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WeChat denies 'snooping around user chats' claim by top bizman

Tencent on Tuesday issued an official statement, disproving the claims of Geely Holdings chairman Li Shufu that they are keeping tabs on the accounts of its users.

Jan 2, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

WhatsApp crashes on New Year Eve

Users in Asia and India and other parts of the world went into a frenzy after WhatsApp went down puncturing their plans to wish their friends a "prosperous 2018" at the stroke of midnight. It was restored in two hours.

Jan 1, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Facebook apologises for mistakes in removing hate speech

Facebook has apologised after an investigation exposed inconsistencies by moderators in removing offensive posts reported by the social network's users.

Dec 30, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Install Tinder++ on iOS 11.2, iOS 11.3 without jailbreak

Check out the steps to download and install the Tinder++ app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 11, iOS 11.2 or iOS 11.3.

Dec 30, 2017

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Fake news inquiry: Facebook, Twitter face sanctions in UK

British Parliamentary committee investigating Russian interference in the EU referendum through spread of the so called "fake news" on the social networking platforms, is contemplating sanctions galore on social media giants.

Dec 29, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Google Doodle brings to memory Mirza Ghalib's 220th birthday

Search engine Google on Wednesday celebrated one of Urdu literature's most iconic poets, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Ghalib (meaning conqueror).

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

Facebook signs multi-year music deal with Universal

Taking on music streaming giants like Google-owned YouTube, Facebook and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a global, multi-year agreement reportedly worth several hundred million dollars.

Dec 23, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Fake social media accounts and bots could be dangerous: Study

A recent study found that fake social media accounts or bots could build dangerous trends in society through their automated accounts using Artificial intelligence.

Dec 21, 2017

By IANS

Facebook introduced new features to prevent unwanted friend requests, messages

Facebook's new features can prevent unwanted messages and friend requests from unknown people, thus helping to curb harassment on social media.

Dec 20, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Twitter would penalize accounts which exhibit 'abusive behavior'

This measure is meant to prevent rampant harassement and abuse in the social media platform.

Dec 18, 2017

By IANS

Guard yourself against this Christmas con on Facebook

Christmas is meant to be the time of giving, but con artists are capitalising on that in a cynical scam on Facebook, Express.co.uk reported on Saturday.

Dec 17, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Facebook admits it can make people feel worse

Citing scientific research on well-being and social media, Facebook on Friday highlighted the two sides of using social media -- the good and the bad.

Dec 16, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

New Facebook feature lets advertisers reach WhatsApp users

If you are an advertiser on Facebook, you now have a bigger audience to cater to as Facebook has launched a click-to-WhatsApp button on its platform that will let advertisers connect with over one billion WhatsApp users.

Dec 15, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Facebook to push more videos via pre-roll ads for 'Watch'

In a move that will push more videos to users, Facebook has announced it will introduce pre-roll advertisements on its video-on-demand service "Watch".

Dec 15, 2017

By IANS

Facebook

Just a 'Hello' on dating app turns into a nightmare for this London woman

Research revealed that 39 percent of Tinder users and 38 percent of OkCupid users have complained about harassment

Dec 15, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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