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Punjab Assembly Pushes New Rules to Protect Children Under 16 Online
WhatsApp Adds New Passkey and Two-Step Verification Options
WhatsApp rolled out enhanced security features on August 25, 2026, allowing users to add multiple passkeys per account and upgrading two-step verification from six-digit PINs…
Streamers Hit Twitch & Amazon With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Secret AI Training
Twitch is officially facing severe legal trouble from its own streamers. On August 20, a Connecticut-based content creator filed a class-action lawsuit against Twitch and…
WhatsApp May Expand Payments to More Countries
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new Payments section for iOS, a development that could signal plans to expand its payment services to additional countries.…
YouTube Premium Gets Costlier as Google Raises Monthly Subscription Fees
YouTube Premium subscribers in several European countries and Singapore will pay 10 to 15 percent more for the ad-free service starting next month, Google has…
Instagram Just Revealed the Secret to Caption Writing Success
Instagram shared comprehensive guidance on writing captions that maximize discovery and engagement. The platform emphasized that captions serve as critical context for both viewers and…
Pakistani Courts Are About to Decide if Your Kids Can Use TikTok Anymore
A lawyer petitioned Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court to introduce legislation preventing children and teenagers under 16 from creating social media accounts. The petition cites cyberbullying…
Meta Advertisers Are About to Lose Control Over Where Their Ads Actually Appear
Meta announced it will remove the Placements option from ad sets, eliminating advertiser ability to exclude specific ad placements or entire platforms. The change prevents…
Meta Just Released an App That Lets You Create Entire Games By Describing Them
Meta expanded Pocket, an experimental vibe-coding app, to all US users after testing in Brazil. The app based on Meta’s acquisition of the Gizmo team…
TikTok Reaches 400 Million Settlement with Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy
Department of Justice announced 400 million settlement with TikTok and ByteDance resolving COPPA litigation over alleged illegal collection of children’s personal information without parental consent.…
Inside the Courtroom Where Meta’s Culture of Ignoring Safety Just Got Exposed
Arturo Bejar, former Facebook safety engineer from 2009-2015 and Instagram consultant 2019-2021, testified that Meta’s culture under Mark Zuckerberg prioritized user engagement and revenue over…
Personal Social Media of Govt Officers Now Under Official Scrutiny
The federal government has begun strict monitoring of both official and personal social media accounts belonging to civil servants, moving to enforce action against employees…
Telegram Users Could Soon Get Personalized .gram Domains
Pavel Durov announced that Telegram has applied for the .gram top-level domain zone from ICANN. If approved, over a billion Telegram users could obtain second-level…
