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New Delhi: Faced with criticism over not featuring the national flag on its social media, ahead of the 75th Independence Day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday uploaded a picture of the tricolour as its display picture (DP) on its Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts. “Celebrate the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Hoist […]
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New Delhi: A new survey of American teenagers (ages 13 to 17) by the Pew Research Center has revealed a worrying trend for Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook as the share of teens who use the social media platform has plummeted from 71 per cent in 2014-15 to 32 per cent as of now. Chinese short-form video platform […]
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New Delhi: Facebook has announced to shut its live shopping feature from October 1 and focus on the short-form video platform Reels on its main app and Instagram. The users will still be able to use Facebook Live to broadcast live events, but they won’t be able to create product playlists or tag products in their […]
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San Francisco: Facebook has reported loss in revenue in the June quarter for the first time since going public in 2007, predicting that growth in the third quarter could fall even more. Facebook reported a 1 per cent drop in revenue to $28.8 billion, a 1 per cent decrease from $29.07 billion in the second quarter […]
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Nothing happened this week in the world of technology. Yes, you read that right. Nothing. Quite a strange name for a firm, but then that is what OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei named his company, and after much hype and hoopla, Nothing Technology Ltd finally launched its Nothing Phone 1 last week. Coming in black and […]
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San Francisco: With an aim to enhance users’ experience, Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out two tabs — Home and Feeds — that will now be available for iOS and Android users. Home is the new name of the tab that users first see when they open Facebook, such as Reels and Stories. […]
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Jakarta: The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register with the country’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics. The digital giants are given time until Wednesday to complete the registration for licensing. Otherwise, the ministry will name them […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has confirmed that it is testing a way for users to have up to five separate profiles tied to a single account. The platform said the test allows users to dedicate different profiles to specific groups they want to connect with, such as one dedicated Facebook feed exclusive to their friends […]
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Hyderabad: Four persons who were caught by the She Teams on charges of harassing women were sentenced to varying jail terms. In the first case, the She Team caught D Diwakar (23) of Miryalaguda for morphing pictures of a woman after downloading from Facebook and blackmailing her, asking to maintain a relationship with him. He […]
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Having meaningful conversations with your connections on social media should be your utmost priority. The success of the business is largely dependent on how well the brand manages its interactions with customers on social media. Sales and, to a significant extent, brand loyalty and connection can also benefit from social media. Here are a few […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is beginning to test new ways to quickly access your favourite Facebook Groups and simplifying how they are organised. The company said it is also introducing channels, which are focused spaces for people to connect in smaller, more casual settings within their communities. “We are testing a […]
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Washington: Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Such social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped […]
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Farrukhabad (UP): A 23-year-old zardozi artist from Farrukhabad fell in love with a girl on Facebook. After their love blossomed, he learnt that the girl was a Pakistani. Mohd Jamal, however, was undeterred and he went to Pakistan earlier this month and married the girl, Eram, on June 17. Jamal’s father Alimuddin said, “Now, we […]
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San Francisco: Frances Haugen, a whistleblower who exposed Facebook and testified in front of lawmakers about the social network’s illegal data activities, is raising up to $5 million to kick off a nonprofit organisation that will train lawyers to fight Big Tech. According to a report in Politico, Haugen wants to start ‘Beyond the Screen’ […]
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Mathura: Miffed over not accepting his friend request on social media, a youth here allegedly killed a 16-year-old girl and injured her mother, police said on Monday. Accused Ravi is a resident of Muzaffanagar, Superintendent of Police (city) Martand Prakash Singh said. A case has been registered based on a complaint by the girl’s father […]
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Hyderabad: What started as a fictional concept in 1992 is slowly becoming a reality – albeit in the virtual world. Metaverse, which was first coined by Neal Stephenson in his fictional book Snow Crash has over the past few years gained prominence – thanks to Facebook which has transformed into Meta. The Facebooks, Microsofts and […]
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San Francisco: Facebook (now Meta) employees have reportedly been directed by the senior executives to change the platform’s algorithms to make it more like its arch Chinese rival TikTok that is gaining immense popularity among the teenagers. In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Tom Alison who’s Meta executive in charge of Facebook detailed […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and allowing anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence people online, media reports say. A joint investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Markup found that Facebook is already collecting data about people who visit the websites […]
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Kothagudem: Mexican hackers targetted a facebook community page created with the name Bhadrachalam Temple City (Bhadradri Divya Kshetram) and posting of obscene pictures on the page. It was alleged that obscene photos were being posted on the page in the past few days hurting the sentiments of the devotees. A devotee Kona Anand Sharma of […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook’s dark mode interface for iOS platform has reportedly disappeared for several users. According to 9to5Mac, the dark mode option in Facebook for iOS has disappeared without explanation. While this is likely a bug, the tech giant has not acknowledged the issue or provided a timeline for a fix. Facebook users have taken […]
