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Australia Plans To Amend Its Online Privacy Code To Protect Underaged Social Media Users
Underage social media users in Australia might soon need permission from parents before creating an account or logging into existing...
Oct 26, 2021


Instagram Adding Feature That Prompts Teens To “Take A Break”
Instagram and Facebook are adding new features that are meant to promote the wellbeing and mental health of teen users in the wake of whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony before the U.S. Congress last week. tech360.tv In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Instagram will introduce a "take a break" feature that will push teens to take some time off of the social media network. Clegg also said that F
Oct 11, 2021


Reddit Suffers Another Global Outage for the Second Day in a Row
The popular forum website Reddit suffered another global outage on Thursday, 7 October, with users from Australia, Canada, U.S., and the U.K. all reporting connectivity issues. tech360.tv According to Newsweek, the disruption of the website was confirmed by Down Detector, an online platform that checks the status of websites and services in real-time. There was a spike in reports of Reddit being down at around 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. Reddit Status, a dedicated Twit
Oct 7, 2021


WhatsApp, Facebook And Instagram Down After Massive Global Outage
Update: Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Facebook has made an apology on Facebook for the nearly 6 hours outages on WhatsApp,...
Oct 5, 2021


Facebook Accused of Choosing Profits Over Its Users’ Safety
A former Facebook employee, in an appearance on the newsmagazine show 60 Minutes on Sunday, 3 October, said that the social media company is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, and misinformation. tech360.tv "It’s paying for its profits with our safety," said Frances Haugen, who revealed her identity as the whistleblower who leaked Facebook’s internal research documents to the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal’s investigation last month
Oct 4, 2021


Facebook Delays Instagram for Kids Amid Backlash
Amid criticism on its plan to make an Instagram app for users under the age of 13, Facebook will pause Instagram Kids to talk to parents,...
Sep 28, 2021


Music Stickers on Facebook and Instagram Now Available for Singaporeans
If you've long been waiting to add Music stickers to your Facebook and Instagram Stories, then you're in luck because you can now use...
Sep 20, 2021


Instagram To Replace the Swipe Up Feature With Link Stickers, Possibly Allowing Everybody To Use It
Starting 30 August 2021, Instagram will say goodbye to the swipe up feature and hello to link stickers. These are clickable stickers that...
Aug 24, 2021
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