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Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland’s regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said ...
May, 2023
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29 May
Twitter Exits Voluntary EU Disinformation Code but Obligations Remain, EU Commissioner Says
Twitter has decided to leave the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but “its obligations remain,” EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Saturday. Launched in 2018, the EU’s code of practice on disinformation counts nearly three dozen signatories including the giants in the ...
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28 May
WhatsApp Begins Beta Testing Screen Sharing Feature for Video Calls: How It Works
WhatsApp is rolling out a screen sharing feature to testers on the latest beta version of the app for Android. Users who are on a video call will be able to tap a button to show the contents of their screen to other participants on the call. Screen sharing is ...
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27 May
China Cracks Down on ‘Self-Media’ Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts
China’s cyberspace regulator said 1.4 million social media posts have been deleted following a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of state officials, among other “pronounced problems”. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on Friday it had closed 67,000 social media accounts and ...
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26 May
WhatsApp Spotted Working on Sticker Maker Tool; Encrypted Chat Backup Password Reminders Rolling Out: Report
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new feature that will allow users to quickly share an image on their smartphone as a sticker in the popular chat application. A feature tracker has discovered the existence of a feature that is still in development, that could eliminate the need for ...
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25 May
WhatsApp Username Selection Feature Spotted in Development on Latest Android Beta: Details
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new feature that will allow users to set a username for their profile. One of the most noteworthy features to surface in a beta version of the app, the potential addition of usernames may fundamentally change how users communicate on the platform. Users ...
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24 May
Snapchat Reaches Over 200 Million Monthly Active Users in India; Launches My AI Chatbot
Visual messaging app Snapchat has crossed 200 million monthly active users mark in India and 120 million of them watch content on the platform, parent firm Snap said on Tuesday. The company on the occasion announced the launch of an experimental AI-powered chatbot customised for Snapchat, My AI, that can ...
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23 May
TikTok Files Lawsuit Against US State Montana’s Ban on App, Says It Violates Rights of Company, Users
TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana’s new ban on the use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service. TikTok argues the ban, which would take effect on January 1, violates the First Amendment rights of the company and users. ...
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22 May
Twitter to Release Video-Centric Picture-in-Picture Mode Feature, Says Elon Musk
Elon Musk made an announcement on Monday regarding upcoming changes and features on Twitter, to be in the coming week. Twitter users will soon be able to get the picture-in-picture mode for videos, making it easy to scroll down the timelines without having to wait for the video to stop ...
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21 May
TikTok Users in Montana, US, File Lawsuit Seeking to Block State’s Ban on App
Five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state’s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users ...