After promising to bring back the chronological feed at a Senate hearing in December, Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a video posted on Twitter on Tuesday revealed the company has started testing the feature. In a video demonstration, Mosseri revealed three different feed options from …
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Twitter Rolls Out Automatic Captions for Videos
In order to improve accessibility, Twitter is rolling out automatic captions for videos. Automatic captions will be available on Android, iOS and the web, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature will only be available for new videos but not the older ones that …
Instagram is Bringing Back the Chronological Feed, says Head Adam Mosseri
At a Senate hearing today, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the social media app is bringing back the chronological feed. Mosseri testified at a Senate panel answering questions concerning the safety of young people on the app. “We believe in more transparency and accountability and …
Instagram’s ‘Playback’ Lets You Relive Your Favourite 2021 Stories
It took many years but Instagram is officially jumping on the year-in-review trend Facebook has been doing for a while. The Meta-owned platform today announced the launch of Playback, a new feature that lets you see your favourite Stories from 2021 all over again. In …
Instagram Introduces Safety Features for Teens with Parental Control to Rollout Next Year
As part of its measures to keep the community safe, Instagram is introducing some new tools and features for parents and guardians early next year as well as a new ‘Take a Break’ feature for teens. The first set of tools will be available in …
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal Takes Over
Twitter co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey announced today he has departed the company. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal will lead the company while Bret Taylor takes over as the new board chairman. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready …
Twitter Rolls Out Update to Fix Disappearing Tweets on iOS
After fixing the problem with tweets disappearing mid-read on the web a week ago, Twitter has now rolled out the update to its iOS app with Android expected to follow soon. Before the update, it was a frustrating experience for users who came back to …
Instagram will Now Let You Delete an Image or Video from a Carousel
When Instagram introduced the carousel feature in 2017, it was a welcome development. People were able to share up to 10 photos and videos in a single Instagram post but the feature wasn’t perfect because users could not go back to delete a single image …
Twitter Begins Rolling Out Update to Fix Disappearing Tweets
Twitter is finally fixing one of the annoying features of its platform. In September, the social network site acknowledged the disappearing tweets problem. When users come back to the Twitter app or website after a while and start reading a tweet, the timeline automatically refreshes …
Twitter Blue Subscription Service that Lets You Undo Tweets Is Now Available in the US
Twitter Blue, the subscription service that was launched in June in Australia and Canada is now available in the United States and New Zealand. The service will cost $2.99 US / NZD 4.49 monthly and it will be available across iOS, Android and the web. …
New Twitter Search Button on Profile Pages Makes It Easier to Search Account Tweets
A new search button is now appearing on profile pages on the Twitter iOS app. With the feature, users can easily search for specific tweets from a specific account. According to XDA Developers, the feature has now been rolled out to all iOS users, after …
Twitter Will Now Show a Preview When You Share an Instagram Link
Twitter will now let you see a preview of Instagram links shared on the platform. The social network site announced on Wednesday the feature will be rolling out on Android, iOS and the web. This puts an end to a long-running power struggle between Twitter …
Hosts Can Now Record and Share Twitter Spaces Audio
After rolling out the ability for all users on Android and iOS regardless of the numbers of followers to host live Spaces, Twitter is now letting some hosts on iOS record Spaces so they can share on their timeline. Giving hosts the ability to share …
Facebook Rebrands its Company Name as Meta
On Thursday at its Connect 2021 virtual conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a change in name of the parent company to Meta, a change that brings all of its app and technologies under a new brand name. In a blog post, the company said …
Instagram is Rolling Out Link Stickers to Everyone
After confirming it is retiring the “swipe up” feature in August, Instagram replaced it with link stickers in Stories. Link stickers were only available to verified accounts and accounts with 10,000 followers or more but Instagram announced today it is rolling out the feature to …
Nigeria Government Lifts Twitter Ban but Demands Certain Conditions are Met
After a four-month Twitter ban in the West African nation, the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the ban be lifted on Friday on conditions the microblogging platform is used for “business and positive engagements,” Bloomberg reports. In June, the Nigeria Government suspended Twitter indefinitely citing …