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No holiday plans? This social app will match you with a group of strangers for dinner
1 week, 1 day ago

No holiday plans? This social app will match you with a group of strangers for dinner

LA Times  

When David Brown moved from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer, one of the first things he did was download an app that aims to “fight big-city loneliness.” The 35-year-old sales director had seen an Instagram ad for Timeleft, which matches users with strangers for dinner via a personality algorithm. Some of them were born here,” says Haraba, who said …

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Bye, Elon — Bluesky Is Gaining Popularity Postelection. Here's What You Need To Know.
1 month, 1 week ago

Bye, Elon — Bluesky Is Gaining Popularity Postelection. Here's What You Need To Know.

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty People are leaving Elon Musk's X, formerly called Twitter, for Bluesky, a decentralized social media app. i can guarantee that no bluesky team members will be sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online https://t.co/oLekvrULRl pic.twitter.com/UdL05ob6jz — bluesky November 5, 2024 On Monday, New York Rep. …

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Transgender woman’s ban from female-only app discriminatory, court rules
4 months ago

Transgender woman’s ban from female-only app discriminatory, court rules

Al Jazeera  

Australian judge orders trans woman be paid $6,700 in compensation over exclusion from Giggle for Girls networking app. Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman from the state of New South Wales, was subjected to “indirect gender discrimination” when she was blocked from the Giggle for Girls app in 2021 on the basis that she was born a man, the Federal Court …

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Facebook’s Meta launches ‘Twitter killer’ social network Threads
1 year, 5 months ago

Facebook’s Meta launches ‘Twitter killer’ social network Threads

Al Jazeera  

Mark Zuckerberg launches Twitter rival in bid to capitalise on turmoil at Twitter under Elon Musk. Instagram owner Meta has launched its new social media network Threads, aiming to capitalise on the turmoil at Twitter under billionaire owner Elon Musk. Zuckerberg’s launch of the platform dubbed a “Twitter killer” by some tech analysts is seen as a direct challenge to …

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Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all
2 years ago

Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite an October statement hailing a world-changing deal to purchase the right-wing social …

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An ‘everything app’ is a nightmare for our freedoms
2 years, 2 months ago

An ‘everything app’ is a nightmare for our freedoms

Live Mint  

Monopoly, the board game, is often held up as a demonstration of capitalism, teaching us how business works. Elon Musk has become the latest investor to declare an ambition to build such a super-app, saying that his shotgun acquisition of Twitter “is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app." Adani in talks with global investors to raise $10bn Why …

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Microsoft Wants To Rival Facebook With This Social Media App: All Details
2 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft Wants To Rival Facebook With This Social Media App: All Details

News 18  

Microsoft is making a belated move into the world of social media with the new Viva Engage platform that was announced earlier this week. Viva Engage is going to reside with the Teams app, which suggests Microsoft is pitching this social networking platform at work. Watch video:Nothing Phone Detailed Review: What’s Cool And What’s Not Having said that, social media …

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What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’
2 years, 7 months ago

What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s platform to “stand up to the tyranny of …

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You Can’t Expect To Get Away With Whatever You Say Online: Koo App Co-founder Tells News18
2 years, 8 months ago

You Can’t Expect To Get Away With Whatever You Say Online: Koo App Co-founder Tells News18

News 18  

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo has become the first significant social media platform in India to introduce Aadhaar verification of its users. Koo is highlighting its ‘Voluntary Self Verification’ feature as a way to distinguish itself from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms by giving the option to all users to verify themselves so that they can make real conversation and …

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Donald Trump launches Truth Social app a year after being banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
2 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump launches Truth Social app a year after being banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube

ABC  

Former US President Donald Trump's social media app has launched a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech. Key points: Donald Trump pledged to create a social media network after his accounts were banned by several social media giants …

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Trump’s Truth Social app, self-proclaimed foe of Big Tech, needs Apple and Google to survive
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s Truth Social app, self-proclaimed foe of Big Tech, needs Apple and Google to survive

The Hindu  

With just weeks to go before an expected launch, Donald Trump’s new media venture is trying to strike a delicate balance with its app giving Trump's base the freedom to express themselves, without running afoul of Apple and Google’s app store policies. Yet Trump’s tech team must erect guard rails to ensure Truth Social does not get kicked out of …

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Trump’s Truth Social app to launch in February
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Truth Social app to launch in February

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new media venture plans to launch its social network, named ‘Truth Social’, on iOS in February, according to an App Store listing. The social media platform, which is “expected” to be launched on February 21, is currently available for pre-order on Apple’s App Store. Truth Social app appears a lot like Twitter, as per the …

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CBSE Dost for Life App launched for mental well-being of students
3 years, 7 months ago

CBSE Dost for Life App launched for mental well-being of students

India Today  

CBSE has launched a new app to help students deal with mental trauma amid the present situation of Covid-19. The Central Board of Secondary Education has launched CBSE Dost For Life app for psychosocial well-being of students. e. CBSE app will provide information on Suggestive Course guide after 10+2 Tips on Mental Health & Well Being Corona Guide - and …

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Is Clubhouse Losing Steam And Popularity? Latest Numbers Are Indicating A Big Dip
3 years, 7 months ago

Is Clubhouse Losing Steam And Popularity? Latest Numbers Are Indicating A Big Dip

News 18  

For an app that was very popular, and everyone wanted in on it just a few months ago, the excitement about Clubhouse seems to be tapering off. The social network based on voice, as it likes to describe itself, saw just 922,000 downloads in April, according to data by app analytics firm Sensor Tower. This comes at a time when …

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Robinhood app downloads soar despite trading restrictions
3 years, 10 months ago

Robinhood app downloads soar despite trading restrictions

The Hindu  

Robinhood's trading app recorded more downloads than any other U.S. trading app last week, despite concerns that its restrictions on transactions involving some heavily shorted stocks such as GameStop Corp would alienate some users, according to market research data providers. The app saw 2.1 million downloads in the United States on Google Play and App Store last week, as traders …

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Clubhouse: The audio-only social app that has Twitter on alert
3 years, 10 months ago

Clubhouse: The audio-only social app that has Twitter on alert

CNN  

CNN Business — For months, people have been clamoring to get access to Clubhouse, a buzzy invite-only social media app where members join virtual rooms to have live, unscripted discussions. Davison and Seth, who are both well connected in the tech industry from previous roles at top companies, said their goal with Clubhouse “was to build a social experience that …

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Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online

CNN  

CNN — Parler all but vanished from the internet this week. That’s because, McGregor said, many of Parler’s most extreme users are likely to have been connected already on other, similar platforms even before Parler was taken down. On Monday, Parler’s lawsuit claimed that being cut off by Amazon Web Services would spell the nascent platform’s “death knell.” The service, …

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Apple suspends Parler social network from its App Store
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple suspends Parler social network from its App Store

The Hindu  

Apple Inc has suspended Parler from the App Store, saying the social networking service has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence. Parler Chief Executive John Matze said Apple was banning the service until it gives up free speech and institutes “broad and invasive policies like Twitter and Facebook.” “They claim it is due to …

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'Fortnite' app removal disrupts young gamers’ social life
4 years, 4 months ago

'Fortnite' app removal disrupts young gamers’ social life

The Hindu  

A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Errickers schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that their favorite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s Store and Google Play store. “It's basically the only game I play,” said Erricker, an 11-year-old in Bengaluru, India, an avid Fortnite player on his Apple …

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