Twitter, today at its Annual Investor Relations virtual event, announced new features for its platform. The new features include auto-blocking, Facebook-like communities, and Super Follows. Here’s everything you need to know. Super Follow Revealed during its Analyst Day event, Super Follow is a Patreon-like paid service from the social media giant. Twitter says it’s been […]
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Twitter has rolled out a voice DM feature for iOS and Android users in India. The company has announced voice DM in three countries, including India, Brazil, and Japan. Twitter calls the feature “experiment” and will roll out in a phased manner. Messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger already offer voice DM features. Twitter […]
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7 hours ago The FTC has ordered TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and others to explain how they collect and use your data. Officials want to know how they use data for ads and promoting videos. They’re particularly concerned about how this affects kids and teens. Are you worried that social video giants are mishandling your data? […]
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Liked a video you came across on Facebook or Twitter that you want to share with your friends or family? The problem is that Facebook and Twitter do not allow you to download videos and GIFs uploaded by other users due to copyright reasons. Enter a third-party solution called SnapDownloader that allows you to download […]
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Apple is rumored to either send out press invites for its iPhone 12 launch event or announce the Apple Watch Series 6 and iPad Air later today. The announcement was rumored to go live at 9 AM EST, though that did not happen. Nonetheless, the #AppleEvent emoji hashtag has gone live on Twitter suggesting the […]
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55 minutes ago Twitter has introduced an API that gives third-party apps considerably more power. Conversation threads, poll results, spam filtering and other features are finally available elsewhere. These apps still won’t be as powerful as the official clients. Third-party Twitter apps have usually missed on out key features of the official software, but that […]
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23 minutes ago Twitter has disclosed an Android security flaw that could expose direct messages. Users running Android Oreo or Pie were vulnerable. There’s no evidence attackers have used it so far. Twitter has revealed a serious security flaw in its app just days after intruders compromised high-profile accounts. An “underlying Android OS security issue,” disclosed […]
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Earlier this month, Twitter accounts like Apple, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and many others were compromised. The hacker asked followers to send Bitcoin, which will be doubled and returned to the same address. Now local authorities in Florida have caught a 17-year old and taken him into custody. He is charged with 30 […]
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Earlier this month, rumors suggested that Twitter is readying a premium subscription for its user. Twitter’s job description revealed that the company is working on creating a new subscription platform and is hiring for the same. Twitter has now introduced a survey that asks users what services would they like to have as part of […]
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57 seconds ago Twitter says an internal tool was used to hack high-profile accounts. Hackers apparently used the tool to change email addresses associated with affected accounts. Twitter is working to restore all hacked accounts but has locked access to them for now. The massive Twitter breach of high-profile accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians, trillion-dollar […]
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