Gadgets 360 - Social

Telegram Update Brings Search Filters, Anonymous Admins, and Channel Comments

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:59:26 GMT

Telegram has introduced Search Filters, Anonymous Group Admins, and Channel Comments features in the new update. It has also rolled out other features like new smooth animations and new animated emojis.

EU Drafts Rules to Force Big Tech Companies to Share Data: Report

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:21:34 GMT

The European Union (EU) is preparing to force big technology companies to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing an early draft of its landmark 'Digital Services Act' regulations.

WhatsApp Enables Always Mute, New Storage UI, Media Guidelines Features in Latest Android Beta

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:01:43 GMT

WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android was spotted testing several new features. The most worthy of all is probably the ‘Always Mute’ feature which essentially replaces the ‘1 year’ option available earlier when muting a chat. The new option is self-explanatory, allowing users to mute few groups or people indefinitely. We were able to spot this feature in the l...

TikTok Must Become US Firm or Will Be Banned, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:23:46 GMT

TikTok must become a "US based company controlled by US investors" or will be banned in the United States, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

Twitter Removes 130 Accounts Linked to Iran Trying to Disrupt Public Conversation During ...

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 05:30:36 GMT

Twitter said on Wednesday it had removed 130 accounts, as they were attempting to disrupt the public conversation during the first US presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

Facebook Bans US Ads That Call Voting Fraud Widespread or Election Invalid

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:39:51 GMT

Facebook on Wednesday banned ads on its website and Instagram that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest US election results would be invalid, or attack any method of voting.

Facebook Merges Messenger With Instagram's Direct Messages

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:22:26 GMT

Instagram on Wednesday started rolling out the option to connect Instagram direct messages with Messenger. It means that one can now send messages to Messenger people from Instagram, and the other way around.

Twitter Expands Voice Tweets to More Users on iOS, Will be Rolling Out Transcriptions Soon

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:53:17 GMT

Twitter is expanding its voice tweets feature to more users on iOS. Twitter was also planning on adding transcriptions to audio and video to make them more accessible, after receiving backlash for the same.

WhatsApp Android Beta Update Brings Redesigned Storage Usage Section to Testers

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:39:19 GMT

WhatsApp has released a new beta version for Android devices that brings a redesigned Storage Usage section for testing purposes. Some screenshots showing the update emerged on the Web last month. However, the WhatsApp 2.20.201.9 beta for Android has debuted as the first release by the Facebook-owned company that gives us a glimpse of the redesigned Storage Usage sect...

Twitter Says Dataminr Monitoring Service Does Not Violate Surveillance Ban

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:14:49 GMT

Twitter said Tuesday a service that monitors tweets for police, alerting them to brewing social justice protests and more, does not break the platform's ban on being used for surveillance.

TikTok Launches US Elections Guide to Combat Misinformation

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:38 GMT

TikTok on Tuesday launched a US election guide as part of an effort to battle misinformation on the wildly popular video-sharing app that the White House has targeted for a ban.

TikTok Ban: Trump Likely Exceeded Law With Attempted Move, Judge Says

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:05:07 GMT

The US judge who stopped a ban on TikTok downloads from kicking in on Monday said that President Donald Trump likely overstepped the law with the attempted move.

US Faces Ongoing Court Battles Over TikTok, WeChat Bans

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:57:18 GMT

The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar US app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download.

Twitter Appoints Rinki Sethi as New Information Security Head

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:15:40 GMT

Twitter appointed Rinki Sethi, a former information security executive at IBM, as its chief information security officer, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday.

TikTok US Ban: Federal Judge Postpones Trump Administration Order Against App Downloads

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:29:10 GMT

A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from US smartphone app stores around midnight.

Google Meet to Limit Meetings to 60 Minutes on Free Plans After September 30

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:09:23 GMT

Google's video chat platform Google Meet has announced that after September 30, free versions of Meet will be limited to meetings no longer than 60 minutes.

Judge Set to Rule on Trump TikTok Download Ban Today

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 08:41:17 GMT

A judge was set to rule Sunday on whether to allow a Trump administration ban on downloads of popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is seeking an injunction to prevent what it said could be a devastating blow.

David Attenborough Sets Record for Fastest to 1 Million Instagram Followers, Hits Milestone in ...

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 07:37:56 GMT

British television naturalist David Attenborough joined Instagram on Thursday at the age of 94, quickly racking up more than one million followers in his first few hours - in record time in fact.

Twitter Aims to Label More State-Affiliated Accounts Worldwide

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 06:18:21 GMT

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday the social media platform plans to expand its labelling of state-affiliated accounts worldwide, even as he defended its policy of allowing leaders of countries like Iran and China to use Twitter.

Facebook Critics Launch Rival Oversight Board

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:41:35 GMT

Critics of Facebook, including the organisers of an advertising boycott against the company, on Friday launched their own oversight board to review the company's content moderation practices.