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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
Instagram Teen Accounts have been introduced as the latest measure to safeguard young users on the platform. These Teen Accounts come with default-enabled protections, and only users over the age of 16 can modify the safety settings of their account. Additionally, parents or guardians can monitor who has messaged their teenagers in the past week an...
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''One Day I Will...'': Boy's Placard At India-New Zealand Match Impresses Sports Minister
Internet users were also impressed with the young boy's confidence and determination.
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Meta’s Reels Revenue Gets AI Boost to Close in on TikTok, Set to Jump to $10 Billion This Year
On Wednesday, Meta revealed numbers that show Reels videos are growing rapidly among both users and advertisers and are quickly catching up to the ByteDance-owned TikTok app that is beloved by young users and has reshaped the social media landscape.
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Pictures Of A Subway Employee Are Going Viral. "Salute," Says Twitter
The viral tweet shows how the female Subway employee puts in a lot of hard work. Users appreciate her efforts.
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Is 13 Too Young to Have a TikTok or Instagram Account?
Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, require users to be at least 13 years old to use their services. However, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy recently warned 13 is too young to join social media. It is worth noting that these apps and services do present some risks for younger people including bullying, misinformat...
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Aisle’s Jalebi Dating App With Selfie Verification, Audio Prompts Launched in India: All You Need to Know
Jalebi, a new dating app "imagined for young India to build valuable connections and relationships," has been released by Aisle. It enables users to share their diverse interests while learning more about potential matches via text and audio prompts. It also includes features like selfie-verified profiles to boost trust, according to the company.
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DALL-E AI Text to Image Tool Enters Beta Testing, OpenAI to Invite 1 Million Users on Waitlist
DALL-E, the popular AI-based tool to generate images from text, has entered beta testing, according to developer OpenAI. The firm will invite a million users on its waitlist to test the text-to-image tool over the coming weeks. While concerns have been raised about the use of the software to create disinformation, the company says it has built-in s...
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Instagram Rolls Out Measures for Child Safety, Allows Parents to Set Screen Time on Platform
Instagram parent Meta is introducing new measure for the safety of young users on the platform. After several critics, Meta has decided to add parental controls to Instagram.
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Viral Photo Of Boy Offering Water To Elderly Couple Leaves Internet Emotional
Twitter users said kindness is a universal language which should be taught to kids from a very young age.
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TikTok’s Impact on Children Being Investigated by Collective of US States
US attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform.
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Instagram Rolls Out 'Take a Break' Feature to All Countries Including India, Will Nudge Young Users to Enable Feature
Instagram has announced the rollout of its Take a Break feature for users on the app. The feature was previously available in six countries but has now been rolled out globally, including India. Users can choose to receive reminders to take a break from scrolling, and young users will be shown a notification asking them to enable the feature, accor...
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Instagram Tightens Protection for Teen Users as US Senate Hearing Looms
Instagram tightened protections for teens on the eve of a Senate hearing about whether it is "toxic" for young users.
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Facebook's Name-Change Will Not Deter Lawmaker or Regulatory Scrutiny: Experts
Renaming Facebook is unlikely to enable the tech giant to distance itself from regulatory and public scrutiny around the potential harms caused by its social media apps, marketing and branding experts told Reuters.
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How Investing App Groww Witnessed Over 200 Percent Growth in First-Time Investors in COVID-Hit 2020
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Neeraj Singh, co-founder and CTO at Groww to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to underst...
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Facebook Said It Will Restrict Ad Targeting of Under-18 Users on Its Platform
Facebook will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites, it said in a slew of announcements about young users.
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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
Instagram Teen Accounts have been introduced as the latest measure to safeguard young users on the platform. These Teen Accounts come with default-enabled protections, and only users over the age of 16 can modify the safety settings of their account. Additionally, parents or guardians can monitor who has messaged their teenagers in the past week an...
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''One Day I Will...'': Boy's Placard At India-New Zealand Match Impresses Sports Minister
Internet users were also impressed with the young boy's confidence and determination.
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Meta’s Reels Revenue Gets AI Boost to Close in on TikTok, Set to Jump to $10 Billion This Year
On Wednesday, Meta revealed numbers that show Reels videos are growing rapidly among both users and advertisers and are quickly catching up to the ByteDance-owned TikTok app that is beloved by young users and has reshaped the social media landscape.
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Pictures Of A Subway Employee Are Going Viral. "Salute," Says Twitter
The viral tweet shows how the female Subway employee puts in a lot of hard work. Users appreciate her efforts.
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Is 13 Too Young to Have a TikTok or Instagram Account?
Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, require users to be at least 13 years old to use their services. However, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy recently warned 13 is too young to join social media. It is worth noting that these apps and services do present some risks for younger people including bullying, misinformat...
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Aisle’s Jalebi Dating App With Selfie Verification, Audio Prompts Launched in India: All You Need to Know
Jalebi, a new dating app "imagined for young India to build valuable connections and relationships," has been released by Aisle. It enables users to share their diverse interests while learning more about potential matches via text and audio prompts. It also includes features like selfie-verified profiles to boost trust, according to the company.
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DALL-E AI Text to Image Tool Enters Beta Testing, OpenAI to Invite 1 Million Users on Waitlist
DALL-E, the popular AI-based tool to generate images from text, has entered beta testing, according to developer OpenAI. The firm will invite a million users on its waitlist to test the text-to-image tool over the coming weeks. While concerns have been raised about the use of the software to create disinformation, the company says it has built-in s...
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Instagram Rolls Out Measures for Child Safety, Allows Parents to Set Screen Time on Platform
Instagram parent Meta is introducing new measure for the safety of young users on the platform. After several critics, Meta has decided to add parental controls to Instagram.
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Viral Photo Of Boy Offering Water To Elderly Couple Leaves Internet Emotional
Twitter users said kindness is a universal language which should be taught to kids from a very young age.
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TikTok’s Impact on Children Being Investigated by Collective of US States
US attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform.
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Instagram Rolls Out 'Take a Break' Feature to All Countries Including India, Will Nudge Young Users to Enable Feature
Instagram has announced the rollout of its Take a Break feature for users on the app. The feature was previously available in six countries but has now been rolled out globally, including India. Users can choose to receive reminders to take a break from scrolling, and young users will be shown a notification asking them to enable the feature, accor...
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Instagram Tightens Protection for Teen Users as US Senate Hearing Looms
Instagram tightened protections for teens on the eve of a Senate hearing about whether it is "toxic" for young users.
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Facebook's Name-Change Will Not Deter Lawmaker or Regulatory Scrutiny: Experts
Renaming Facebook is unlikely to enable the tech giant to distance itself from regulatory and public scrutiny around the potential harms caused by its social media apps, marketing and branding experts told Reuters.
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How Investing App Groww Witnessed Over 200 Percent Growth in First-Time Investors in COVID-Hit 2020
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Neeraj Singh, co-founder and CTO at Groww to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to underst...
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Facebook Said It Will Restrict Ad Targeting of Under-18 Users on Its Platform
Facebook will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites, it said in a slew of announcements about young users.
