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15May

India

Prajwal Revanna Case: How The Sexual Abuse Videos Became A Form Of Entertainment For Many In Hassan

While political parties blame each other for not taking action against him, The News Minute (TNM), in their series titled “Prajwal Revannna Tapes: The Aftermath,” digs deep into the many ignored or avoided truths and consequences of the aftermath of the Prajwal Revanna sexual assault case. One of th...

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8May

Entertainment

Why Did Ranveer And Deepika Delete Their Wedding Pics From Instagram?

If you look closely enough at Ranveer Singh’s Instagram feed, you will see that the Bollywood actor has deleted – or archived – most of his old pictures. Among the deleted pictures are also the iconic wedding photos with actor and wife Deepika Padukone. With the IT couple of B-Town expecting their f...

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7May

Entertainment

What Heeramandi Did To Social Media

Netflix’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is the latest series to become the fodder for Instagram to make reels on. And why wouldn’t it be? From glamourous and finely crafted costumes with striking jewellery pieces from chokers to heavy chandbalis, nath balis, and hathphools, the show captures a soph...

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3May

Technology

Instagram’s Algorithm Change To Empower Small Creators And Target Reposted Content

Instagram, the popular social media platform owned by Meta, is gearing up to tackle the issue of excessive reposted content by aggregator accounts in user feeds. The platform announced plans to roll out a new algorithm that prioritises original content from creators with smaller followings while rem...

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19Apr

Technology

Instagram Followers Of Nearly Two Of Three Indian Influencers Are Fake: Report

Reportedly, India's influencer marketing industry lose a significant amount of money over the fake follower fraud. As per influencer marketing platform KlugKlug, nearly two out of every three Instagram profiles in India have fake followers. The platform said fake followers are especially noted in be...

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12Apr

Technology

Meta To Auto-Blur Instagram Messages Containing Nudity

Meta will soon start testing its new nudity protection feature in Instagram direct messages. This feature will automatically blur images detected as containing nudity. On Thursday, the social media giant announced that the latest safety feature will be turned on by default for teens under 18 globall...

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29Mar

Education

Canadian School Boards File $4.5 Bn Lawsuit Against Social Media Platforms

Four Canadian school boards filed a $4.5 billion lawsuit against social media giants including TikTok, Snapchat, and Meta alleging they are disrupting student learning by providing addictive content. The lawsuit claims that Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram are designed for compulsive us...

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6Mar

Technology

Meta Rolls Out New Instagram Direct Messaging Features

Meta recently announced that Instagram users will be able to access new Direct Messaging (DM) features. Meta says that the new DM features will help Instagram users better connect with friends and organize their inbox. The latest update includes an option to edit messages, read receipts, and chat pi...

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23Feb

Technology

Meta Expands Instagram’s Creator Marketplace To India

Meta is expanding Instagram's creator marketplace feature. The creator marketplace, a hub for brands and creators to connect and collaborate around partnership opportunities, will now be available in eight new markets, including India. The social media platform started testing this feature in 2022, ...

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20Feb

Technology

Surveillance-For-Hire: Meta Takes Action Against Eight Spyware Firms

Meta Platforms revealed that they have taken action against eight companies that are operating in the surveillance-for-hire industry. Meta revealed the details in its recently released Adversarial Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2023. The spyware firms are based in Italy, Spain, and the Unit...

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