The oversight board, which advises Meta, suggested lifting the ban on ‘shaheed’ after a year-long review after they found that the ban was too broad and ended up unfairly limiting what millions of users could say. Meta has decided to allow the use of the word shaheed on Facebook and Instagram again. This word means […]
The love story is of Pakistani woman Maria Bibi and Indian man Sonu Masih. They are going through many rules and regulations, hoping for their happy marriage to happen. Incidents of cross-border love stories are on the rise in the country. Many such incidents have come to the fore in the recent past. Another such […]
The majority of Arab youth say social media addiction is leading to a decline in mental well-being A survey finds that 74% of young Arabs said they struggle to disconnect from social media and 61% agree that social media addiction negatively impacts mental health 92% say big tech companies have too much power and are […]
In the next weeks, Meta will start preventing users in Canada from accessing or sharing news links and audiovisual news content on Facebook and Instagram. The nation recently approved Bill C-18, often known as the Online News Act, which mandates that Big Tech pay local news publishers for the right to display their content. Although […]
By Dr Mercedes Sheen, Associate Professor and Interim Head of School at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Whether we like it or not, social media has become a daily part of life for many people, both old and young. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter not only entertain us, but they can also be valuable sources […]
World: Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent Meta, launched Meta Verified, a service starting at US$11.99 (AED44) a month to authenticate one’s account, which follows a similar move by Elon Musk on Twitter. Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free “always”, and its stablemate Instagram launched a paid subscription service, as […]
This day in history we feature the Facebook. A mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin on this day in 2004. Trivia – Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard […]
This day in history we feature Reed Hastings. An American businessman, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Netflix, was born on this day in 1960. Trivia – Reed Hastings A former member of the California State Board of Education, Hastings is an advocate for education reform through charter schools. Hastings studied mathematics at Bowdoin College in […]
This day in history we feature Instagram. A mainstream photo-sharing application, founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, on this day in 2010. Trivia – Instagram Instagram allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users […]
World: Several Facebook users across the world have reported a ‘glitch’ after noticing their news feeds were filled with odd celebrity posts recently. Instead of updates from pages they follow, many people shared screenshots of their homepage feeds crowded by random messages from fans to the pages of major celebs. Among the most frequent stars […]
USA: After facing memes on his poorly-designed metaverse avatar, Mark Zuckerberg has posted new screenshots on Facebook and Instagram, showing off a more life-like version of himself. Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of his digital avatar standing in front of the Eiffel Tower, as the company expanded its Horizon World’s metaverse experience to more countries in […]
