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Social Media Becomes the Leading Source of News and Misinformation
21-07-2025
The U.S. is catching up with Latin America, Africa, and Asia, where social media has already surpassed traditional media, while the gap with Europe — where social media is less dominant — continues to grow. For the first time, social media — especially video content — has ...
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TikTok Now Lets Songwriters Feature Their Tracks on Profiles
18-07-2025
TikTok is expanding its support for music creators. Songwriters and producers can now highlight the tracks they’ve written or co-written directly in their profile under a new “Music” tab. This works similarly to how it functions for performing artists. Additionally, those who re...
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The Global YouTube Blockade: Who, When, and Why
16-07-2025
A low‑quality but provocative film, The Innocence of Muslims, sparked global outrage. Several Muslim-majority countries demanded Google block access to the film. Others—Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan—blocked YouTube entirely to protect citizens. Russia also raised demands: on Octo...
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Is Facebook Advertising Worth It for Small Businesses?
14-07-2025
Facebook continues to be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses. Despite the rise of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Telegram, the platform offers reliable results due to its detailed targeting options and large active user base. Best suited industries include: Home and lifestyle pr...
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Snoop Dogg Releases Song About Telegram After Spat with Durov
11-07-2025
Rapper Snoop Dogg has unveiled a new track titled “Gifts”, dedicated to the messaging app Telegram. The music video is now available on his official YouTube channel. In the video, Snoop highlights his own Telegram channel and various messenger features. He also shows a photograph of P...
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Twitter Co-Founder Launches Decentralized Messenger Bitchat That Works Without the Internet
09-07-2025
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, has launched a beta version of Bitchat — a decentralized peer-to-peer messenger that functions entirely via Bluetooth. In a tweet, Dorsey said he spent the weekend diving into “Bluetooth mesh networks, relays, storage and forwarding mo...
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TikTok Launching a U.S.-Only Version
07-07-2025
TikTok is developing a dedicated version of its app exclusively for users in the United States, ahead of a potential sale to a group of American investors. The new version is expected to be available in U.S. app stores on September 5. This development follows a recent statement by President Donal...
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YouTube Launches AI-Powered Search Features
04-07-2025
YouTube is rolling out new AI-based features aimed at making video and information search more intuitive for users. AI Carousel: How It Works One of the key innovations is an AI-powered carousel with short summaries of topics generated by artificial intelligence. This carousel recommends relevan...
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Spotify Hits Instagram: Now You Can Hear Tracks in Stories Without Leaving the App
02-07-2025
Instagram and Spotify have finally delivered a feature users have long awaited: sharing songs in Instagram Stories with audio playback. Previously, adding a song from Spotify to a Story only showed a static image with the track title and a "Play" button. Now that changes. Instagram has ...
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Telegram Tests Built-in Fact-Checking Tool to Combat Misinformation
30-06-2025
Telegram has begun testing a new feature aimed at countering disinformation on its platform. The feature, called the Fact Check panel, is now available in the beta version of the Android app. The new function highlights questionable posts by displaying a “Fact Check” banner beneath th...
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Fraudulent Telegram Bots: Dangers and How to Protect Yourself
27-06-2025
If you need to use a chatbot, always find the link on the official website or app of the bank. Never agree to apply for financial aid through a chatbot. How this scam works: Fake bots: scammers create bots mimicking official bank bots, copying logos, descriptions, and tone. Name ...
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The story of the largest leak: 16 billion passwords from Apple, Facebook and Google
25-06-2025
Cybersecurity researchers from Cybernews have uncovered an unprecedented data compilation of approximately 16 billion compromised logins and passwords, including credentials to major platforms like Apple, Facebook, and Google. The breach spans 30 datasets, each holding from tens of millions to up to...
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Social networks become the main source of news
23-06-2025
In the U.S., social media — particularly video platforms — have become the primary news source, overtaking both television and news websites, according to Reuters Institute. Over 54% of Americans now get their news from Facebook, X, and YouTube, slightly more than TV (50%) and websites/a...
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Platform X Prepares to Launch Trading, P2P Payments, and Investments services
20-06-2025
The X platform is actively developing its financial infrastructure, with trading, P2P transactions, and investment features expected to launch "soon." According to CEO Linda Yaccarino, the goal is to turn X into a place where users can manage "all of their financial activity." ...
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Social Network X Blocks Pump.fun and Its Co-Founder Alon Cohen
18-06-2025
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has suspended the accounts of meme‑coin platform pump.fun and its co‑founder Alon Cohen. No official explanation was provided—X issued only a standard notice citing “rule violations.” At least 20 crypto‑related profiles were affected, i...
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Instagram Adds Most Anticipated Feature — Post Order Customization
16-06-2025
Instagram has officially launched a feature that users have long anticipated — the ability to rearrange the order of posts in your profile grid. Previously, posts were displayed in strict chronological order. Now, with the new update, users can manually drag and drop posts into any desired ...
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YouTube Relaxes Moderation If Public Interest Outweighs Potential Harm
13-06-2025
The issue of free speech and content moderation is like a ticking time bomb for tech giants—especially around election seasons or sensitive societal debates. YouTube has decided to broaden its acceptable content policy. Now the platform may allow more controversial videos if deemed to have &ld...
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Meta Creates “Superintelligence” in New AI Lab
11-06-2025
Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook, Instagram) is launching a new artificial intelligence research lab with a bold goal — to develop a “superintelligence” that surpasses human cognitive abilities. Alexander Wang, CEO and founder of Scale AI, will join the initiative. Meta is rep...
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Social Network X Tests Marks for Posts Liked by People with Opposing Views
09-06-2025
The platform X has launched an experimental feature aimed at identifying posts that receive likes from users with differing opinions. The test builds on Community Notes — a crowdsourced tool used to label misleading or inaccurate content. Some Community Notes contributors will now receive s...
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X Officially Bans Using Its Content to Train AI
06-06-2025
The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has introduced new rules aimed at restricting the use of its data by artificial intelligence companies. On June 4, the company updated its Developer Agreement, specifically the section titled "Reverse Engineering and Other Restrictions&quo...
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