If teens leave social media, gaming could become their next digital hangoutFor gaming firms, social media sits at the centre of their user acquisition strategies. Platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and short-vid...
16 Mar, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Tinder’s New Bet: AI, Astrology, and Real-World EventsTinder is evolving beyond endless swiping with new features aimed at fostering genuine connections. The platform is introducing "Modes" lik...
14 Mar, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Claude AI to Prioritize Its Own "Welfare" by Breaking Off Abusive ChatsAnthropic has introduced a new protection for its AI assistant, Claude, allowing it to leave conversations that it considers abusive or dam...
20 Aug, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Anthropic’s Claude 4 gets feature to cut off abusive user interactionsAnthropic framed the move as part of its ongoing research into AI welfare. When Claude ends a conversation, the user can no longer send new...
17 Aug, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
Meta to appeal CCI penalty, says 2021 update was about providing users transparencyIn its statement on Tuesday, Meta said that the 2021 update “was about introducing optional business features on WhatsApp and provided furt...
19 Nov, 2024, 07.26 PM IST
Facebook tips: How to stop comments on social media posts?Facebook posts often draw controversial remarks and comments. In order to prevent the menace, Facebook allows users to control and turn off...
17 Apr, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Future of social media: Instagram working on customisable AI chatbots to provide personalised user assistanceWhile not officially confirmed, reports suggest users may soon customize chatbots' gender, age, ethnicity, and more, creating virtual compa...
03 Nov, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Elon Musk announces X (Twitter) will no longer support blocking functionality, users can instead use ‘mute’ featureElon Musk, the mind behind X (formerly known as Twitter), has announced that the platform will no longer offer the option to block other us...
19 Aug, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Will Meta's 'friendly' Threads thrive in an unfriendly internetIn a New York Times podcast on Thursday, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, acknowledged that Threads was more "supportive of public disc...
08 Jul, 2023, 08.28 AM IST
Google disables RCS ads in India due to flood of spam from businessesAccording to TechCrunch, RCS stands for Rich Communication Services, and it is the result of a collaboration between a number of industry p...
05 Jun, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
Facebook says quickly introduced measures to remove abusive comments against cricketer Shami"No one should have to experience abuse anywhere, and we don't want it on our platforms. We quickly introduced measures to remove the comme...
25 Oct, 2021, 09.34 PM IST
What's 'Safety Mode' & how does it work? Inside Twitter's new feature aimed to combat online harassmentThe new feature will allow users to block accounts temporarily for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies.
02 Sep, 2021, 06.04 PM IST
Bullies, back off: New Instagram feature lets you restrict offensive commentsThe feature prevents the recipient from receiving the harmful comment notification.
09 Jul, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
Row over Narendra Modi following some twitter users mischievous: BJPThe controversy is "mischievous and contorted", they said, adding that Modi is the only leader who freely engages with people on social med...
07 Sep, 2017, 10.49 PM IST
Essar Foundation, TOI-ET CSR hold joint roundtable on India's soaring drug abuse problemThis conclave is first of the many initiatives that TOI/ ET CSR will be engaged in towards fighting the problem of drug abuse in India.
29 Jun, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
New smartphone app may help you fix abusive boyfriendScientists have developed a new smartphone app that warns young women of a dangerous partner by helping them examine their relationships.
19 Feb, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
10 pc Facebook users abused online: Study61 pc people said it has happened just once or twice, while 8 pc claimed to receive 'anti-social' messages about once a month, says a repor...
22 Mar, 2013, 03.24 PM IST