Category: Social

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 over concerns about the growing risk of antitrust scrutiny, according to a document shown at a trial in Washington on Tuesday. The document was shown during Zuckerberg’s second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the US Federal Trade Commission […]

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday at a high-stakes trial in Washington over US antitrust enforcers’ claims that the company spent billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp to fend off Facebook competitors. The FTC is seeking to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp, testing President Donald […]

Spotify is launching its Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX) platform and advertiser-focused artificial intelligence (AI) tools in India. Announced on Monday, the new services for advertisers in the country were launched just a week after its global launch. SAX is a programmatic ad platform that automates the process of buying and placing ads on the platform. […]

YouTube is adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for the creators on its platform. Announced on Tuesday, the new tool is an AI-powered music generator that will enable content creators to generate custom instrumentals for their videos. The new feature is part of the Creator Music tab within YouTube Studio and will be available […]

Threads is said to be testing a new feature which aims to make it easier to import the social graph from other microblogging platforms. According to a tipster, it is currently in beta and not available to all users. The feature is expected to introduce a way through which users can easily follow the same […]

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced several new features for Android and iOS users which bring more functionality to chats, voice calls, video calls, and Channels. As per Meta’s instant messaging platform, there is now an “Online” indicator in group chats which lets users know about others who are available for a conversation in real time. Then there […]

Instagram is working on a dedicated iPad app, after years of users requesting support for devices with larger screens, according to a report. The development comes 15 years after the platform was launched. The Meta-owned photo and video sharing platform has yet to announce any plans to launch an app designed for the iPad. Instagram […]

Snapchat introduced a new ad format on Tuesday to let brands engage users on the platform. Dubbed Sponsored AI Lenses, it is a new tool for brands to create artificial intelligence (AI) Lenses that users on the social media app can use to click selfies and post them. The Santa Monica-based social media company has […]

Meta Platforms is rolling out its “Teen Accounts” feature to Facebook and Messenger on Tuesday, as it faces sustained criticism about not doing enough to protect young users from online harms. The enhanced privacy and parental controls, which were introduced on Instagram last year, will address concerns about how teens are spending their time on social media, the company said. Why Its […]

An EU decision on whether Apple and Meta have breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power will be issued in the coming weeks, antitrust chief Teresa Ribera told European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday. The European Commission has been investigating Apple and Meta Platforms since March last year for potential breaches of the […]

WhatsApp is said to be developing a new feature for its iOS app which aims to improve privacy in conversations by adding another layer of security. As per a feature tracker, the new feature, dubbed Advanced Chat Privacy, implements several changes which restrict the automatic saving of media shared by the user on the recipient […]

ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US, shortly after President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. In a statement, the company said Friday that key matters still need to be resolved and that any agreement would […]

WhatsApp for Android might soon offer artificial intelligence (AI)-generated topics to converse with Meta AI. As per a new report, the instant messaging platform is working on a feature to show suggested topics that users can chat about with the AI chatbot. These include educational topics that users can learn about, humour, and different conversation […]

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying US President Donald Trump to agree to a settlement that would prevent the company from facing an antitrust trial later this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta and its representatives met with the president and his senior advisers ahead of an April 14 Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company […]

Days before an April 5 deadline for TikTok to find a buyer or get shut out of its biggest market, the list of potential outcomes for the video app got a lot longer. Amazon.com became the latest big name to jump into the fray, submitting a bid to the White House to buy out a business […]

Instagram has silently rolled out a new feature for its app which lets users double the playback speed of Reels. Earlier this year, Instagram extended the duration of Reels to up to three minutes and this latest feature is aimed at offering an option to users for consuming longer content quickly. This move is in line […]

Facebook will introduce a new ‘Friends’ tab that is designed to show you a feed of posts, stories, reels, birthdays, and friend requests from your Facebook connections, the company said on Thursday. The new feed will is similar to the Following and Close Friends feeds on Instagram, and will not display any recommended posts. The […]

WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for its iOS app which lets users set it as the default app for calls and messages. The feature was initially spotted in a beta version of the app but has since been rolled out widely and is available to all WhatsApp for iOS users. The release of this feature […]

Instagram is pulling back a feature from its app which was initially aimed at making the platform a more “fun and social” experience. Content Notes, introduced less than a year ago, lets users add notes to individual posts, photo carousels, and Reels which are only visible for a limited time and only to others followed by […]

The president of Signal defended the messaging app’s security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss looming US military action against Yemen’s Houthis. Signal’s Meredith Whittaker did not directly address the blunder, which Democratic lawmakers have said was a breach of US national […]

WhatsAppis said to be developing a new feature for its iOS app aimed at making music sharing on status updates easier. According to claims by a beta tracker, the feature was spotted within the latest beta version of WhatsApp for iOS and enables users to share music from Spotify on their status updates via an integration. It is […]

SEBI on Friday asked registered intermediaries wishing to advertise on social media platforms like Google and Meta to register on these platforms using the contact details such as the email ID and mobile number provided to the markets watchdog. The move is aimed at curbing fraudulent activities in the securities market. This decision came after […]

WhatsApp for Android is reportedly working on two new artificial intelligence (AI) features that could offer newer ways of interacting with the app. As per the report, the instant messaging platform is working on an AI-powered Rewrite feature that can transform a typed message across different styles. The feature is also said to proofread users’ […]

Threads on Thursday rolled out several new features which offer improved profile personalisation, feed curation, and video playback. The Meta-owned microblogging platform now lets users customise their feed by personalising the order. By introducing topics for bio, Threads says users can also show off their favourite communities and interests to those who visit their profile. […]

Meta AI is finally rolling out in European countries. The company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will be available to users in the European Union (EU) nearly 1.5 years after it was first launched. This comes nearly eight months after the Menlo Park-based tech giant stated that the rollout of its AI services in the region […]

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Tuesday announced a partnership with tech company Meta to launch a consumer awareness campaign called “Be an Empowered Consumer” aimed at enhancing digital literacy and protection for online consumers. The initiative, unveiled by Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, will operate under […]

Snapchat introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature on Thursday that uses its in-house foundational video models. Dubbed AI video Lenses, the new Lens format combines Augmented Reality (AR) and generative AI elements to create unique and immersive video effects. Currently, these features are only available on the platform’s premium subscription tier. Users will see […]

WhatsApp is developing a new functionality which may provide Android users with more choice when it comes to picking up video calls, according to a new report. The instant messaging platform is said to be testing a new option which offers the choice of turning off the device’s camera before picking up a video call. […]

Telegram rolled out a new update last week that brings new features and improvements to the instant messaging platform. The company is now adding Chromecast support for Android users, letting them quickly cast any videos on the platform to a big screen. In addition, the company has also added several new security-focused features that will […]

Grok can now be summoned in the top level replies on posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), and the chatbot will respond to users. When the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is tagged in the reply to a post, it already comes with the contextual understanding of the content, and can answer queries to even […]