At the peak of the outage, lasting over an hour, over 14,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram, while around 7,000 and 2,700 users faced issues with Facebook and WhatsApp, respectively

Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else: Elon Musk

Twitter also announced to pay part of its advertising revenue to select content creators on the platform

Following PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that her country and India are among the closest partners in the world

WhatsApp channel notification feature is available for both iOS and Android users

YouTube’s long-press 2x speed playback feature will be available till August 13

Twitter’s brand toolkit page says the company is protective of its logo and offers guidelines on how to use it, Elon Musk apparently isn’t a fan

Twitter sees dramatic new updates that might change its entire character

Elon Musk’s vision for X includes audio, video, messaging, payments, and banking, but rebuilding brand equity and user trust may be challenging

The famous and widely liked ‘blue bird’ logo of Twitter got replaced with ‘X’

This move comes shortly after Threads gained over 100 million sign-ups in just five days

X allows videos up to two-hours long

Musk’s X platform also pledges to fund legal bills for individuals facing unfair treatment by employers due to their posts or likes on the platform

Musk had tested a live video feature on X.

Celebs and influencers, who present themselves as health experts or medical practioners when promoting health- and wellness-related products, must provide “clear disclaimer”

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded

Joins US federal government, majority of states in banning the social media app on security concerns

Elon Musk confirmed that the feature would be available on DMs.

Kunal Kamra, who for nearly a decade has satirised politics and social norms in his routines, is fighting an amendment to the IT rules that allows the government to order social media platforms to take down any news that its fact-checking unit identifies as "fake or false or misleading"

The new version enables users to make group calls, supporting up to eight people in video calls and up to 32 in audio calls.

In the same period, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos globally for violation of the norms

X users can make video, audio calls without sharing phone number

X’s updated privacy policy seeks to collect biometric data, job history of users

Musk says that subscription for all users would make “the effective cost of bots” very high.

Musk didn’t specify how much users will have to pay but described it as a ‘small amount of money’

Announces that he has joined WhatsApp channels in a post on X

It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18

India vs Pakistan match during the Asia Cup 2023 garnered 2.8 crore viewers on the platform.

Must take proper steps to save the next generation from predators, says TRAI

Government officials and platforms representatives will have a brainstorming on the issues and make sure that the platforms make adequate efforts for cleaning up their systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The new feature allows users to set a distinct password that is separate from their phone unlock code

Short-form videos, Chandrayaan-3 live telecast among Youtube’s top draws of 2023

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.

This comes after the Ministry observed that certain fake and unverified messages are being spread, especially on social media.

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond

A law, signed by Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until January 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban

This new functionality complements the existing “Delete for Everyone” option, allowing users to undo message deletions within a brief window of five seconds

After struggling to secure new funding and exploring mergers with various platforms, Koo faced insurmountable challenges

Modi recently reached 100.1 million followers on X, surpassing other global leaders such as US President Joe Biden and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

The family plan, which allows users to share their subscription benefits with up to five members, has witnessed the highest price increase

Data sourced by businessline from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower shows that both downloads and daily active user base of Telegram have stagnated in India

One of the key announcements included the Meta-verified badges on WhatsApp. In a one on one chat with businessline Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta in India explained the significance of these propositions for businesses on WhatsApp and consumers alike.

A new law will fine authors of “child-free propaganda” to up to 400,000 roubles for individuals and up to 5 million roubles for legal entities

Shares in Samsung Electronics fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact of U.S. tariffs under a new Donald Trump administration, analysts said

Higher sea surface temperatures hold out the threat of more cyclones and deep depressions in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

An innovation uses mycelia to transform paddy straw into an alternative for plastic and thermocol

The green building drive is gaining momentum with real estate developers and the Indian Green Building Council joining hands for projects

The transition to renewable energy requires a new impetus that will catalyse the change

Global climate finance flows were $803 billion per year on an average in 2019–2020

Traditionally ponds played a key role in serving rural communities. A project aimed to revive these bodies has taken off