021
XYou can get a blue tick on Twitter: Here's how
Almost three-and-a-half years after pausing the application process for Twitter account verification, the microblogging platform said on Thursday that it will begin rolling out the review and application process for everyone once again.
21 May 2021
SnapchatSnap challenges Instagram with host of updates for Creators, Businesses
Snap Inc. has announced a host of updates that allow Snapchat to consolidate its reach among creators, developers, and businesses alike.
19 May 2021
Salman KhanPirated version of 'Radhe' hits social media, FIR lodged
An FIR has been registered against three individual users of WhatsApp and Facebook in connection with a pirated version of the Salman Khan-starrer movie Radhe finding its way on social media platforms, a police official said on Tuesday.
18 May 2021
Climate ChangeSnap Inc. claims to have achieved carbon neutrality
Snap Inc. on Monday announced a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing the environmental impact of its operations and steps it has taken to address them, the company declared that it has become carbon neutral.
16 May 2021
XTwitter introduces DM search bar for Android after two years
Twitter users on Android have finally received the new search feature restricted to Direct Messages (DMs).
13 May 2021
FacebookInstagram allows users to list preferred pronouns on their profiles
Social networking platform Instagram has launched a new, albeit small feature where users will get to update up to four pronouns on their profile.
12 May 2021
YouTubeYouTube begins global roll-out of TikTok clone Shorts
After borrowing from Instagram Stories, YouTube has its eyes on TikTok with YouTube Shorts. The video sharing platform is rolling out its short video format globally after more than a year of development and testing.
11 May 2021
XFacebook tests 'Read First' prompts to check misinformation
Amidst the overflow of information being disseminated across the social media platforms, stopping the spread of false information and fake news has become more important than ever.
10 May 2021
AndroidClubhouse launches Android beta app after iOS downloads drop significantly
After more than a year of iOS exclusivity, Clubhouse is finally coming to Android. The only catch is that the beta Android version is restricted to US users at the moment.
07 May 2021
XTwitter introduces Tip Jar; allows users to tip favorite accounts
After many rumors and leaks alluding to Twitter testing new means of integrating payments into the platform, Twitter has finally begun testing the Tip Jar feature.
06 May 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Signal weaponizes Facebook ads against it, and more
In a brilliant move of lateral thinking, Signal showcased the real danger of Facebook's invasion of user privacy through, well, Facebook's targeted advertisements.
05 May 2021
FacebookTrump's Facebook ban upheld by Facebook-funded Oversight Board
Facebook-funded Oversight Board upheld the social media giant's decision to ban former US President Donald Trump on all its platforms following the January 6 Capitol riots.
05 May 2021
Donald TrumpDonald Trump launches Twitter-like platform; bypasses Big Tech censorship
Even as Facebook mulls permanently banning Donald Trump, the 45th US President has reversed his Big Tech unpersoning by launching his own communications platform.
03 May 2021
FacebookFacebook, Instagram iOS apps include notices extolling virtues of app-tracking
After fielding frontpage newspaper advertisements to influence public opinion against the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) measures introduced in iOS 14.5, Mark Zuckerberg is relaying the same message through the Facebook and Instagram iOS apps.
26 Apr 2021
RedditReddit faces class action suit for hosting child pornography
Reddit is facing an unprecedented lawsuit under the 2018 Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (FOSTA-SESTA) Bills introduced by then US President Donald Trump.
24 Apr 2021
XTwitter working on feature to tip users for tweets
Twitter is going all out with its monetization model, and the latest addition to that involves a way for Twitter users to pay each other.
20 Apr 2021
RedditReddit throws open its Clubhouse clone to the masses
Every social media entity under the sun has either announced plans to clone Clubhouse or actually introduced a clone. After Facebook, Spotify, LinkedIn, and Telegram jumped on the audio-only social media bandwagon, Reddit has finally caught onto the phenomenon.
15 Apr 2021
Arjun KapoorTroll insults Mandira Bedi's adopted daughter, she gives savage reply
Mandira Bedi got back at a troll after he said some harsh words about her daughter, Tara, who was adopted in July last year.
08 Apr 2021
InstagramHigh time we normalize all body types, says Sayantani Ghosh
Popular TV actress Sayantani Ghosh broached an important topic on social media recently, that of body positivity and shaming.
08 Apr 2021
StartupsIndian social media platform ShareChat raises $502 million, becomes unicorn
It's raining unicorns in India. ShareChat is the latest entrant to the billion-dollar club after raising $502 million from Tiger Global Management and LightSpeed Venture Partners. This pegs the Indian social media platform's valuation to $2.1 billion.
07 Apr 2021
WhatsAppWhatsApp may soon allow data transfer between Android and iOS
WhatsApp users might soon be able to transfer their data on the instant-messaging platform between iOS and Android platforms, reveals WABetaInfo in a new report.
07 Apr 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Mark Zuckerberg gives off mixed Signals, and more
People are best judged by their actions and not their words, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a resplendent example.
06 Apr 2021
YahooRIP Yahoo Answers, will permanently shut down on May 4
After a storied history of 15 years, Yahoo Answers is shutting down.
03 Apr 2021
Mika SinghIs Akanksha Puri getting married to 'Pungi' singer Mika Singh?
Pungi singer Mika Singh had recently organized an akhand path at his residence, to which model/actress Akanksha Puri was also invited.
02 Apr 2021
XTwitter confirms Spaces is coming to desktop web browsers
Twitter has confirmed to The Verge that Spaces will soon be available on web browsers. This will allow users to access Spaces from their desktop PCs and laptops.
26 Mar 2021
RedditReddit parts way with controversial employee after site-wide protests
Reddit was compelled to part ways with former UK politician Aimee Challenor after hundreds of high profile subreddits went private to protest the platform's censorship.
25 Mar 2021
XTwitter may introduce emoji reactions, downvote option for tweets
In a move resembling the 2015 replacement of Favorites (star icon) with Likes (heart icon), microblogging site Twitter could reportedly introduce emoji reactions and downvotes for tweets.
22 Mar 2021
Donald TrumpDonald Trump plans to launch social network in three months
Former US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned on virtually every major social media platform. He has now hinted that he might bypass his unpersoning by setting up his own social network.
21 Mar 2021
TelegramTelegram clones Clubhouse with Voice Chat 2.0
Following the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook, Telegram has jumped on the Clubhouse cloning bandwagon.
20 Mar 2021
XTwitter confirms undo tweet feature, but it could be paywalled
The long-rumored undo tweet feature gets closer to reality. But there's some bad news. Noted app researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered more evidence hinting at the feature's impending release, but she also noticed a subscription screen tied to it.
19 Mar 2021
YouTubeYouTube will check videos for copyright infringement prior to publishing
Copyright strikes in YouTube's world are serious business and can lead to channels being permanently deactivated. YouTube has a new way to mitigate copyright trolling and reduce the risk of receiving strikes.
19 Mar 2021
FacebookFacebook working on Instagram for children under 13
Facebook is building a version of Instagram for children. The company had reportedly announced the app internally on Thursday, but it is not yet launched for public use.
19 Mar 2021
XTwitter wants to ban rule-breaking leaders, seeks users' opinions
After Twitter and the rest of the Big Tech cabal permanently unpersoned then US President Donald Trump earlier this year, Twitter is toying with the idea of muzzling elected government officials and world leaders alike for breaking its capricious rules.
