Category: Social Media

Twitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support: Microblogging site Twitter on Thursday rolled out new emoji reactions for Direct Messages to all users on the Web, iOS, and Android. It is similar to the functionality that Facebook added to Messenger back in 2017, which enables users to allocate an emoji response to each specific message.…

Instagram Removes IGTV Button From App Home Screen: Instagram has dropped the IGTV icon from the home screen of the app because not many users were using it. The standalone IGTV app was launched by the company in June 2018. The decision to remove the IGTV button from the main app is being seen as…

Facebook Apps Helped EU Firms Generate EUR 208 Billion: Facebook apps have helped businesses in the European Union (EU) generate sales corresponding to an estimated EUR 208 billion last year – resulting in nearly 3.1 million jobs, the social networking giant said in a new report. According to Facebook, around 25 million businesses in the…

Facebook Says It Is Getting Better at Protecting Elections: Facebook will do a better job of preventing bad actors from abusing its platform to manipulate this year’s US presidential election than it did four years ago, its public affairs chief Nick Clegg said on Monday. Facing a critical audience at a technology conference in Munich,…

WhatsApp Beta for Android Update Hints at Upcoming Support for Animated Stickers: Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s latest beta update for its Android app has arrived and it indicates that the service might be bringing support for animated sticker packs soon. WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp updates, spotted tracks hinting at the animated stickers in the latest…

TikTok Vulnerabilities Could Allow Account Takeover by Hackers: TikTok has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Take for example the ban imposed by US Army, preventing soldiers from using the viral app on government-issued phones citing security concerns. Now, Check Point research has reported multiple vulnerabilities in the TikTok app that…

Facebook Decides Against Showing Ads in WhatsApp: Report: Highlights Facebook scraps project of adding ads to WhatsApp WhatsApp was slated to show ads in Status tab this year Facebook is yet to provide an official confirmation In what could be great news for WhatsApp users around the globe, Facebook seems to be dropping the plans…

Facebook Steps to Tackle Deepfake Videos Not Adequate: Facebook on Wednesday said it would remove “deepfake” and other manipulated videos from its website to combat the spread of false information ahead of the 2020 presidential race, but lawmakers said those and other changes it has recently announced do not go far enough. The comments, made…

WhatsApp Dark Theme Improvements Spotted in Latest Beta: WhatsApp has been working on Dark Theme integration since a while now, and its latest beta for Android users show a slight improvement in the ‘system event bubble’. This change was also spotted to be under development, and hasn’t been enabled in the latest beta for the…

PewDiePie Posts His ‘Final Video’, Takes a Break From YouTube: PewDiePie has posted his “last” video before his hiatus from YouTube. The Swedish YouTube star had last year said he’d be taking a break from the video streaming platform earlier this year, and that time has come, with PewDiePie posting his final video before his…

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Drops Annual Challenges to Focus on Longer-Term Goals: Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday he was dropping his annual challenges this year to take a longer-term focus on the decade ahead. Zuckerberg said he plans to work on a new private social platform, decentralised technology, generational issues and new forms…

Instagram Says It’s Testing Direct Messaging on the Web: Facebook-owned Instagram has started testing its Direct messaging feature to its desktop site, meaning now one can finally keep up with their conversations from browser. “DMs, but make them desktop. We are currently testing Direct messaging on the web, so you can read and reply to…