If you’re a frequent user of Snapchat, there will be times when Snapchat is down or not working. Perhaps you’ve been unable to sign in, or have lost the ability to send messages. Either way, we’re here to help you fix the problem when Snapchat is down or not working. What to Do When Snapchat
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Julia and Joh Olson have a gift idea that you’ll feel good about buying. The husband and wife duo behind watch company Treehut offers special-edition products designed to raise money to aid the growing worldwide water crisis. Half the proceeds from these select watch models, which range from $75 to $145, will benefit charity: water,
A group of philanthropies working with Facebook Inc to study the social network’s impact on democracy threatened on Tuesday to quit, saying the company had failed to make data available to researchers as pledged. The funders said in a statement that Facebook had granted the 83 scholars selected for the project access to “only a
In the early days of Facebook, users posted all manner of personal and private data online. In hindsight, we were all green, but it didn’t feel like a privacy issue waiting to happen. Until it became a massive data privacy issue. Now, the best privacy practice is to keep your Facebook profile private to protect
Facebook acknowledged a flaw in its Messenger Kids app, weeks after two US senators raised privacy concerns about the application, and said that it spoke to the US Federal Trade Commission about the matter. “We are in regular contact with the FTC on many issues and products, including Messenger Kids,” Facebook Vice President Kevin Martin wrote in a
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was rolling out a tool that aims to provide users with potentially life-saving information in emergencies, as it seeks to improve its public image and play down its reputation as a network that aids the spread of misinformation. Local Alerts, which it has been testing since last year in
In a fresh assault on Snapchat, Facebook is developing a new messaging app called “Threads” which will promote sharing your status, location and more with your closest friends. According to The Verge, “Threads” which is being tested internally at Facebook is meant to be a companion to photo-sharing app Instagram. “Threads invites users to automatically
Swedish YouTuber, self-proclaimed comedian, game streamer, and controversy magnet Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg – better known by his online persona PewDiePie – has hit the 100 million subscribers mark on YouTube. In doing so, PewDiePie has become the first individual creator to reach the elusive 100 million subscribers mark on his eponymous YouTube channel, which is
Facebook in 2015 was aware that UK-based political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica may have been gathering users’ personal data but downplayed the whole episode till a newspaper revealed the truth three months later, show new documents. According to a report in CNET on Friday, internal emails by Facebook Deputy General Counsel Paul Grewal, made available
Live streaming has become a part of nearly every social platform these days. This feature makes it easy to broadcast whatever you’re doing to friends and followers in real-time. But perhaps you don’t care about watching your friends make breakfast on Facebook and wondering how to turn off Facebook Live notifications. In this article we
Not just Facebook-owned Instagram, porn bots have now flooded Twitter and unlike Instagram, these spam accounts include photos of women in bikinis along with words relevant to trending topics on the micro-blogging platform to lure users. According to a report in Engadget, these spams show up under the “Top” tab of Twitter’s trending section and
Facebook is waging a war on many fronts today. It is misleading users into thinking their information is more secure than it is. It is using powerful political lobbies to influence government policies. And you can’t be anywhere on the internet without being tracked by Facebook. If you don’t know how bad the situation is,
Researchers worry that a new feature giving Instagram users the power to flag false news on the platform won’t do much to head off efforts to use disinformation to sow political discord in 2020. The role of Instagram in spreading political disinformation took centre stage in a pair of Senate reports in December, which highlighted
YouTube is killing its native messaging feature, which means you’ll no longer be able to send direct messages on YouTube. However, the chances are you’ve never actually messaged anyone on YouTube and weren’t even aware that YouTube Messages existed. In August 2017, YouTube introduced in-app messaging YouTube Adds In-App Messaging on Android and iOS YouTube
Facebook said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to the army, to stymie efforts to “manipulate or corrupt public debate”. The company closed 89 Facebook accounts, 107 pages, 15 groups and five Instagram accounts, some of which had hundreds of thousands of followers, it said in a
Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook. Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites and apps. The company said Tuesday that it is adding a section where you can see
Facebook contractor Genpact has raised minimum wages for the content moderation teams it runs for the Silicon Valley firm in India, the latest sign of improvement for workers after reports of stressful conditions at the social network’s sites globally. Facebook has unveiled several initiatives in the past six months to support wellbeing in teams doing the
Users on the social bookmarking website Pinboard have slammed China-backed advertisements being run on Twitter, attacking Hong Kong protesters. The ads try to portray the protests as “escalating violence” and call for “order to be restored,” Engadget reported on Monday. “Every day I go out and see stuff with my own eyes, and then I
Facebook users suing the world’s largest social media network over a 2018 data breach say it failed to warn them about risks tied to its single sign-on tool, even though it protected its employees, a court filing on Thursday showed. Single sign-on connects users to third-party social apps and services using their Facebook credentials. The lawsuit,
Democratic US Senator Gary Peters on Thursday asked Facebook Inc’s chief to answer questions about his April 2018 congressional testimony in light of reports that Facebook captured audio from users and sent it to a vendor to be analyzed and transcribed. “I asked you specifically if Facebook uses audio obtained from mobile devices to enrich personal
People generally use LinkedIn to search for a new job. The social media site has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best places to go to find a new job. However, you don’t need to be actively searching for a new job to get some use out of LinkedIn. And in this article
Instagram is adding an option for users to report posts they think are false, the company announced on Thursday, as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing site tries to stem misinformation and other abuses on its platform. Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is taking steps to
Facebook has unleashed its Spark AR platform onto the public, opening it up to Instagram users. Spark AR gives you all the tools you’re need to create and upload augmented reality filters on Instagram. However, you’ll still need to provide the skills. At F8 2019, Facebook announced that it would soon be allowing Instagram users
Ahead of India’s 73rd Independence Day on August 15, Twitter on Wednesday launched a customised Independence Day emoji of the Ashoka Chakra. The emoji will be live until August 18 and will be available in English and several Indic languages, such as Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and Oriya, Twitter said.
Millions of people love Stranger Things, and happily binge a new season as soon as it’s released on Netflix. Season 3 was no exception, and as soon as the show debuted, fans started posting Stranger Things memes. In this article, we list the best Stranger Things memes, and explain how and when to use them.
Snap on Tuesday unveiled new-generation Spectacles sunglasses that can take 3D pictures to share on its Snapchat messaging service known for ephemeral posts. Spectacles 3, set for release late this year, were described as a limited release and priced at $380 (roughly Rs. 27,000), more than twice the price of an “Original” version available at
Telegram has added a slew of new features to the messaging app. The headline feature being a Slow Mode designed to combat spammers and help keep group chats more orderly. There’s also the option to send silent messages and add custom titles for admins. Telegram Competes With Messenger and WhatsApp While Telegram cannot compete with
As the US regulators investigate Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, the social networking giant has reportedly shelved plans to buy popular group video chat app called Houseparty. According to an Engadget report, quoting the New York Times, the talks ended after Facebook realised that acquiring another big social networking player will invite anti-trust probe risk
Facebook has developed a reputation for spamming users. The smartphone app bombards you with alerts. Dozens of emails arrive every day. And every time you log into the web app you’re sure to see lots of new notifications. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. If you want to know how to delete Facebook
Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer “millions of dollars” for the rights to publish their material on its site. The move follows years of criticism over its growing monopolisation of online advertising to the detriment of the struggling news industry. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Facebook representatives had told