WhatsApp deploying Machine Learning algorithms to fight spam

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp intends to use Machine Learning algorithms to fight spam and fake news across the messaging platform, according to a whitepaper released by Facebook. This…

Twitter CEO explains how editing tweets could work

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

The concept of allowing users to edit tweets has been floated before, but now we have a fair idea of how it will work. Twitter’s…

Random retweets are popping up on user’s timelines thanks to a new Twitter bug

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

An increasing number of complaints lodged by Twitter users have brought forward a curious issue with the social network’s timeline. Retweets made by people not…

Despite a tough year, Facebook keeps growing with $16.9 billion revenue in Q4 2018

By Adeel Aslam ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Over the last year, Facebook has been filled with a number of data privacy scandals and seemingly nonstop bad news- however, regardless of the ongoings,…

A Pakistani girl’s explicit images were leaked online, read how local security agencies and the community failed her

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Nishita Jha, a news reporter working with Buzzfeed has covered the story of a Pakistani girl whose explicit images were leaked online and, even after…

Study shows that leaving Facebook makes you happier and less interested in news

By Rohaan Manzoor ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A recent study conducted by the University of Stanford and University of New York suggests that people who stopped using Facebook were happier than they…

Instagram stories reach 500 million daily users, Zuckerberg plans new products to complement it

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

Ever since its inception almost three years ago, Instagram’s star has been rising. The photo and video sharing service have amassed one billion users, and…

Google+ will bid farewell to consumers on April 2

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

Google would have loved to see their social networking venture blossom and flourish like its rivals Facebook and Twitter but alas, it was not meant…

Use of Facebook and other social media websites banned by Pakistan Army among personnel

By Abdul Wahab ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan army has banned the use of social media website such as Twitter and Facebook among all of its personnel due to the threat…

Facebook paid users $20 to spy on them

By Rohaan Manzoor ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Over the last year, we’ve seen how Facebook has been involved in various data harvesting activities. Many expected that in light of recent criticism, Facebook…

Twitter starts rolling out a new interface and an emoji button for web users

By Adeel Aslam ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In an attempt to improve the experience for desktop users, Twitter has started rolling out a previously teased web redesign for some of its users.…

Facebook’s new review board will make all decisions on reported content

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is revamping the way it handles all the reported content by drafting a proposal of a content review board which will make decisions regarding…

Do Pakistanis have a white saviour complex? A stand-up comedian tries to find out with a fake Twitter account

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Shehzad Ghias, a Pakistani lawyer and stand-up comedian, has taken veils off of an attempt to expose Pakistani user’s tendency to believe anything they read…

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