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Facebook, Instagram allow posts asking for Putin’s death in specific countries
San Francisco : In a rare exception amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Meta is allowing posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers on Facebook and Instagram in specific countries, including calls for harm or even death of Russian…
Google to send air raid alerts to Android users in Ukraine
New Delhi : Google has initiated air raid alerts for Android users in Ukraine directly on their phones before expected attacks happen near them.At the request, and with the help, of the government of Ukraine, Google has started rolling out…
Twitter Shops to allow sellers showcase more products
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a new shopping feature 'Twitter Shops' which would allow merchants to curate a collection of up to 50 products to showcase on their profile.The feature, which is free to use, gives…
WhatsApp’s ‘Code Verify’ feature to verify authenticity of WhatsApp Web code
New Delhi : Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has added a web browser extension called "Code Verify" that provides real-time, third-party verification that the code running someone's WhatsApp Web has not been tampered with.In…
Twitter introduces ‘Creator Dashboard’ to manage earnings on platform
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a new tool for creators called the "Creator Dashboard" to analyze how they make money on the platform.According to the company, the new tool is designed to help creators analyze how…
Instagram shuts down Boomerang, Hyperlapse standalone apps
New Delhi : Shortly after dropping support for the IGTV application, Instagram has removed its standalone Boomerang as well as Hyperlapse apps from Apple's App Store and Google Play."We have removed support for the standalone Boomerang and…
Twitter launches Dark Web Tor service amid Russian censorship
New Delhi : Blocked by the Russian government, Twitter has entered the Dark Web and people can now access the platform via a Tor Onion service to bypass the censorship.Russian users can use the Tor anonymity network to reach Twitter,…
Instagram hides followers for private accounts in Russia, Ukraine
New Delhi : Instagram has begun hiding information about people's followers, who they're following, and people who are following each other for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine to reduce the spread of misinformation.This means that…
Google expands ‘Project Shield’ to protect govts from hacking
New Delhi : Google has expanded eligibility for 'Project Shield', its free protection against DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, to protect Ukrainian government websites, embassies worldwide and other governments in close…
Women’s Day against backdrop of ongoing pandemic
New Delhi : This year's International Women's Day on Tuesday took place against the backdrop of the ongoing global pandemic and emerging new strains, but also in a world desperately trying to emerge from the impact of this pandemic and…