Facebook Grooms 7,500 Content Reviewers over Offensive Posts July 28, 2018 15:14
A social networking company Facebook said it is constantly grooming over 7,500 content reviewers how to handle posts related to hate speeches, terror, and child sexual exploitation on its platform, after facing ire over reports…
Read MoreWhatsApp Curbs Forwarding Messages to Five Users July 20, 2018 13:23
The instant messaging application, in order to handle outspread of fake information on its platform, on Thursday proclaimed that users can forward messages to only five people at once.WhatsApp had said that it was testing…
Read MoreWhatsApp Tests New Feature that Alerts User of 'Dangerous Messages' July 10, 2018 12:38
WhatsApp, the instant messaging app has been the midway for several controversies, especially in India following reports of lynching incidents after fake content and messages were dispersed through social media platform. The Indian government, as…
Read MoreFacebook to Offer $50,000 for Study on WhatsApp's Fake News Problem July 06, 2018 17:22
Facebook, a social networking company is offering $50,000 to researchers to study the disperse of fake news in its free messaging platform WhatsApp. It had proclaimed the 'WhatsApp Research Awards' initiative, which will be considering…
Read MoreWhatsApp to Launch New Updates to Curb Rumors, Fake News July 04, 2018 17:07
WhatsApp, an instant messaging service has announced on Wednesday that it is taking numerous steps in order to tackle the issue of fake messages on its platform, including testing a new label that highlights when…
Read MoreWhatsApp Updates Privacy Policy, Terms, Payment Service Full-Fledged Launch Soon June 23, 2018 16:08
WhatsApp, on Saturday, has announced that is updating its terms of service and privacy policy to "reflect the addition of payment interoperability features" ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service. The messaging application is…
Read MoreInstagram Launches Long Video App IGTV in Challenge to YouTube June 21, 2018 14:12
Photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram with one billion users launched a long-form video app on Thursday that will let users play long videos in a vertical format in the existing Instagram also in…
Read MoreSocial Media: A boon or Curse ? June 16, 2018 17:19
Fake forwards and gratuitous content sharing on WhatsApp without any corroboration or supporting facts is certainly not a new practice in India. The Nipah virus Havoc, falsities about the social network, Air India Free Tickets…
Read MoreFacebook Unveils Platform for Blood Donations June 15, 2018 12:36
Facebook has launched a blood donations center on its platform with an intent to boost its 217 million users in India to donate blood by showing the possibility to donate in their city, including blood…
Read MoreWhatsapp Claims Sharing Limited Data of Payment Service with Facebook June 11, 2018 14:23
WhatsApp, a popular messaging application has claimed it shares limited data of payment service with its parent firm Facebook and the social media major does not use the data for the commercial purpose."Facebook does not…
Read MoreSocial Media: Now, Repost your Instagram Tagged in Post as your story June 08, 2018 17:59
Facebook-owned Instagram proclaimed a modification to its 'stories' feature which allows users to directly repost a story they are tagged in, as theirs."When someone mentions you in their story, you receive a notification in your…
Read MoreFacebook Disagrees with New York Times Criticism of its Device-Integrated APIs June 04, 2018 15:24
Facebook has reacted to the New York Times story on company's privacy concerns regarding its device-integrated Application Programming interfaces saying that its disagrees with the issues they have raised about these APIs. The New York…
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