LinkedIn introduces reaction options on its platform

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook may have brought reactions to the fore, but there is no reason why any other social network can’t follow its lead in order to…

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Facebook is testing built-in Messenger chat feature within the main app

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is apparently planning to become the good-old unified messaging platform it once used to be. A recent discovery gives us a clear idea of…

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are finally back after experiencing global outages

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

You know social media means a lot to us humans when related apps manage to make the headlines just because they failed to work for…

New “Ignore Archived Chats” feature spotted on WhatsApp beta

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A new feature under the name “Ignore Archived chats” has been spotted on WhatsApp beta version 2.19.101, which was previously seen tested under the name…

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Facebook using artificial intelligence to block one million accounts everyday

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is taking the help of artificial intelligence to block or remove one million accounts every day from its platform. The company is blocking those…

Over 50 fake social media accounts of Pakistani politicians taken down

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Just after last month’s report, where members of the National Assembly Standing committee on IT and Telecom raised concerns over their fake social media accounts,…

This new WhatsApp feature will restrict users sending frequently forwarded messages to the groups

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The annoyance of frequently forwarded messages in WhatsApp groups is finally going to end. The Facebook-owned messaging app, WhatsApp is testing a feature that will…

YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode to be released for non-premium users outside the US

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The best thing about streaming YouTube videos on your desktop instead of on your mobile device is the ability to resize that window, open it…

Facebook, Twitter response “not good” in addressing cyber crime complaints: FIA official

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has told the National Assembly’s standing committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication that Facebook and Twitter’s uncooperative response is making…

Linux founder believes that Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are “garbage”, calls them “disease”

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

We have all had our moments of rage directed at the social media giants of this age, be it because of their terrible lack of…

WhatsApp Business for iOS rolls out worldwide

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Having quickly gained traction among businesses all over the world, WhatsApp Business is a thriving product. Now, after a burgeoning number of requests from its…

Social media executives may face jail if they fail to remove violent content quickly: Law approved

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Owners of social networks can face imprisonment for failing to take down violent content from their platforms, quickly. The Australian government has introduced new laws…

Data of over 500 million Facebook users stored in Amazon’s cloud servers exposed

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook data of about 540 million users are exposed, containing passwords, account names, user IDs, comments and more. Researchers from a cyber-security firm named UpGaurd…

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