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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, X: List Of 26 Apps Banned In Nepal
Authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.
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Facebook Brings Back "Poke" Feature After Nearly A Decade
Facebook users will now have a special page in the app that shows everyone who has poked them.
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Google Rejects App Store Age Verification For Online Content
American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta "ineffective".
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WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.
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Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Launches Standalone AI Assistant App
Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.
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Instagram Co-Founder Says Mark Zuckerberg Saw App’s Growth as ‘Threat’
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that the app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms. Systrom, testifying Tuesday at Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s purchase offer.
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WhatsApp Down In India, Many Users Say Unable To Send Messages, Upload Status
Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status.
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, X: List Of 26 Apps Banned In Nepal
Authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.
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Facebook Brings Back "Poke" Feature After Nearly A Decade
Facebook users will now have a special page in the app that shows everyone who has poked them.
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Google Rejects App Store Age Verification For Online Content
American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta "ineffective".
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WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.
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Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Launches Standalone AI Assistant App
Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.
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Instagram Co-Founder Says Mark Zuckerberg Saw App’s Growth as ‘Threat’
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that the app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms. Systrom, testifying Tuesday at Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s purchase offer.
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WhatsApp Down In India, Many Users Say Unable To Send Messages, Upload Status
Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status.
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
