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Loknath Das - June 3, 2017
- Social Media
US Asks Visa Applicants For Social Media Handles
A State Department official said new security procedures had gone into effect on May 25 for travelers. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying…
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Loknath Das
- June 2, 2017
- Social Media
US approves social media background checks for visa applicants
The U.S. is buttressing its paperwork walls with new requirements for social media disclosures as part of revised visa applications. Reported by Reuters earlier today, the decision from the U.S.…
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Loknath Das
- June 1, 2017
- Social Media
Twitter Now Filters Direct Messages From People You Don’t Follow
HIGHLIGHTS Twitter has added new feature that'll filter DMs from unfollowed accounts Those Direct Messages will be contained in 'Requests' It's available on Twitter for Android and iOS Twitter has…
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Loknath Das
- May 31, 2017
- Social Media
Twitter for Apple TV Update Brings Support for Live 360-Degree Videos
HIGHLIGHTS Update adds support for live 360-degree videos and Periscope's Global Map Twitter is the first Apple TV app to support live 360-degree video Users can use the Siri remote…
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Loknath Das
- May 30, 2017
- Social Media
Instagram Direct Now Supports Sharing Photos in Landscape Orientation and Link Previews
HIGHLIGHTS Instagram will now support landscape photos and videos in Direct You can also send website links inside Instagram Direct Website link support is live on iOS and Android in…
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Loknath Das
- May 28, 2017
- Social Media
Social media fights back against fake news
Getty Images Facebook and other social media networks are taking steps to make sure their platforms don't become tools for foreign governments spreading "fake news" stories. Experts consider the threat…
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Loknath Das
- May 25, 2017
- Social Media
Saharanpur Dalit-Thakur violence: Here’s why UP blocked WhatsApp, social media
A black hole for content There is no non-anecdotal way to track the spread of content on WhatsApp. Facebook, for instance, is compatible with analytics tools capable of determining that…
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Loknath Das
- May 24, 2017
- Social Media
This social media site ranked worst for mental health
Instagram app on a smartphone. Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people's mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal…
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Loknath Das
- May 24, 2017
- Social Media
This social media site ranked worst for mental health
Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people's mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal Society for Public Health in…
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Loknath Das
- May 22, 2017
- Social Media
How social media filter bubbles and algorithms influence the election
With Facebook becoming a key electoral battleground, researchers are studying how automated accounts are used to alter political debate online Revealed: Facebook’s internal rules on sex, terrorism and violence A…
