Apps Culture & Policy News Instagram introduces Nudity Protection in private messages In response to growing concerns over user safety in online spaces, popular… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 12, 20243 minute read
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Apps News Threads rolls out Trending Topics for users in the US Meta’s newest social media platform Threads has finally introduced its “Trending Now”… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 20, 20243 minute read
Apps Internet News X eyes payments license in New York, California X – erstwhile Twitter – continues to make headway towards Elon Musk’s… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 7, 20242 minute read
Apps News Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffer global outage Meta’s family of apps were today hit with an outage, resulting in… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 6, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Former Twitter (now X) CEO, other execs sue Elon Musk, seek $128Mn for pending dues Last week, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 5, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News X complies with Indian Government executive orders to withhold certain posts and accounts The ongoing farmers’ protests in India have ignited a fresh flashpoint between… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20243 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp to enable interoperability across messaging platforms As the clock ticks towards the enforcement of the European Union’s (EU)… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 7, 20242 minute read
Global News Snapchat parent to reduce workforce by 10%, impacting nearly 530 employees Snap Inc., the parent company behind the popular social media platform Snapchat,… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 6, 20242 minute read
Business Internet News Reddit could launch an IPO in March: Reuters After years of speculation and anticipation, Reddit is reportedly gearing up for… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJanuary 19, 20242 minute read
Apps News Meta’s Threads is testing integration with Mastodon for interoperability among social platforms In a new development, Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a pivotal test for… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 14, 20232 minute read
Global News Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption on Messenger Meta has started rolling out default end-to-end encryption for all personal messages… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Meta announces end to Facebook-Instagram cross-app chats Users will soon be unable to have conversations with their Facebook friends… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 5, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta loses bid to shift privacy dispute with FTC to court In a significant legal development, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 28, 20232 minute read
Apps News Instagram rolls out ability to download public Reels globally Earlier this year, Instagram launched the ability to download publicly viewable Reels… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 20232 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp gets new voice chat feature for large groups WhatsApp is now taking a page out of Discord’s book to roll… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 20232 minute read
Apps Global News X unveils Premium Plus and Basic subscription tiers A few days ago, X CEO Elon Musk promised two new tiers… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 30, 20234 minute read
Apps News Instagram tests custom stickers created from user photos The next time you take a memorable picture, you will have the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 23, 20233 minute read
Apps Business News New X users may have to pay $1/year to post and interact with other posts In the latest news of Elon Musk trying to turn X –… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 18, 20233 minute read
Apps Global News Meta makes ‘Sharing to Reels’ on Instagram available to all developers In a world driven by short-form videos and social media, Meta (formerly… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 13, 20233 minute read
Apps News Twitter X tests three tiers of premium subscription X, formerly known as Twitter, is on the brink of introducing a… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 7, 20232 minute read
