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‘Twitter Notes’ to let you post longer tweets soon
New Delhi : Twitter is finally working on a new feature that will allow users to post long-form content on the platform that currently allows posts with only 280 characters.With 'Twitter Notes', the users will be able to create articles…
Meta will not take commission from creators until 2024
San Francisco : Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company will "hold off on any revenue sharing" until 2024, a one-year extension of his prior pledge to not charge a commission until 2023.According to Engadget, creators on…
Meta agrees to stop algorithmic discrimination in housing ads
San Francisco : Meta (formerly Facebook) has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the US government that accused the social network of engaging in discriminatory advertising for housing on its platform.
The housing discrimination lawsuit,…
Google Maps under probe for anti-competitive practices in Europe
London : Germany's competition regulator on Tuesday initiated a proceeding against Google and its parent company Alphabet to examine possible anti-competitive behaviour by Google Maps against rival map services providers.
The probe by…
Google drops appeal against 500 mn euro fine by French regulator
London : The French competition watchdog on Tuesday said it has accepted the commitments from Google to settle the 500 million euro antitrust news licensing fine regarding paying local news publishers for displaying copyrighted content.…
Google to bring picture-in-picture mode for Meet app
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has announced that it is bringing picture-in-picture (PiP) support to its video conferencing app alongside pinning multiple videos feeds.
With the new functionality, users can see up to four video tiles…
YouTube Shorts now being watched by over 1.5 bn users
San Francisco : Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch.
According to TechCrunch, related…
Local businesses can display location, hours, contact info on Twitter profile
New Delhi : Twitter has allowed professional accounts of brick-and-mortar stores to display details on their profiles such as the location of their business or shop, contact info and operational hours.Called Location Spotlight,' the new…
Facebook’s tools tracking people seeking abortion services : Report
San Francisco : Meta-owned Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and allowing anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence people online, media reports say.A joint investigation…
After Telegram, Snapchat working on paid subscription service
New Delhi : Popular social media platform Snapchat is working on paid subscriptions for users as it struggles to make money after Apple introduced tough iOS privacy changes.Called Snapchat Plus, the paid subscription service is currently in…