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Instagram’s Threads Rolls Out Activity Status Indicator for Real-Time Engagement With Others
Threads is getting a new feature that lets users see if others are online. Similar functionality is already present on Meta’s other social media apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, and Threads is the latest in line to add it. Like its availability on other apps, only users who have turned on this feature will be able to see the activit...
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How Facebook Activity Helped UP Cops Trace Woman Presumed Dead 3 Years Ago
A 23-year-old married woman who had successfully led her parents to believe she was either dead or abducted for three years was tracked down in Lucknow through Facebook living with her lover, police said on Wednesday.
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Major Marketing Firm Admits To Listening To Your Phone Conversations: Report
A recent report reveals that a major marketing firm with clients including Facebook and Google, has admitted to using its "Active Listening" software to monitor smartphone conversations for targeted advertising.
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Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action
Thailand’s ministry of digital economy has called out Facebook for not maintaining an oversight on potential scams. The Thai authorities have alleged over 2,00,000 of its nationals have been duped via crypto investment and high return auction suggestions, all via Facebook.
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Meta's Facebook Reports 3.03 Billion Monthly Active Users in Q2 2023, Posts Strong Rise in Advertising Revenue
Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday beat market expectations for quarterly earnings, powered by reviving digital ad business. Meta reported a profit of $7.8 billion (roughly Rs. 63,949 crore) on $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,62,358 crore) in revenue during Q2, as the number of people using Facebook monthly rose to 3.03 billion.
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In Apple We Trust … With More and More Personal Data
At its World Wide Developers Conference this week, the company announced new products that would process more personal information about consumers than ever before, from retinal scans to mental health data. But privacy advocates this week were like mimes in a library — completely silent.
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Bihar Government Asks Districts To Increase Social Media "Followers"
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is intent on improving its social media presence and districts with negligible activity on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are getting a rap on the knuckles.
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Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Among 19 Tech Giants Set to Face Stricter EU Online Content Rules
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that 19 platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, would be subject to the EU's Digital Services Act. The new, stricter online content rules come into effect in a few months' time and will apply to several firms that have more than 45 million monthly active users.
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Around 95 Percent WhatsApp Users in India Receive Pesky Calls, SMS Through Online Business: Survey
Around 76 percent of respondents have claimed that they have noticed a rise in pesky calls or SMS based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and their activity on Facebook or Instagram, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Wednesday.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Publish Monthly Active Users in EU, Will Face Stricter Content Rules
The European Commission had given online platforms and search engines until February 17 to publish their monthly active users. Very large online platforms have four months to comply with the rules or risk fines. As a result, Google, Meta, and Twitter have published numbers for their monthly active users in EU.
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India Among Top 3 Nations Contributing Active Users Growth for Facebook: Meta
India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing. The company has reported a 4 percent increase in worldwide daily active users (DAUs) to 2 billion on average during December 2022 from 1.93 billion during December 2021.
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India Among Top 3 Countries For Active Users Growth On Facebook, Says Meta
India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing.
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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'No Access To Systems, Kept Emails Active For Farewells': Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook's parent firm Meta is firing 11,000 employees globally. In a company blog post, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said they have removed access to most Meta systems for people who have been told to leave.
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Instagram’s Threads Rolls Out Activity Status Indicator for Real-Time Engagement With Others
Threads is getting a new feature that lets users see if others are online. Similar functionality is already present on Meta’s other social media apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, and Threads is the latest in line to add it. Like its availability on other apps, only users who have turned on this feature will be able to see the activit...
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How Facebook Activity Helped UP Cops Trace Woman Presumed Dead 3 Years Ago
A 23-year-old married woman who had successfully led her parents to believe she was either dead or abducted for three years was tracked down in Lucknow through Facebook living with her lover, police said on Wednesday.
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Major Marketing Firm Admits To Listening To Your Phone Conversations: Report
A recent report reveals that a major marketing firm with clients including Facebook and Google, has admitted to using its "Active Listening" software to monitor smartphone conversations for targeted advertising.
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Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action
Thailand’s ministry of digital economy has called out Facebook for not maintaining an oversight on potential scams. The Thai authorities have alleged over 2,00,000 of its nationals have been duped via crypto investment and high return auction suggestions, all via Facebook.
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Meta's Facebook Reports 3.03 Billion Monthly Active Users in Q2 2023, Posts Strong Rise in Advertising Revenue
Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday beat market expectations for quarterly earnings, powered by reviving digital ad business. Meta reported a profit of $7.8 billion (roughly Rs. 63,949 crore) on $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,62,358 crore) in revenue during Q2, as the number of people using Facebook monthly rose to 3.03 billion.
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In Apple We Trust … With More and More Personal Data
At its World Wide Developers Conference this week, the company announced new products that would process more personal information about consumers than ever before, from retinal scans to mental health data. But privacy advocates this week were like mimes in a library — completely silent.
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Bihar Government Asks Districts To Increase Social Media "Followers"
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is intent on improving its social media presence and districts with negligible activity on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are getting a rap on the knuckles.
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Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Among 19 Tech Giants Set to Face Stricter EU Online Content Rules
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that 19 platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, would be subject to the EU's Digital Services Act. The new, stricter online content rules come into effect in a few months' time and will apply to several firms that have more than 45 million monthly active users.
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Around 95 Percent WhatsApp Users in India Receive Pesky Calls, SMS Through Online Business: Survey
Around 76 percent of respondents have claimed that they have noticed a rise in pesky calls or SMS based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and their activity on Facebook or Instagram, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Wednesday.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Publish Monthly Active Users in EU, Will Face Stricter Content Rules
The European Commission had given online platforms and search engines until February 17 to publish their monthly active users. Very large online platforms have four months to comply with the rules or risk fines. As a result, Google, Meta, and Twitter have published numbers for their monthly active users in EU.
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India Among Top 3 Nations Contributing Active Users Growth for Facebook: Meta
India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing. The company has reported a 4 percent increase in worldwide daily active users (DAUs) to 2 billion on average during December 2022 from 1.93 billion during December 2021.
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India Among Top 3 Countries For Active Users Growth On Facebook, Says Meta
India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing.
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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'No Access To Systems, Kept Emails Active For Farewells': Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook's parent firm Meta is firing 11,000 employees globally. In a company blog post, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said they have removed access to most Meta systems for people who have been told to leave.
