Social Networks

Snapchat+ hits 4 million subscribers

Snapchat+, Snapchat's subscription service, has reached 4 million paid subscribers in its first year. The $3.99 per month membership service, which launched in June 2022,...

Meta unveils AI tools for Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has unveiled AI tools similar to ChatGPT for Messenger and WhatsApp exclusively to its employees. The tools include chatbots with several identities, an Instagram...

Facebook, Instagram launches paid verification system in U.K.

Facebook and Instagram have created a premium verification service that provides U.K. users the coveted blue tick for a monthly price of £9.99, similar...

Twitter sparks controversy after adding blue checks to dead celebrities account

Twitter has been questioned for bestowing posthumous blue verification badges on deceased celebrities. Among those who received the badges were Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, Chadwick...

TikTok updates content moderation policies

TikTok has updated its content moderation policies in light of the possibility of a ban in the United States. The new rules restrict the sharing...

U.S. increases pressure on TikTok, demands app be sold: Reports

The U.S. is demanding that Chinese-owned TikTok be sold or the popular video app could be banned in the country due to security concerns, according to several news agencies. The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio (NPR) and others reported Wednesday evening that the demand to sell the app was delivered

Twitter outage highlights risk of downsizing

Twitter recently experienced a global outage that lasted several hours, causing significant disruption to users all over the world. The incident was blamed on...

Fact checked Reddit stories gets more upvotes

Prof. Robert Bond and Prof. Kelly Garrett revealed that true stories get more Reddit upvotes than fake news in the online journal PNAS Nexus...

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