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DDoS-Guard has become the second service provider to drop support for notorious online forum Kiwi Farms. The online protection provider announced on Monday that it has terminated services for the Kiwi Farms forum. It reportedly received several complaints claiming that the forum’s content violated DDoS-Guard’s Acceptable Use policy. It then analysed the content and decided

TikTok, with its over billion users, is one of the most downloaded apps in the world. However, it has been facing increased scrutiny in recent times over data security concerns. Several cybersecurity analysts reportedly discovered a security breach of an insecure TikTok server which supposedly allowed access to storage containing personal user data. TikTok has

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s Twitter account was briefly hacked on Sunday, according to a report. The minister’s account was compromised for a few hours, and the hackers reportedly posted tweets promoting cryptocurrencies after changing the profile photo for the account. The microblogging service helped the minister regain access to his account via a

Elon Musk is seeking a delay till November in the court trial against Twitter after finding new claims against the social media company, according to the court filings. The billionaire, who sent a letter to Twitter on Tuesday for scrapping the $44 billion deal (roughly Rs. 3,50,000 crore) citing a whistleblower’s claims, has now found new information

Twitter is finally adding support for a feature that has been requested by users for several years — the ability to edit tweets. The company announced on Thursday that it will roll out the much-awaited edit button to select Twitter Blue subscribers over the coming weeks. The feature will allow users to make changes to

WhatsApp removed nearly 24 lakh accounts in India in July, the company stated in its monthly compliance report. The Meta-owned messaging service is an intermediary under the IT Rules, and publishes monthly reports on actions taken against accounts on the platform. According to WhatsApp, 14 lakh accounts were banned ‘proactively’, which means they were removed

Meta could soon offer additional features for paid users. The social media giant is reportedly setting up a new product organisation to work on “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The unit is said to be led by Meta’s former Head of Research, Pratiti RayChoudhury. Other competitors in the space including Snap, and

Over the past few weeks, we have already seen WhatsApp launching several new features like emoji reactions for messages, the ability to transfer chats between iOS and Android, and muting specific participants on voice calls. But that’s not all. WhatsApp is also developing a handful of exciting features that may make their way to iOS

Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High court to disclose details of channels on the messaging app that were involved in sharing content in violation of copyright law, in a sealed cover within two weeks, according to a report. The High Court reportedly directed the messaging service to provide details of the channel operators,

Snap is reportedly laying off over 20 percent of its workforce in the company’s latest move after losing shares. While the Snapchat parent has not revealed any details on the job cut, the company has reportedly confirmed on Tuesday that two of its senior advertising executives have exited. Meanwhile, Netflix has gave its nod to

Instagram is introducing changes to its application to enable users to inform the service about posts that are recommended to them. In a move that appears to be aimed at improving the algorithm used to serve users with customised content based on their actions and activity on Instagram, the company says it will make it

Twitter investors were advised by a proxy advisory firm to back Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to acquire the microblogging service next month, as per a report. Musk, who agreed to purchase Twitter for $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,51,300) back in April, attempted to walk away from the deal in July, claiming that he was provided with

Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower in his ongoing legal battle with the social media platform to end the $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,51,300) buyout agreement, according to a recent court filing. The SpaceX and Tesla head has sought documents and information on the Twitter’s spam accounts and alleged security vulnerabilities on the microblogging

Meta and Jio Platforms on Monday launched a first of its kind end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp. Consumers in India can now shop from JioMart right within the WhatsApp app. They can access and browse through JioMart’s grocery catalogue, add items to cart, and make the payment to complete the purchase within the app. The

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) food delivery service Zoop has partnered with Reliance-owned Haptik to provide online food delivery services on trains, via WhatsApp. With the latest collaboration, passengers can order food via the chatbot on the instant messaging app without downloading any additional app and get it delivered to their seats while

Twitter has been reportedly ordered to give more information to Elon Musk regarding spam and bot accounts as part of the social media company’s legal fight to make the billionaire entrepreneur complete the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,51,200 crore) acquisition of the platform. Twitter has been asked to turn over information of about 9,000 accounts

Facebook parent Meta has settled the lawsuit claiming that the social media platform has illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The settlement comes after it was revealed a month ago that Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Meta, would have to sit for a six hours long questioning by the

The Delhi High Court said that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy leaves users in a “take it or leave it situation”. The privacy policy forces users into an agreement and then shares data with Facebook. The verdict of the court came while dismissing the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order. The said order had

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a solution to include the camera shortcut on the main interface for its app on Android. In a previous beta update on WhatsApp for Android, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform replaced the camera tab with the communities tab. The recently rolled out beta update also removed the camera shortcut entirely.

Twitter was questioned rigorously by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on Friday over a whistleblower’s revelations on its India operations. The social media platform’s officials were asked about data security and privacy. The Twitter executives denied the whistleblower’s claims. However, as per the sources, the panel has cited the