Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter grilled for privacy, moderation failures

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The US Senate Homeland Security Committee grilled executives from Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter over privacy and moderation ...

The hearing follows reporting by the Wall Street Journal that Facebook understood the negative effects its photo-sharing app, Instagram, has on young users, including anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, and yet downplayed the research.

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Instagram rolls out parental supervision tools, ‘family centre’ in India

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September 15, 2022

Instagram on Thursday rolled out supervision tools in India to help parents be more involved in their teenage ...

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Meta commences Community Chats testing for Facebook Groups in Messenger

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September 15, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta is starting to test Community Chats for Facebook Groups inside the Messenger ...

WhatsApp banned 2 mn Indian accounts during May 15-Jun 15 period

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WhatsApp new feature: Search chats by date. Here is how to do it

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September 12, 2022

WhatsApp is continually working on the latest features and updates to improve the user experience and boost engagement ...

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Apple gears up for new 10th gen iPads with A14 chip, Macs and a VR headset

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September 12, 2022

Apple is not done yet after launching the new iPhone 14 series and Watch Series 8 this year ...

Instagram has not yet introduced the external prototype of candid features, reports say.

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Instagram starts testing new ‘reposts’ feature similar to Twitter, Facebook

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September 10, 2022

American photo and video sharing social networking platform Instagram is testing a new feature that mimics other social ...

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