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Microblogging and social media app Koo is aiming to offer a feature that will allow users to self-verify their profiles, as opposed to rival Twitter, which requires users to go through a lengthy Twitter Verified procedure. A verified profile on social networking sites like Twitter and Instagram, which is usually indicated by a badge or tick next to the profile name, lends legitimacy to the user because it signifies the service has authenticated the person’s identity. Verified profiles are only available to celebrities and other influencers on Twitter, and obtaining…

Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an edit button, a feature that users have been seeking for quite some time in order to correct not only mistakes but also incorrect context in their tweets. Users now have to delete tweets that include typos and retype them with corrections, but an edit button would eliminate this hassle. Twitter, on the other hand, is concerned that the edit button could be used to “change the public conversation’s record.” The news comes nearly a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who…

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow users to contact friends whose phone numbers they haven’t saved on their device. When you receive an unsaved phone number in a conversation, you can now send that individual a message. WhatsApp will also include a calling feature, which will give users yet another way to connect. If you choose to call that person, it will direct you to the dialer app. Of course, you’ll be able to store the phone number to your address book as well. However, the…

Tweetdeck, Twitter’s productivity tool, may soon be combined with Twitter Blue, the company’s subscription service. Reverse engineer Jane Manchung Wong claims that Twitter has built up a new signup page for Tweetdeck that highlights two important modifications. To begin with, the legacy Tweetdeck platform may be “deprecated in the future.” Second, unlike the previous Tweetdeck, the new Tweetdeck is being advertised with an ad-free experience. Wong also points out that Twitter isn’t modifying the UI of the legacy Tweetdeck, but rather creating a new platform for subscribers from the ground…

Facebook was caught red-handed eleven years ago after it engaged a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories in major news publications harshly criticising Google’s privacy practises. In 2018, it engaged Definers, a public relations firm, to conduct opposition research on the company’s opponents, including George Soros, a wealthy philanthropist. Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s longstanding head of communications, accepted responsibility for the employment of Definers and comparable firms and resigned. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is employing similar strategies to combat another rival,…

Every month, WhatsApp bans lakhs of accounts in India, and the picture remains the same in February. According to the IT Rules 2021, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform released its ninth monthly report for the month of February 2022, stating that more than 10 lakh WhatsApp accounts (1.4 million to be exact) were banned between February 1 and 28. These accounts may have been banned for engaging in detrimental behaviour on the network, such as harassing other users, spreading false information, and so on. “Over the years, we have consistently…