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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…

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Wacky treats and social media tricks: How fast food’s secret sauce lures you in

Photos of Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino were everywhere you looked on social media. And if you weren't Facebooking, Instagramming or tweeting about the bright pink and purple drink, you were listening to…

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Facebook to Appeal Austrian Global Hate Speech Order

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook was ordered to remove postings against Eva Glawischnig Critics see the order as a threat to free speech on the Internet Facebook said it will appeal the court…

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