Social Media Apps

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  Bluesky Confirms It Will Not Train Its Generative AI Models on User Posts

  Bluesky social media platform officially stated on Friday that it does not train its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models on user data. The company also highlighted the areas where it uses AI tools and claimed that none of the models have been trained on the public and private posts made by users. The statement was released after several ...

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  Netflix Hopes for Live Sports Knockout with Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight

  Mike Tyson and social media influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul on Friday is the latest one-two punch from Netflix. The OTT streaming service has dabbled in sports content before, with exhibition golf and tennis events and the wildly popular docuseries "Formula 1: Drive to Survive".

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  Instagram AI Feature That Lets Users Generate Profile Pictures Spotted in Development

  Instagram might be working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to upload AI-generated images. A new leak claims that the Meta-owned social media platform is testing a feature that will allow users to use AI models to generate profile pictures using AI. While not a lot is known about the feature at this point, similar...

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  Instagram Gets Rid of ‘Annoying’ Automatic Feed Refreshing When App is Opened

  Instagram is implementing a change for the removal of a feature that was long been considered annoying by users, the company head has confirmed via social media. From now on, the social media platform’s feed will not automatically refresh when the app is opened after a period of brief inactivity, enabling the user to see the posts which first app...

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  Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban

  Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.

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  Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16

  Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.

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  X Begins Rolling Out Updated Block Feature That Lets Blocked Users See Posts, Followers List

  X (formerly known as Twitter) announced the roll out of the new block function on Sunday. The social media platform first announced the decision to change the way block works last month. With the new system, the blocked users can see the profile, posts, as well as followers and following lists of the users who had blocked them.

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  Bengaluru CEO Recalls How Delivery Agent's Simple Gesture Lit Up Her Lonely Diwali. See Post

  Surbhi Jain, the founder of Neend App and an IIT Bombay alumna, recently took to social media to share a Diwali experience from five years ago that turned a lonely holiday into a memorable experience.

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  Netflix Rolls Out Moments Feature for Mobile That Lets Users Save and Share Scenes from Films, Shows

  Netflix has introduced a new feature dubbed Moments for mobile users which lets them save, relieve and share scenes from their favourite films and shows. It appears as a new button on the bottom of the screen alongside the playback controls. According to Netflix, the saved scenes from acclaimed shows such as BEEF, Bridgerton or Nobody Wants can be ...

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  Instagram Lowers Video Quality of Stories and Reels That Do Not Fetch Views, Says Adam Mosseri

  Instagram lowers the quality of videos that do not get a lot of views, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said on Friday. The social media platform’s head executive revealed this during an ask-me-anything (AMA) session held on Instagram Stories. As per him, this applies to all video formats on the platform including Stories, longer videos, and Reels.

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  Lounge Pass App Scam Targeting Indian Travellers Uncovered; Reportedly Swindled Rs. 9 Lakhs in One Month

  Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...

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  "Bouncers For After Sales": Latest In Kunal Kamra vs Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal

  The ongoing spat between stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and Ola chief Bhavish Aggarwal saw the former responding to social media posts alleging that the company is hiring "bouncers for after sales".

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  Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification

  Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.

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  Huawei's HarmonyOS Next to Launch in China on October 22; Will Come With AI Features

  Huawei’s proprietary operating system (OS) dubbed HarmonyOS Next will be unveiled in China next week, the company confirmed via social media on Tuesday. It was initially rumoured to be released in September but the announcement did not take place. The Chinese smartphone maker’s upcoming OS does not rely on Google’s Android Open Source Project...

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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...