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Whatsapp Offers $50,000 Reward To Solve Fake News Problem In India
It seems Whatsapp is indeed serious about this activity, and they have taken some concrete steps to solve this major social problem.
Will it work?
Govt. Orders WhatsApp To Stop Hate Messages; Whatsapp Says Societies Are Responsible
In a strongly worded letter addressed to WhatsApp, Ministry of Electronics and IT has asked WhatsApp to make sure that such fake, hateful messages are not spread.
Or in other words, Whatsapp should stop this.
Airtel, Saavn Had Your Facebook Data Access; Gmail Allows 3rd Parties To Read Your Mails!
Wall Street Journal has claimed that Google is still reportedly allowing the users to access Gmail accounts. These are the third-party app developers who have access to scan through Gmail accounts.
Now Control Who Can Text – New WhatsApp Features Launched
The popular social messaging platform has been facing tough competition from Telegram messaging app, which is famous for massive groups and its group-centric features.
Group Admins On Facebook Can Now Charge Money For Exclusive Content; Instagram Launch IGTV
On the other side, another Facebook-owned company Instagram has launched a new TV feature to compete against Google-backed YouTube. The Instagram TV is called IGTV and the company will now allow all the users to upload videos on IGTV of up…
Uganda Will Impose Social Media Tax For Using Whatsapp, Facebook – Good, Bad or Ugly?
Uganda has announced a new Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, which can set a new precedent for all countries, which wish to extract more taxes from their citizens. Welcome to the era of Social Media tax!
Baba Ramdev Wants To Beat Whatsapp; Launches Swadeshi Messenger App Kimbho! [Updated]
After launching their Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards, they have now jumped into the world of social media. They have launched the Kimbho Messenger and it is now available for download on Google Play Store. The name seems apt because loosely…
Is WhatsApp Messenger Losing The Sight Of Its Original Purpose?
Despite many other cross-platform options like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, BBM, Hike, WeChat and so on, WhatsApp messenger remains the most popular messaging app across the world. Consider these statistics. As of Q4 2017, WhatsApp has 1.5…
WhatsApp Group Video Calling Rolls Out; Did You Get This New Feature?
Leading blog on WhatsApp centric updates, WABetaInfo, in a series of tweets, announced that WhatsApp group video calling feature is now available to some users. Using this, any WhatsApp user can connect with 4 contacts at the same time, and…
Indian Govt. Made 17,262 Requests For Facebook Data As Per Their Transparency Report!
As per the report, Indian Govt. made 17262 requests to Facebook, seeking Facebook data of users. After the US, India is the country with the maximum number of such requests. Overall, globally, there were 82,341 requests made to Facebook,…
Facebook Launches Voice Posts, Save For Later, Story Archive in India!
Facebook has already tested a number of its add-on features in the country like Facebook Jobs and Marketplace, as India remains its biggest market in the world. Unlike other features, the new updates for Facebook Stories are being launched…
WhatsApp Groups Gets New Features; YouTube Gets An Incognito Mode!
Lately, WhatsApp has been taking its Groups feature seriously. The company has added a slew of features to its Group in the recent few updates. The latest update also primarily focuses on enhancing the user experience in WhatsApp Groups.
Instagram & Facebook Videos Will Now Play In WhatsApp; Instagram To Get Music Feature!
Recently the company announced a bunch of new features for WhatsApp and Instagram at its annual developer conference Facebook F8. As promised, the company has already started to roll out a new feature which now brings support for Instagram…
Instagram Rolls Out New Features; Group Video Calling On WhatsApp Soon!
As Instagram is trying to take on Snapchat and expand its dominance, the social media company is working on to make Instagram a safer platform with more exciting new features. The Facebook-owned Instagram has seen a sea of changes in the…
Facebook Turns Cupid – Launches Dating Platform For ‘Long-Term Relationships’!
Considering that a lot of dating and marriages are already happening via Facebook, a dedicated dating platform seems perfectly logical at this point in time. Now, dating apps such as Tinder and OkCupid will certainly feel the heat now, as…
Facebook’s Downvote Button Rolls Out In Australia, NZ – This Is How Users Are Responding!
Several leading tech publications have reported that users in Australia and New Zealand, and many in the US are now witnessing a down arrow button, which seems like Reddit’s famous downvote button.
Facebook Launching Its Payments Ecosystem In India Very Soon!
The payments feature will help users to transact on Facebook Marketplace and make payments through Messenger. Facebook is trying to build a complete payments ecosystem where users can buy, sell and make payments without leaving the app.
Gmail’s Self-Destructing Emails Coming Soon; WhatsApp Allows Access To Deleted Media!
As per rumours coming in from various sources, Google is now testing a new feature in their Gmail interface, which will allow users to send self-destructing emails. This is for the first time that Google is considering such emails, and the…
Facebook Launches A Data Abuse Bounty Program Worth Rs 26 Lakh!
Facebook has announced a Data Abuse Bounty program, which will now reward users who will report any if any apps are found to misuse data. If you find an app on Facebook to be abusing user data, you can notify Facebook through the Data Abuse…
Twitter Suspends 1.2 Million Accounts For Links To Terrorism!
According to the latest transparency report by Twitter, a large number of accounts have been reported by governments all over the world. The social media giant has been heavily criticized in the past for promoting abusive behaviour as hate…