social media

How TikTok rose to global video stardom

TikTok allows users to upload short videos with special effects, many of whom dance, jump… Read More

Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform

The new policy will be enforced from November 22. Read More

Web tax on digital giants to be introduced

Companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon will have to pay a 3% levy on… Read More

Facebook chief hosts conservative guests amid bias debate

Social media platforms have been under pressure to reduce the spread of lies and misinformation. Read More

Twitter, TweetDeck suffer global outage, thousands hit

Did you have trouble Tweeting, getting notifications, or viewing DMs? Read More

Reese Witherspoon’s TikTok debut is hilarious

It features the 1954 classic Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes. Read More

Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages

The filter is intended to also catch messages with spam or offensive content. Read More

Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking

Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced… Read More

TV audience for Emmy awards dives to all-time low but social media likes it

The U.S. television audience slumped to 6.9 million viewers. Read More

Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art

'Social media made a lot more people interested in poetry' Read More

British girl accepts Islam after getting married to a local youth in Lahore

British girl who accepted Islam after getting married to a local youth in Lahore praised… Read More

Armeena Khan fears losing Instagram account for posting in support of Kashmir

Instagram is taking my voice away, says the actress. Read More

Jennifer Aniston thinks social media has a ‘damaging effect’ on youth

She is not on social media and might never be. Read More

Facebook hiring journalists to curate its new News Tab

Users interest will be gauged based on pages followed, interactions and interests. Read More

Facebook failed to warn users of known risks before 2018 breach: court filing

Users are suing the world’s largest social media network over a 2018 data breach. Read More

India court asks central bank to confirm WhatsApp’s compliance with data rules

WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment while the Reserve Bank of… Read More

YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive

The platform is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate… Read More

Twitter revamps website in bid to mimic mobile app

Twitter began rolling out an overhauled version of its website, making it more similar to… Read More