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How to Use Instagram's New Quiet Mode

How to Use Instagram's New Quiet Mode

When you want to take a break but don't want your friends to worry.

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How to Untag Yourself From Any Twitter Conversation

How to Untag Yourself From Any Twitter Conversation

Now rolling out widely, Twitter's new Unmentioning feature lets you remove yourself from threads you're tagged in.

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Twitter Rolls Out Edit Button to Subscribers in Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Twitter Rolls Out Edit Button to Subscribers in Canada, Australia, New Zealand

They get it before the US does.

Some Twitter Users Can Post 4,000-Character Tweets Now

Some Twitter Users Can Post 4,000-Character Tweets Now

Twitter Blue subscribers in the US are no longer limited to 280 characters.

Elon Musk Subpoenas Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Over $44B Deal

Elon Musk Subpoenas Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Over $44B Deal

Jack Dorsey, who stepped down as Twitter CEO late last year, has publicly supported Musk's efforts to take over the social media company.

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Meta Will Let You Chat With AI Bots With Personalities, Report Says

Want to meet an Abraham Lincoln chatbot? Facebook owner Meta is an artificial intelligence leader, but rivals with advanced chatbots are already abundant.
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TikTok Bans Some Deepfakes Amid Security Concerns

The new rules come as the video-sharing app faces a possible ban in the US.
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TikTok's New Feature Lets You Reset Your 'For You' Feed

If you're bored of TikTok, you have the option to start fresh all over again.
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Biden Administration Threatens to Ban TikTok if It's Not Sold

Lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned that the Chinese government could get access to US users' data.
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How AI Will Change Big Tech's Relationship with Journalism

The issue of how platforms like Facebook and Google pay news publishers for content is already contentious.
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Instagram Outage Affected Thousands Around the World

Users in several countries around the globe report being unable to access the site.
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YouTube Is Changing Its Policy on Cursing

Not all foul language will be treated the same, the site says.
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FTC Reportedly Asks Twitter for Musk's Internal Communications

The federal agency is concerned about how users' information is being protected under Musk's ownership, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Meta Reportedly Plans Another Round of Layoffs

The job cuts, reportedly numbering in the thousands, would come on top of the 13% workforce reduction announced in November.
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Twitter Link, Image Errors Due to 'Internal Change'

The social network says things should be working as normal now after an API change led to "unintended consequences."
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