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Facebook owned social networks were down in different countries

Muhammad Abdullah
April 14, 2019

Facebook-owned social media networks experienced outage worldwide this morning. The social networking apps including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook were unavailable for more than two hours around the globe. The issue…

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Linux creator calls modern social media a ‘disease’

Rizwan Anwar
April 5, 2019

Linus Torvalds, who gave the world Linux OS in 1994 has always been an outspoken individual. He is recognized for always being blunt and speaking his mind, and it has…

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Instagram users lose followers due to bug

Noor Imtiaz
February 16, 2019

Several Instagram users woke up on Wednesday to see a follower count much smaller than the day before. Users initially believed Instagram had deliberately shut down dummy accounts, but Instagram…

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Facebook faces a strict ruling in Germany

Noor Imtiaz
February 8, 2019

In Germany, a ruling on Thursday has declared that Facebook abused its dominance in the social media market. A German antitrust watchdog had been investigating Facebook for apparent violations of…

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Zuckerberg’s plan to combine messaging apps is a spectacularly bad idea

Jessica Baron, PhD
January 27, 2019
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Ok, so here’s what we know: 4 Facebook employees, described only as “people involved in the effort, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is confidential” reached…

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Facebook looking to merge Instagram DM, WhatsApp, and Messenger

Noor Imtiaz
January 26, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed plans to merge the messaging services of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. But this would not mean making these into one platform. Rather, it would…

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Instagram accidentally rolls out horizontal feed, causes user outrage

Noor Imtiaz
December 28, 2018

Yesterday, Instagram tested the patience of some of their users when they temporarily discontinued the scrolling feature, forcing users to tap or swipe to get to the next item in…

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Instagram has also introduced the voice messages feature

Muhammad Nouman Sarwar
December 11, 2018

The trend of Voice messaging is not that new; it started with the walkie-talkie devices in the Second World War. Nowadays, it has become a new phase of digital communication.…

Image contains Nexus 5 Android Smartphone in the hands of a girl with Instagram app open

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This European hotel has a “Social Media Sitter” to handle your Instagram

Fazeel Ashraf
December 4, 2018

Just when you thought it was a little too much to have everything recorded in your Snapchat story through Snapchat’s Spectacle, a European hotel has come up with a ”social…

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Has celeb kids’ Instagram accounts taken things too far?

Areen Zahra
December 1, 2018

It might be surprising how a lot of baby stars who never saw or used their own Instagram accounts have more followers than you do. Well, that is quite obvious…

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Can Instagram’s new profile layouts end the ‘most-followed’ obsession?

Amnah Fawad
November 22, 2018

Instagram announced on their blog post today that it will be testing a few new layouts for the users’ profiles. The users will now be able to view the mutuals,…

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Instagram is getting rid of the fake followers

Amnah Fawad
November 20, 2018
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If you wake up to a decrease in the number of your Instagram followers, don’t freak out. Your account is safe; it’s the Instagram that is getting rid of all…

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Instagram’s security breach is up next after Facebook

Areen Zahra
November 18, 2018
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After Facebook made headlines, now, its Instagram’s turn to disappoint. If you have received notification from Instagram, then you are among the few who might have been affected by this…

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Instagram (Also) Spreading Hate?

Guest Author
November 3, 2018

In light of the recent Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pennsylvania US, an Instagram search of ‘Jews’ promptly gave a staggering 11,696 hits (New York Times). These posts all…

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Best and Worst Time to Post on Social Media

Fatima Bhutta
October 11, 2018

We post different forms of content on social media. Whether it’s an article, a picture, or a meme we anticipate likes on our posts. Many of us get disheartened by…

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