Facebook planning to launch three new projects in Pakistan: Zia Ullah Bangash

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

Social networking behemoth Facebook has something in the works for Pakistan. The company is reportedly planning to launch three new projects in the country. As…

U.S. lawmakers grill big tech CEOs on misinformation, fake news

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

In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by U.S.…

KP govt opposes ban on TikTok in Pakistan

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

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday opposed a ban on the popular short-video sharing app TikTok, ARY News reported. Addressing a press conference in…

Slack to fix error in new direct messaging feature over abuse, harassment concerns

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

Workplace messaging app Slack Technologies said it was working to fix an error in the direct-messaging feature it introduced earlier on Wednesday, which could have…

Instagram, Facebook identified as the most invasive iOS apps: report

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

Around 52% of iOS apps gather personal data such as browsing history, location, bank details, contact information, fitness level, according to a report published by…

Donald Trump plans to launch a social network in a few months

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

Donald Trump has recently hinted that he is looking to launch his own social media platform ever since Facebook and Twitter kicked him out. It…

TikTok considers adding a group chat feature this year

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The ever-popular video-sharing platform TikTok may launch a group messaging feature this year, as per details from sources, thereby putting the Chinese-owned app in more…

TikTok to force personalized ads on its users soon

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

You might enjoy watching and sharing the content shared by your favorite TikTok celebrities, but are you ready to be bombarded with ads from the…

Twitter accidentally suspended users for tweeting a certain word

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

Twitter began suspending the accounts of people who tweeted the word “Memphis” on Sunday, in a weird platform-wide glitch. As reported by The Telegraph, sharing…

US lawmakers to tighten the noose around social media with ‘censorship’ lawsuits

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

Republican state lawmakers plan to push the social media giants towards facing expensive lawsuits for politically motivated policing of user content. As per the Associated…

Soldiers in Myanmar are using TikTok to threaten protestors

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

Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s coup, researchers said, prompting the Chinese video-sharing app…

Facebook launches its own version of TikTok for rap artists

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

Facebook has just launched a TikTok-like app for budding rap artists to create and share their music. As reported by TechCrunch, the new app has…

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Twitter might start charging users for special content in an attempt to drive revenue

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

Twitter said Thursday it plans to offer a subscription service in which users would pay for special content from high-profile accounts, part of an economic…

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