Meta sees daily active users decline by 20 million across FB, Instagram and WhatsApp: Here's whyMeta Platforms experienced a slight decline of 20 million daily active users across its social media platforms in Q1 CY 2026, marking a bre...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Explained: Why Meta shares crashed 7% in extended trading amid AI spending spreeMeta shares plunged 7% in extended trading as investors reacted to the company’s plan to sharply increase AI-related spending. The tech gia...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutinyMeta Platforms is significantly increasing its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. This comes as the social media giant f...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
Who is Jessica Foster, the curious case of MAGA dream girl? US Army blonde woman with viral Instagram account identifiedWho is Jessica Foster, the curious case of MAGA dream girl explains how a viral Instagram figure gained over a million followers. Reports s...
22 Mar, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
From protest to precaution: Iranians in India delete anti-regime posts amid threats from TehranIn India, the Iranian community is navigating the online landscape with heightened vigilance. Following stern warnings from Tehran's prosec...
11 Mar, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military actionThe Central Intelligence Agency is reaching out to Iranians with secure contact methods. This comes as tensions between the US and Iran are...
25 Feb, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
WhatsApp 'concerned' services to be blocked after Iran calls to delete appWhatsApp said it was "concerned" that its services would be blocked in Iran after a state broadcaster urged the public to delete the messag...
18 Jun, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
Iran lifts WhatsApp ban, but users hardly feel a changeArdavan Yousefi, a Tehran cafe owner, finds Iran's lifting of the WhatsApp ban insignificant due to widespread restrictions on other platfo...
02 Jan, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsAppIran's top council responsible for safeguarding the internet voted Tuesday to lift a ban on the popular messaging application WhatsApp, whi...
24 Dec, 2024, 09.02 PM IST
IIT dropout’s viral Iran story: How a Pakistani student saved an Indian traveller's Iranian adventure. WatchAn Indian travel vlogger, On Road Indian, shared a heartwarming story about a Pakistani student, Hussain, who helped him during a trip to I...
27 Nov, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
As net tightens, Iranians pushed to take up homegrown appsBanned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authori...
14 May, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdownsWhatsApp said proxy support on the app is now officially available for users with the latest version.
06 Jan, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Twitter takes down Kanye West's post for violating rulesKanye West returned to Twitter on Friday and violated the rules of the micro-blogging site a day later with a tweet that was consequentiall...
10 Oct, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi urges artists to join Iran protests in wake of Mahsa Amini's death. Details insideStrong protests are going on in Iran against the death of a young woman killed by Iranian moral police over a loose headscarf. In support o...
25 Sep, 2022, 11.42 PM IST
Iranians fear new bill will restrict internet even furtherIran moved last week toward further government restrictions on Instagram and other apps, as hard-line lawmakers agreed to discuss a bill th...
04 Aug, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Iran asks IMF for $5 bln emergency funding to fight coronavirusThe escalating outbreak in Iran - the worst-affected country in the Middle East - has killed 429 people and infected 10,075. The outbreak h...
12 Mar, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
Iran extends social media crackdown with move to bar InstagramInstagram would join Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Telegram in being banned in the Islamic Republic, ostensibly for reasons of national se...
02 Jan, 2019, 11.36 PM IST