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Twitter is being restricted for some users in Russia, the social media company said in a tweet on Saturday, February 26. On Friday, one day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow said it was partially limiting access to Meta Platforms’ Facebook, accusing it of “censoring” Russian media. Twitter said it was working to keep its service

Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media’s ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world,” Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant’s security policy head,

EU-US data transfers by Meta owned Facebook and Instagram could be halted as soon as May but the move would not immediately hit other big tech companies, Ireland’s data privacy regulator said in an interview. Europe’s highest court ruled in 2020 that an EU-US data transfer pact was invalid due to concerns that US government

Facebook owner Meta Platforms has set up a special operations center to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and it launched a feature so users in the country can lock their social media profiles for security, a company official said in Twitter posts on Thursday. Twitter on Wednesday posted tips on how users can secure their

The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine. They claim to show Russian fighter jets being shot down or Ukrainians dodging for cover in their own homes. Some are real, horrifying images of this war. Others had been lurking on the Internet for years

WhatsApp is testing a new ‘search message’ shortcut option for Android, as per a report. The new option is being added to the redesigned Contact Info page as well as the Group Info page (for some users) that was introduced last year. The development comes a day after WhatsApp was spotted working on a new

Clubhouse will now let users interact in voice rooms over text. For creators, in-room chat will offer another touchpoint with audiences in a room and provide a way to get feedback in real-time. Rooms with text chat enabled will have a dedicated icon at the bottom left of the screen. Clubhouse had started allowing anyone

Online message board platform Reddit said on Thursday it is launching a new Discover tab that will feature photos and videos from across the site to make its mobile app more visually appealing. The new feature comes after Reddit confidentially filed for an initial public offering in December. The company is aiming for at least

US President Joe Biden in Taliban fighter garb or stumbling over his words or bungling efforts to avert war in Ukraine – posts on Donald Trump’s new social media network “Truth Social” have a go-to target. For the users who make it past the waitlist to join and then the ubiquitous tech glitches on the freshly

WhatsApp message reactions have been spotted in development on the desktop beta, suggesting the Meta-owned instant messaging service could release the feature in an upcoming update. Message reactions allow users to quickly assign an emoji “reaction” to a message, and are supported on many popular massaging apps, including Facebook and Instagram, also owned by Meta.

Twitter acknowledged Wednesday it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the threat builds for an attack on Ukraine. The social network has begun restoring access to the users, which were taken down due to “our work to proactively address manipulated media,” tweeted the platform’s head of site integrity Yoel

Twitter might be testing a way to untag for users who do not wish to be part of a thread. The Verge obtained a screenshot of a new “leave this conversation” feature, according to which, the feature would untag your username from a Twitter conversation, preventing people from mentioning you in the conversation again, and

Instagram in 2018 introduced ‘Your Activity’ feature that tracks how much time users spend on the app. In a new development, the photo- and video-sharing platform is tweaking the ‘daily time limit’ options it had introduced with the feature. Users were earlier able to select a time limit as low as 10 minutes per day

Facebook is launching its short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries, its owner Meta Platforms said on Tuesday, in a move to expand its fastest growing content format. The social media giant, which recently lost a third of its market value after a dismal earnings report, has highlighted Reels as a key priority.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV, which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections. The SFJ has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities

WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a dedicated resource hub called ‘Safety in India’ that highlights safety measures and processes available on the platform. The hub emphasises the benefits of using end-to-end encryption and gives details about features including two-step verification and the ability to add a security layer to protect WhatsApp chats with fingerprint or facial

Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former president’s return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. The app was available shortly before midnight ET and was the top free app available on the App Store early Monday.

WhatsApp has started to roll out a new interface for voice calls for select beta testers on iOS. It also carries waveforms for group voice calls. This feature was previously rolled out for select Android beta testers, and was first spotted in December. The news comes a few days after an update for iOS devices