No news for Australians! Facebook bans Australian users from sharing news stories

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook, on Tuesday, announced to remove a critical part of Australian users’ experience: sharing news content on the social media platform. As a reaction to…

Tech giants in serious trouble with mounting antitrust lawsuits

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In addition to the increasing scrutiny by the US and Australian governments, private lawsuits continue to add to the challenges that haunt numerous tech giants,…

Facebook might be secretly working on an Android-powered smartwatch

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is up to something, but thankfully, it has nothing to do with your privacy this time. Instead, it appears that the social media behemoth…

Twitter to experiment with letting users receive payments from followers

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted at the possibility of his social media platform introducing a mechanism for its users to receive digital tips or payments…

Instagram tackles hate speech in direct messages through new updates

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a recent post, Instagram announced that they will disable the accounts of users who send hateful or offensive messages in direct messages. Numerous users,…

India asks Twitter to take down 1,178 accounts that it claims are backed by Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to two technology ministry sources, India has asked Twitter to take down 1,178 accounts the country says are backed by neighboring nation Pakistan or…

Telegram becomes the most downloaded messaging app of January 2021

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a development that shouldn’t surprise anyone, it has emerged that secure messaging app Telegram has been the most downloaded non-gaming app all across the…

5 Ways Digital Creators Can Increase Their Revenues

By guest author ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The following article first appeared on Airschool and has been reproduced with permission.  The rise of social media influencers has given birth to the Creators…

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as military rule tightens

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Myanmar is going through some pretty turbulent times as of late, with the recent coup plunging it back into direct military rule and resulting in…

Facebook hosts virtual briefing session on ‘Fighting Misinformation’

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Amid growing concerns of misinformation spreading online, Facebook recently hosted a virtual briefing session to highlight the aggressive steps the platform has taken to combat…

TikTok warns users about videos spreading fake news, misinformation

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok appears to be taking the spread of fake news and online misinformation campaigns seriously as it has now added new warning labels to videos…

Instagram is preventing users in some regions from posting feed photos to Stories

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Some Instagram users might be scratching their heads right now wondering why they can’t share posts from their feed to Stories. Well, this is because…

Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s WhatsApp account got hacked

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The WhatsApp hacking spree is continuing, and the latest victim is a Supreme Court judge whose WhatsApp account got hacked. Justice Qazi Faez Isa had…

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