Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the decision to ban US President Donald Trump was necessary, but raises questions about the power of social media companies.
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A threat by Facebook to “offboard” a communications service used by the South African government from WhatsApp comes as it eyes securing direct government business of its own, it has been alleged.
Messaging app Signal has seen “unprecedented” growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp’s privacy terms and is looking to hire more staff as it seeks to bolster the service and supporting infrastructure.
The number of new users installing messaging app Signal every day is on track to cross the one million mark, putting it closer to levels seen by larger rival WhatsApp.
Facebook’s WhatsApp has begun alerting its two billion users of an update to its privacy policy — and if they want to keep using the popular messaging app, they have to accept it.
Shares of Twitter slumped 7% on Monday, on course to knock off about $2.5-billion from the market value of the company, after it permanently suspended the account of US President Donald Trump.
Restrictions on social media app Parler underscore how technology companies have increasingly been held accountable for the potential consequences of what happens on their services.
The Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out a beta version of its desktop app that features voice and video calls for the first time.
Facebook has attacked Apple in a series of full-page newspaper advertisements, claiming the iPhone maker’s anticipated mobile software changes around data gathering are bad for small businesses.