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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 ...

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Instagram users lose followers due to bug

Noor Imtiaz Updated: December 23, 2020

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 ...

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Facebook faces a strict ruling in Germany

Noor Imtiaz Updated: January 11, 2020

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 ...

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

Jessica Baron, PhD Follow Jessica Baron, PhD on Twitter Updated: May 9, 2019

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 ...

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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 ...

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Instagram accidentally rolls out horizontal feed, causes user outrage

Noor Imtiaz Updated: June 24, 2019

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 ...

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Instagram has also introduced the voice messages feature

Nouman S Ghumman Follow Nouman S Ghumman on Twitter Updated: January 17, 2020

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 ...

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

Fazeel Ashraf Follow Fazeel Ashraf on Twitter Updated: September 2, 2020

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 ...

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Has celeb kids’ Instagram accounts taken things too far?

Areen Zahra Follow Areen Zahra on Twitter Updated: March 10, 2021

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 Updated: February 17, 2021

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 Updated: December 23, 2020

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 the ...

Instagram security breach

Instagram’s security breach is up next after Facebook

Areen Zahra Follow Areen Zahra on Twitter November 18, 2018

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 ...

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Instagram (Also) Spreading Hate?

Ali Raza Updated: February 17, 2021

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 ...

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Best and Worst Time to Post on Social Media

Fatima Bhutta Follow Fatima Bhutta on Twitter Updated: March 27, 2021

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 ...

Instagram is stealing users' location

Instagram is stealing users’ location and sending it to Facebook

Fazeel Ashraf Follow Fazeel Ashraf on Twitter October 5, 2018

It seems like our worst fears have come true. Instagram is stealing users’ location and sending it to Facebook. This was bound to happen since the Instagram ...

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Adam Mosseri: Top-ranked Facebook executive is the new CEO of Instagram

Areen Zahra Follow Areen Zahra on Twitter October 3, 2018

Today’s latest news for Instagram users is: “Adam Mosseri has been appointed as the new CEO of Instagram”. Whether this news is exciting or igniting, it will be ...

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Instagram went down for an hour!

Amnah Fawad Updated: July 16, 2022

Yes, you're not alone in this; Instagram went down for a lot of users today. As many users try to refresh their feed ''can not refresh feed'' ...

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Instagram founders have left the company due to disputes with Facebook

Fazeel Ashraf Follow Fazeel Ashraf on Twitter Updated: January 18, 2019

Instagram founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom have left the company after 8 years being at the helm. Kreiger and Systrom haven’t given a reason for their ...

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