Apps News WhatsApp unveils new native macOS app, allow participation of up to 8 people on video calls Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is now coming to the Mac via a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20232 minute read
Internet News Meta set to introduce web version of Threads Threads made a spectacular debut last month, and even though the surge… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 21, 20232 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Threads soars to 100 million users in five days, way faster than ChatGPT or any other internet platform/app It’s official – Threads has surpassed 100 million users well within five… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit over ‘Threads’, claims it violated Twitter’s intellectual property rights Twitter is not taking its newfound competition with Meta over Threads lying… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Non-users can once again view content on Twitter With the Threds mania rapidly taking over the Twitter chaos, the latter… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 6, 20232 minute read
Apps Business Internet News [Updated] Twitter-rival Threads takes off, clocks millions of sign-ups barely hours after launch [Update]: Instagram head Adam Mosseri teased the arrival of several “basic” features… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 6, 20233 minute read
Apps News Twitter restricts TweetDeck access to verified accounts with 30 days’ grace period for unverified users If you tried to access TweetDeck over the last few days, and… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 4, 20232 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Instagram’s Threads to debut on July 6 amid Twitter chaos With all that is going on at Twitter, the sight of a… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 4, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter puts a cap on number of tweets users can read daily Following the latest widespread outage suffered by Twitter in recent months, Twitter… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 3, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta introduces new parental controls for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Meta is building on to its more recent child-safety measures across its… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube will require fan accounts to make their distinction from official artist channels ‘obvious’ Fan channels and accounts dedicated to actors, singers, celebrities, and inspirational personalities… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube suffers outage, down for thousands of users After Reddit, YouTube and YouTube TV have become the latest names to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp to let users silence unknown calls, rolls out new Privacy Checkup Indian users are (unfortunately) intimately familiar with spam calls, and the increasing… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Subreddits get creative: Innovative protests emerge amidst Reddit’s API rule changes The ripples of the new changes to Reddit’s API rules continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta rolls our Instagram broadcast channels to users globally Meta has decided to bring Instagram’s broadcast channels to more countries. In… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube significantly lowers content monetization eligibility criteria In a move that is sure to increase competition among creators, while… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Usernames are coming to WhatsApp It seems that WhatsApp is taking a page out of other social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 25, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Latest round of layoffs begin at Meta, set to be last of three-part job cuts Meta has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, according to media reports.… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Linda Yaccarino to be Twitter’s new CEO, Musk confirms Updated: Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that Linda Yaccarino has been… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 12, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter to purges inactive accounts It is a common sight to see users create accounts on social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 9, 20232 minute read
Business News Meta beats estimates to record $28.6Bn in revenue for Q1 2023, Reality Labs continues to bleed In the first quarter of its “Year of Efficiency,” social media giant… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 27, 20233 minute read
