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In early April, the Facebook News tab will start disappearing for users in the US and Australia. Meta has announced that it's deprecating the dedicated tab found in the bookmarks section of its social network as part of its efforts to "align investments to products and services people value the most." The company already retired the News tab in the UK, France and Germany in early December 2023, explaining that it's funneling its resources to other things that people want to see more of, such as short form videos.In…

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo's cofounder Mayank Bidawatka said in a post on LinkedIn that the company is in discussion with "multiple partners" for a "strategic partnership". His post came soon after media reported that VerSe Innovation, parent of media startup Dailyhunt, is in advanced talks to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered social network Koo, which is touted as an alternative to X, formerly Twitter.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of…

Bluesky, the decentralized social network that was hatched by former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, is expanding its app to all interested users, abandoning an invite-only system that the service used to help regulate growth for the past year.The social network opened to the public last February, and now claims 3 million users, but Bluesky only allowed new users via an invite code to ensure the technology supporting the network could handle the traffic.  Another key aspect of Bluesky, known as “federation,”…

Image Source : FILE Mark Zuckerberg to give deposition in Texas lawsuit over facial recognition A US judge has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta must participate in a deposition as part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas concerning the company's face recognition technology. According to a ruling made by Justice Jeff Rambin, the state court has rejected…

Decentralized social network and Twitter rival Bluesky is finally letting users look at posts on its platform without logging in. People still need an invite to create an account and start posting but can read posts through a link. This move will also let publishers link to or embed Bluesky posts in blogs. Plus, users can share them in individual or group chats. Bluesky users can toggle on a setting through Settings > Moderation > Logged-out visibility to stop the social network from…

Instagram launched the ability to download publicly viewable Reels in June, but it limited the feature's availability to users on mobile in the US. Now, Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced on his broadcast channel that the feature is rolling out to all users worldwide. Anybody on the app can now download public Reels to their devices and not just save them for viewing later. They simply have to tap on the Share button and start their download from there.As TechCrunch reports, Mosseri explained during his broadcast…

Meta's new Threads app comes with a warning that users cannot leave without deleting their entire Instagram account. Since its recent launch, the app has already gained millions of signups, posing a challenge to Twitter, which has imposed limitations on post visibility. With its seamless integration with Instagram, signing up for Threads is convenient, but the signup process cannot be reversed. Users who wish to leave Threads will be compelled to delete their entire Instagram account. While Threads users have…

Twitter on Thursday accused Microsoft of breaking the social network's rules for developers who access the platform's data, according to a copy of a letter seen by AFP."Microsoft may have been in violation of multiple provisions of the Agreement for an extended period of time," read the letter signed by Musk attorney Alex Spiro and sent to Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella. Microsoft stopped accessing Twitter data in April, opting not to pay fees Musk demanded developers pay for APIs (application programming…

Bluesky Social, a popular beta social network, has taken a significant step towards open-source development on May 15th that will benefit users immensely. The codebase for its Bluesky Social app was made available on GitHub. This aligns with the network's goal of being "open and decentralised." Unlike Twitter, which struggles with open-source issues, Bluesky's client code is open to anyone for improvement or as a foundation for their own social networks. In contrast, Twitter's recommendation code is essentially unusable.…

The rollout of the Google+ redesign for the Web will be gradual, and users can manually opt-in to get access to the new interface early. The rollout of the Google+ redesign for the Web will be gradual, and users can manually opt-in to get access to the new interface early. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to…