Social Media
Twitter announces major new upcoming features for the platform
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Twitter, one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, has announced new upcoming features for its platform. This includes the ability for users to…
Facebook to invest $1 billion in news and journalism industry
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Facebook Inc on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off…
Facebook is testing tools to tackle child exploitation
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Facebook says it is testing more tools to help the social network prevent people from sharing content that exploits children. One is a pop-up message…
Exploring the dynamics of increasingly absurd viral trends on Pakistani social media
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According to a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) report, the country’s overall internet traffic saw a jump of 15%. More Pakistanis flocked to the online spaces to…
TikTok strikes deal with UFC to livestream content
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans on TikTok will now be able to access matches and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, all thanks to a new multi-year agreement…
Facebook might be secretly working on an Android-powered smartwatch
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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…
Instagram tackles hate speech in direct messages through new updates
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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,…
Facebook blocked in Myanmar as military rule tightens
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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…
Government of Pakistan’s developed social media platform is a really bad idea
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Minister of IT and Telecom has announced that the Government of Pakistan is working on its own social media platform for citizens. As per the…
Anti-Islamic or Anti-Pakistan content won’t be tolerated in Pakistan – IT Minister
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The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Syed Amin Ul Haque, declared that the state will not tolerate any Anti-Islamic or Anti-Pakistan content will…
AIC issues strong statement against the Govt of Pakistan regarding social media rules
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The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) and its member companies have issued a strong statement against the social media rules that Pakistan recently banned. This comes…
PTA requested YouTube to take down indecent and hate speech content
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has requested YouTube to remove indecent content and hate speech on Friday. In the statement issued on Twitter, the Pakistan Telecommunication…
The CEO of TikTok Kevin Meyer left in less than three months of deployment
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The Chief Executive Officer of TikTok Kevin Meyer resigned from the company in less than three months of his joining. US general manager Vanessa Pappas,…
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