Advertisers could be reluctant to spend on Twitter if Elon Musk pushes ahead with plans to promote unfettered speech on the social media platform, analysts said, after the world's richest person clinched a deal to buy the company for $44 billion. Although Musk, a self-proclaimed free speech absolutist, has not given details on how he plans to...
Category: Social Media
It is a means of interaction among different people through different social media apps like, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas through virtual communities and networks.
Twitter announces ban on misleading ads about climate change
The micro-blogging site Twitter has announced a ban on “misleading” advertisements related to climate change and its discussion. According to ANI, Twitter said misleading advertisements that “contradict the scientific consensus on climate change are prohibited, in line with our inappropriate content policy”. “We believe that climate denial...
Twitter-Musk saga set for another twist; original $43 bn offer back on table
The Twitter-Elon Musk saga is throwing up more twists and turns than the kitchen soap operas that dotted the Indian television in the 2000s. Twitter Inc. is poised to agree to a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief executive of Tesla Inc. has called his "best and final" offer for the social media company, peop...
Google to ban all third-party call recording apps
Google has decided to block all third-party apps that have a call-recording feature from its Play Store as per the new policy changes and apps using the Accessibility API to access audio functions on Android devices will be removed from the store by May 11. As per ANI, the updated policy by Google emphasized that third-party apps with a "core...
Big Tech will have to tackle illegal content or face hefty EU fine
Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday. The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong of EU anti...
Instagram announces pilot program
Social media giant Instagram has announced the start of a pilot program that will eliminate the recent tab from the hashtag search result. As per ANI, Instagram also claims its redesign as a basis for connecting individuals to more information about social movements involving hashtags. The company has decided to prioritize the presentation...