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Threads Testing Schedule Posts Option; Instagram Allows Scheduling Direct Messages
Meta has revealed that it is testing a new feature for Threads that will allow users to schedule their posts. The release timeline for this feature has not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, another Meta-owned social media site, Instagram, has quietly introduced a schedule option for direct messages. Users will be able to schedule text messages in DMs ...
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Oppo A5 Pro Launch Date Revealed; Gets SDPPI Certification Alongside Oppo Reno 13F
Oppo A5 Pro is all set to hit the market next week. Oppo through its social media handle in China has confirmed the arrival of the new Oppo A series smartphone in its home country. The company has also started accepting pre-reservations for the handset via its official online store in China. Additionally, the 4G and 5G variants of Oppo A5 Pro have ...
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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As The Onion Buys Infowars, Social Media Reacts With "Cheers To Karma" Jibe
The Onion said in a tongue-in-cheek story that the site had cost "less than a trillion dollars".
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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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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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LinkedIn Reportedly Trained Generative AI Models on User Data Without Permission Before Updating Policy
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was reportedly scraping user data on the platform without informing the users first. The company has now updated its terms of service to reflect this, however, it continues to automatically opt-in users unless they manually find and toggle off the setting to opt-out. Several netizens took to s...
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Social Media Platform X Suffers Outage For Less Than An Hour: Report
Social media platform X was back up on Saturday after it suffered an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com.
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Explained: Elon Musk's Feud With Brazilian Supreme Court Over X Ban
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered billionaire Elon Musk to name a legal representative for his messaging platform X in Brazil within 24 hours or face suspension of the social media site in the country.
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Poll Body Orders X To Take Down Select Posts Of YSR Congress, AAP, Others
Election Commission has ordered social media platform X to take down select posts of YSR Congress, AAP, N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for violation of model code of conduct, the micro-blogging site said today.
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ISIS Shares Video Of Gunmen Carrying Out Deadly Moscow Concert Attack
A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
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X Account Of Alexei Navalny's Wife Suspended Briefly Day After It Was Created
The X social media site, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday suspended the account of Yulia Navalnaya, just one day after she created it and four days after the death of her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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American Porn Star's Visit To Iran Angers Exiles
An American porn actor on Monday faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government after boasting on social media about a trip to the Islamic Republic from where she posted pictures at sites including the shut-down US embassy.
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Facebook's Journey: From Harvard Dorm To Scandal-Plagued Social Media Titan
Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world's biggest social media application, launched 20 years ago.
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'Taylor Swift' Searches Blocked On X After AI Porn Outrage
Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually-explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
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Threads Testing Schedule Posts Option; Instagram Allows Scheduling Direct Messages
Meta has revealed that it is testing a new feature for Threads that will allow users to schedule their posts. The release timeline for this feature has not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, another Meta-owned social media site, Instagram, has quietly introduced a schedule option for direct messages. Users will be able to schedule text messages in DMs ...
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Oppo A5 Pro Launch Date Revealed; Gets SDPPI Certification Alongside Oppo Reno 13F
Oppo A5 Pro is all set to hit the market next week. Oppo through its social media handle in China has confirmed the arrival of the new Oppo A series smartphone in its home country. The company has also started accepting pre-reservations for the handset via its official online store in China. Additionally, the 4G and 5G variants of Oppo A5 Pro have ...
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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As The Onion Buys Infowars, Social Media Reacts With "Cheers To Karma" Jibe
The Onion said in a tongue-in-cheek story that the site had cost "less than a trillion dollars".
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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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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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LinkedIn Reportedly Trained Generative AI Models on User Data Without Permission Before Updating Policy
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was reportedly scraping user data on the platform without informing the users first. The company has now updated its terms of service to reflect this, however, it continues to automatically opt-in users unless they manually find and toggle off the setting to opt-out. Several netizens took to s...
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Social Media Platform X Suffers Outage For Less Than An Hour: Report
Social media platform X was back up on Saturday after it suffered an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com.
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Explained: Elon Musk's Feud With Brazilian Supreme Court Over X Ban
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered billionaire Elon Musk to name a legal representative for his messaging platform X in Brazil within 24 hours or face suspension of the social media site in the country.
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Poll Body Orders X To Take Down Select Posts Of YSR Congress, AAP, Others
Election Commission has ordered social media platform X to take down select posts of YSR Congress, AAP, N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for violation of model code of conduct, the micro-blogging site said today.
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ISIS Shares Video Of Gunmen Carrying Out Deadly Moscow Concert Attack
A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
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X Account Of Alexei Navalny's Wife Suspended Briefly Day After It Was Created
The X social media site, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday suspended the account of Yulia Navalnaya, just one day after she created it and four days after the death of her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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American Porn Star's Visit To Iran Angers Exiles
An American porn actor on Monday faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government after boasting on social media about a trip to the Islamic Republic from where she posted pictures at sites including the shut-down US embassy.
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Facebook's Journey: From Harvard Dorm To Scandal-Plagued Social Media Titan
Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world's biggest social media application, launched 20 years ago.
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'Taylor Swift' Searches Blocked On X After AI Porn Outrage
Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually-explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
