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WhatsApp Dark Mode to release soon: When will it launch, what it does, how to get it now

January 17, 2020 2:32:17 pm

WhatsApp is soon going to release Dark Mode on Android and iOS. Here is everything you need to know about the new feature.

Twitter will never get an edit tweet option, clarifies CEO Jack Dorsey

January 16, 2020 9:28:16 am

Currently, tweets can't be edited once posted. This means if you have tweeted something you will not be able to take it back. The only thing that can be done is to reply via a new tweet. Or may be simply delete.

IT rules to separate social media firms, other online platforms

January 16, 2020 7:48:43 am

The rules, called Intermediaries Guidelines under the IT Act, are under process of revision in the wake of instances of violence and lynchings, affiliated with content posted on social media platforms.

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TikTok overtakes Facebook as second most downloaded app in world

January 15, 2020 5:20:44 pm

TikTok has overtaken Facebook as the second most downloaded app in the world. But all is not well for the short video platform as it has multiple challenges to overcome.

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WhatsApp, TikTok were top apps of 2019, top games list led by PUBG Mobiles: Sensor Tower

January 17, 2020 1:27:10 pm

Let's take a quick look at the top apps and games on both the App Store and the Play Store during 2019 according to the Sensor Tower report.

You can finally send Instagram DMs on desktop

Here’s how you can send Instagram DMs on desktop

January 15, 2020 10:35:55 am

Instagram is rolling out DMs (direct messages) for desktop. The feature has started rolling out DMs support to web to some users across the globe and it will be available for all very soon.

WhatsApp won’t work some iPhones, Android phones from Feb 1: Check if your phone is listed

January 11, 2020 3:59:59 pm

WhatsApp recently ended support for Windows phones. The Facebook owned messaging platform is now ending support for some Android phones as well as iPhones. Check details.

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Google removes over 1,700 apps affected by Joker malware from Play Store

January 10, 2020 10:21:18 pm

Google stated that these apps were uploaded as clean apps and after being confirmed added the malicious code via an update.

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Facebook rolls out desktop redesign for some users, broader release soon

January 10, 2020 6:38:21 pm

Facebook is calling the redesign "The New Facebook" and users will have the option to choose between white and bright color backgrounds for the Facebook desktop site or a dark-mode background under the redesign.

Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020

Facebook, Instagram users will soon get control over how they can see political ads

January 10, 2020 1:30:26 pm

Facebook said it and its photo-sharing app Instagram will soon have a tool enabling individual users to choose to see fewer political and social issue ads, and will make more ad audience data publicly available.

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TikTok bans misleading information that can harm its users

January 9, 2020 10:07:47 am

TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against "misleading information" that could cause harm to its community or the public, setting itself apart from rivals like Facebook which say that they do not want to be arbiters of truth.

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CES 2020: Twitter working on group conversations, author moderated replies

January 9, 2020 11:18:44 am

Twitter is also making it easier for people to follow their interests. "It is sort of ironic that actually following your interest is quite difficult on Twitter.”

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Researchers find major security flaws in TikTok app

January 9, 2020 1:12:12 pm

The vulnerabilities would have allowed attackers to send TikTok users messages that carried malicious links.

ToTok, an alleged spy app, is back on Google Play Store

January 7, 2020 4:11:45 pm

ToTok, a popular text and video chatting app, has returned to the Google Play store following allegations that the app was actually a secret spying tool for the United Arab Emirates.

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 US election

January 7, 2020 1:08:26 pm

In the run-up to the US presidential election in November 2020, social platforms have been under pressure to tackle the threat of deepfakes, which use artificial intelligence to create hyper-realistic videos where a person appears to say or do something they did not.

Give up Facebook for a month and help economists fix GDP

January 6, 2020 6:06:15 pm

Would you give up Facebook for one month in exchange for $50? The question, posed by MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson and four co-authors of a new paper, may help economists get a better measure of the extent to which new, free technologies are reshaping the economy and our lives.