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Mozi Social Networking App Launched to Help Create More Personal Connections
Mozi, an alternate social media platform, was recently launched on iOS. The founder of the platform claims that it is not really a media platform as users cannot post photos or videos on it. The unique selling point of the platform is that users can connect with new people and those they know in a meaningful way.
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Meta Fined $840 Million For "Abusive" Facebook Ad Practices
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
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Elon Musk's X Fined $900,000 A Day For Restoring Services In Brazil Despite Ban
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Elon Musk's X to suspend access to the social network, after service was restored despite a ban, or face a daily fine of over $900,000.
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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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Reliance Jio Outage: Network Restored After Several Users Report Issues Across India
Reliance Jio users reported complaints of a network outage on Tuesday, highlighting issues with both the mobile network and broadband connectivity. The reports were spotted across various regions in India, highlighting a widespread issue. Many users took to social media platforms to highlight that they were getting a “no service” error on their...
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Massive Youtube Glitch Reported In Russia, Thousands Affected
Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).
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YouTube Reportedly Cracking Down on Those Using VPN to Get Cheaper Premium Subscription
After tackling ad blockers, YouTube is now said to be cracking down on users who use virtual private networks (VPNs) to get a cheaper premium subscription, according to claims by users on social media. Several users reported receiving emails from the video-streaming service regarding the cancellation of the premium subscription due to invalid billi...
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5G Network Live in Over 3 Lakh Sites in India Within 10 Months of Launch: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Telecom operators have installed over 3 lakh 5G mobile sites within 10 months of launch of the service, Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The 5G sites have been installed across 714 districts. "The world's fastest 5G rollout continues. Over 3 lakh 5G sites installed in 714 districts," Vaishnaw said on social media platform Ko...
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Meta Set to Contest EU Antitrust Charges at Friday Hearing to Avoid Hefty Fine
Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Friday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said.
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Snapchat to Let Users Add Links to Other Social Platforms With Linktree Partnership: Details
Snapchat has partnered Linktree to let its users show links to their works posted on different social networking platforms. Linktree has also offered three months of premium services to Snapchat users, which will allow them to include their email IDs, phone number collection, even NFTs on their Linktree profiles.
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Threads App Sees Over 50 Million Users Sign Up Within a Day as Instagram's Competition With Twitter Heats Up
Threads now has 50 million users just over 24 hours since the app was rolled out on Thursday. Meta's "Twitter Killer" competitor works closely with its Instagram service, and its meteoric rise has caused rival Twitter to feel the heat and threaten to sue the Facebook parent firm a day after it was launched.
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Twitter Resumes Paying Google Cloud for Services, Companies to Explore Deeper Partnership: Report
Twitter has resumed paying Alphabet's Google Cloud for its services, according to a person familiar with the matter. Linda Yaccarino, the social media network's new CEO, helped restore Twitter's relationship with Google, and the two companies will explore a deeper partnership that involves Google's advertising spending on Twitter and its use of the...
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EU Industry Chief Demands Meta Immediately Tackle Online Content Targeting Children
Theirry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Markets, will demand that Meta act against content targeting children, when he meets Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on June 23. The Facebook parent will also have to demonstrate its measures to comply with the Digital Services Act after August 25 — or face heavy penalties.
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Shopping And More: Chinese Woman Rents Her Time To People To Do "Meaningful Things"
Peggy, the 26-year-old, has been advertising her services on the Chinese social networking site Xiaohongshu since last month.
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LinkedIn Closes Service in China Amid 'Fierce Competition', Cuts Over 700 Jobs
Social networking firm LinkedIn announced Tuesday that it will close down its last service available in China, citing "fierce competition and a challenging macroeconomic climate". The company had introduced a unique domestic version of the career networking platform operated locally in order to comply.
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Mozi Social Networking App Launched to Help Create More Personal Connections
Mozi, an alternate social media platform, was recently launched on iOS. The founder of the platform claims that it is not really a media platform as users cannot post photos or videos on it. The unique selling point of the platform is that users can connect with new people and those they know in a meaningful way.
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Meta Fined $840 Million For "Abusive" Facebook Ad Practices
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
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Elon Musk's X Fined $900,000 A Day For Restoring Services In Brazil Despite Ban
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Elon Musk's X to suspend access to the social network, after service was restored despite a ban, or face a daily fine of over $900,000.
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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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Reliance Jio Outage: Network Restored After Several Users Report Issues Across India
Reliance Jio users reported complaints of a network outage on Tuesday, highlighting issues with both the mobile network and broadband connectivity. The reports were spotted across various regions in India, highlighting a widespread issue. Many users took to social media platforms to highlight that they were getting a “no service” error on their...
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Massive Youtube Glitch Reported In Russia, Thousands Affected
Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).
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YouTube Reportedly Cracking Down on Those Using VPN to Get Cheaper Premium Subscription
After tackling ad blockers, YouTube is now said to be cracking down on users who use virtual private networks (VPNs) to get a cheaper premium subscription, according to claims by users on social media. Several users reported receiving emails from the video-streaming service regarding the cancellation of the premium subscription due to invalid billi...
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5G Network Live in Over 3 Lakh Sites in India Within 10 Months of Launch: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Telecom operators have installed over 3 lakh 5G mobile sites within 10 months of launch of the service, Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The 5G sites have been installed across 714 districts. "The world's fastest 5G rollout continues. Over 3 lakh 5G sites installed in 714 districts," Vaishnaw said on social media platform Ko...
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Meta Set to Contest EU Antitrust Charges at Friday Hearing to Avoid Hefty Fine
Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Friday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said.
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Snapchat to Let Users Add Links to Other Social Platforms With Linktree Partnership: Details
Snapchat has partnered Linktree to let its users show links to their works posted on different social networking platforms. Linktree has also offered three months of premium services to Snapchat users, which will allow them to include their email IDs, phone number collection, even NFTs on their Linktree profiles.
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Threads App Sees Over 50 Million Users Sign Up Within a Day as Instagram's Competition With Twitter Heats Up
Threads now has 50 million users just over 24 hours since the app was rolled out on Thursday. Meta's "Twitter Killer" competitor works closely with its Instagram service, and its meteoric rise has caused rival Twitter to feel the heat and threaten to sue the Facebook parent firm a day after it was launched.
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Twitter Resumes Paying Google Cloud for Services, Companies to Explore Deeper Partnership: Report
Twitter has resumed paying Alphabet's Google Cloud for its services, according to a person familiar with the matter. Linda Yaccarino, the social media network's new CEO, helped restore Twitter's relationship with Google, and the two companies will explore a deeper partnership that involves Google's advertising spending on Twitter and its use of the...
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EU Industry Chief Demands Meta Immediately Tackle Online Content Targeting Children
Theirry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Markets, will demand that Meta act against content targeting children, when he meets Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on June 23. The Facebook parent will also have to demonstrate its measures to comply with the Digital Services Act after August 25 — or face heavy penalties.
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Shopping And More: Chinese Woman Rents Her Time To People To Do "Meaningful Things"
Peggy, the 26-year-old, has been advertising her services on the Chinese social networking site Xiaohongshu since last month.
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LinkedIn Closes Service in China Amid 'Fierce Competition', Cuts Over 700 Jobs
Social networking firm LinkedIn announced Tuesday that it will close down its last service available in China, citing "fierce competition and a challenging macroeconomic climate". The company had introduced a unique domestic version of the career networking platform operated locally in order to comply.
