Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia), announced the launch of a new feature in the popular WhatsApp messenger. According to the source, from today on WhatsApp users will have the so-called Reactions (Reactions). The feature was originally announced on April 14 along with […]
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WhatsApp can finally run on two smartphones at once
Last July, the popular WhatsApp team introduced one of the most requested features: support for multiple devices with the same account. While this feature finally allowed WhatsApp users to access the instant messaging app on up to four devices, there was one catch: you couldn’t connect another smartphone this way. Single account support only works […]
The use of Instagram in Russia has collapsed to one minute a day
In Russia, the time users spend on social networks has decreased. This is stated in the study of the audience of social networks by Mediascope. Mediascope explains: On March 14, one of the most popular social networks, Instagram, was blocked in Russia. Previously, it accounted for 15-20% of all social media consumption. The audience was […]
Yandex and VK removed the official sites Instagram and Facebook from the search
The teams of Yandex and VK (the former Mail.ru Group) removed links to the official websites of Instagram and Facebook (banned in Russia; owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist in Russia) from branded search services. Thus, in the search results of Yandex.Search and Mail.ru Search, links to the official sites of these social […]
Top Secret: WhatsApp Stops Saving Photos in Disappearing Messages
The WhatsApp team continues to improve the disappearing messages feature. WhatsApp officially introduced the feature of disappearing messages with photos and videos in August last year. It allows you to send media content that the recipient can view only once. However, any photos or videos that were sent in these types of chats were still […]
Ukraine: Meta Platforms temporarily restricted the posting of content related to the death of civilians in the city of Buca
Facebook’s owner, Meta Platforms, has temporarily restricted the use of hashtags linked to the deaths of civilians in northern Ukraine, where the bodies of people shot at close range were found in a city recaptured by Ukrainian forces from the Russians, as confirmed yesterday. , Monday, a company representative. The killings in the city of […]
WhatsApp makes it easier to communicate with strangers
The WhatsApp team has begun testing a new feature that will allow you to quickly start a conversation with unsaved contacts. Currently, tapping on an unsaved contact in a WhatsApp chat opens the default dialer app. Whatsapp does not provide an easy way to immediately send a text message to such a number in the […]
Russian bloggers demanded $1 billion from extremist Meta
The Council of Bloggers under the Federation Council drafted and sent a letter of complaint to Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). This was announced by the founder of the council of bloggers Valery Rytvina at a round table in the Public Chamber. In their letter, Russian bloggers demand compensation in the amount […]
No panic: what will actually happen to WhatsApp among “millions of Russians” on April 1
Yesterday, the Reedus publication published “sensational” news that from April 1, “millions of Russians” may be left without WhatsApp. It was picked up by many Russian media, even the authoritative Izvestia did not ignore the topic. However, in reality, “sensation” is not so “sensational”. As reported in the source, we are talking about the termination […]
Why are there so few women on Wikipedia?
Did you know that only 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are about female characters? And it is not irrelevant since Wikipedia is among the 10 most visited websites in the world, often the first resource consulted by those looking for information on historical and relevant figures. And unfortunately the Wikimedia Foundation found that only 20% […]