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WhatsApp Brings Back ‘text Status’ It Replaced With ‘stories’

WatsApp users have two options now, the text status as well as the video stories The Snapchatification of everything...

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McDonald’s Tweets, Deletes Message To Trump

A tweet from McDonald’s verified Twitter account took aim at President Donald Trump on Thursday. The tweet, which has...

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WhatsApp Brings Back Text Status It Replaced With Stories

The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status...

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WhatsApp Brings Back Text Status It Replaced With Stories

The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status...

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Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish

A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter...

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Facebook, Twitter and Google Grilled By UK MPs Over Hate Speech

Social media giants should “do a better job” to protect users from online hate speech, British MPs have said....

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Snapchat 2017 Ad Revenue Forecast Trimmed To $770 Million

The 2017 advertising revenue forecast for Snap Inc’s Snapchat has been trimmed by $30 million due to higher than...

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Millennial Love For Snapchat Extends To the Stock

For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of...

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World Wide Web Creator Tim Berners-Lee Targets Fake News

The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has unveiled a plan to tackle data abuse and fake news. In an...

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Facebook Failed To Remove Sexualised Images of Children

Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The...

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Facebook Wins Case Against Refugee In Merkel Selfie

Facebook clinched victory Tuesday in a German court case brought by a Syrian refugee whose selfie with Chancellor...

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Social Media Is Full of Sad, Lonely People Pretending To Be OK

A recent research from the University of Pittsburgh, has warned that social media is making us feel lonely. Who knew...

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Facebook Case Brought By Syrian Refugee In Germany Heads To Verdict

A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with...

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Comcast’s NBCU Discloses $500 Mn Stake In Snap

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Friday disclosed it has taken a $500 million stake in Snap, the messaging service which...

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Snapchat Jumps More Than 40% In Debut Trade On Wall Street

Instant messaging service Snapchat surged in its debut trade Thursday, jumping more than 40 percent from the level set...

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Firm Valued At $24bn Despite Losses

Snap, owner of messaging app Snapchat, has priced its shares at $17 ahead of Thursday’s listing on the US stock...

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Snap Future Debated As Popular App Makes Market Debut

As Snapchat's owner makes its Wall Street debut, the key question for investors is whether the vanishing-message app is...

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Nigerian Software Engineer Detained At JFK, Given Test To Prove He’s An Engineer

Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban and the ensuing heightened security procedures for travelers from outside...

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Facebook Artificial Intelligence Spots Suicidal Users

Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves. The...