Snapchat has over 750 million monthly active users globally

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is working on a username feature

As head of Trust and Safety, Irwin helped oversee Twitter’s policies on harassment, hate speech and violent content — rules which were relaxed under new owner Elon Musk

The former Twitter Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder has alleged that the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter during farmers protest

Instagram limits music support to 30-seconds

Kerala Police arrested controversial Youtuber 'Thoppi' who had been accused of making allegedly objectionable remarks and creating a traffic block in Malappuram district

Many of the features require minors and their parents to opt in, raising questions about how effective the measures are

That comes after Twitter had announced that it will require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets.

Meta’s Threads app, seen as a formidable competitor to Twitter, has garnered over 10 million sign-ups within seven hours of launch, offering features similar to Twitter and attracting users from Instagram.

Users do not need to have Twitter accounts to view tweets

On Threads, people can post text and links and reply to or repost messages from others

In a letter to Mark Zuckerburg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app

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

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

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

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

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

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

The EV segment needs to deliver good quality products, said Vinkesh Gulati

IIP grew in double digit for the second month in a row due to strong performance by manufacturing, power and mining sectors

At 6.7%, still far from RBI’s target; industrial growth dips to 12.3% in June

India and the US will become the engines of global growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Government would be comfortable if central bank took two years or longer to get inflation down to 4 per cent: Sources

First advance estimate pegs foodgrain output 6.12 mt lower; record maize, sugarcane crop likely

In August 2022 this year, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) issued a detailed clarification on reporting of information about reversal of ITC as well as ineligible ITC