Facebook Messenger to Get 'Dark Mode' Soon in Some Countries January 03, 2019 06:40
After trying out new ideas to bring changes to the User Interface (UI) of Messenger, Facebook is by and by testing a dark mode for the messaging app and platform in some countries. Back in…
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Nikki Haley Gives up 1.7 Mn Twitter Followers as per Rules January 03, 2019 06:13
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley begun her new year by relaunching her Twitter account, in the process losing all of her posts and followers from her time as South Carolina governor and the United…
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Facebook User Needs $1,000 to Quit Platform for One Year: Researchers December 21, 2018 11:06
Facebook users will need $1,000 (nearly Rs 70,000) on average to deactivate their accounts for one year, according to researchers who performed real-life auctions to get the figure. Using a series of auctions, in which…
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Top U.S. Prosecutor Sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica Scandal December 20, 2018 07:01
The top legal officer in the United States capital city has filed a lawsuit against Facebook over privacy violations related to personal data leaked to the Cambridge Analytica consultancy working on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.…
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Indian-Origin to Head Facebook's Tool for Office Communication December 19, 2018 05:43
The senior Indian-origin executive of Facebook Karandeep Anand has been appointed to head Workplace, the company's two-year-old enterprise communication tool. Anand, who was originally Head of Product for Facebook Marketplace and Payments services, would handle…
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#MeToo Tops Instagram Advocacy Hashtags with 1 Mn Usage in 2018 December 13, 2018 12:09
The #MeToo movement that took the media industry and film industries by rant and rave topped popular photo-sharing platform Instagram's advocacy hashtags with 1.5 million usages in 2018, the company said on Thursday. In the…
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PM Narendra Modi Most Followed World Leader on Instagram December 06, 2018 10:52
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Instagram, and, a photo posted of his meeting with Indian cricketer and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma after their wedding was the most…
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Teen Girl from India Trolls Trump for His Tweet on Global Warming November 28, 2018 10:52
The United States President Donald Trump has consistently been center of trolls this time a teenage girl from India has taken on Trump for this tweet mocking the phenomenon of global warming. On the mercury…
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People Believe Personal Attacks on Social Media Less Harmful: Study November 27, 2018 09:27
People react not as much strongly to malicious speech on digital platforms, believing that such abuses on social media triggers less harm than in personal interactions, a study has found. People are more willing to…
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WhatsApp's Indian-Origin Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits November 27, 2018 07:16
The Indian-origin Chief Business Officer of WhatsApp Neeraj Arora has announced stepping down, saying he needs "time off to recharge and spend time with family". Arora has been with WhatsApp since 2011 - well before…
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Facebook CEO Refuses to Quit Amid Pressure from Investors November 21, 2018 11:52
In spite of rising pressure from investors to quit as Facebook chairman as the social media firm faces acute investigation on data scandals, Mark Zuckerberg has said he has no plans to step down. In…
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Twitter CEO Faces Backlash for Clasping Anti-Brahmins Placard November 20, 2018 10:40
Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is facing backlash on social media for holding a placard that read 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' on Monday. The picture, posted on Twitter on Sunday by a journalist who was…
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