News & Reviews: social
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Mar 05, 2021
It seems that a Twitter user @wongmjane recently posted a tweet, stating that Twitter could be introducing a feature that could allow users to undo their sent tweet in future. Our source also mentioned that the aforementioned feature might be available for those who subscribed to “Twitter Premium” which was briefly mentioned in a survey conducted last year.
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Feb 09, 2021
Based on a statement by techradar.com, it seems that Twitter has recently introduced a feature called Spaces, which comes with features similar to that of Clubhouse. Unfortunately, the feature is currently available only to selected users in India and there’s no news on when it will be coming to Malaysia.
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Nov 24, 2020
In an effort to reduce the spread of misinformation, Twitter has officially implemented a feature where it will prompt users if they were to press "Like" a disputed tweet. Prior to this, Twitter implemented a similar prompt to the “Quote Tweets” functionality which has decreased the spread of misinformation by up to 29%.
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Oct 22, 2020
Based on a statement by wabetainfo.com, it seems that the developers of WhatsApp could be planning on introducing Facial Recognition for Android smartphones in the future. While there is no official information in regards to when the feature will be officially available, there’s also no info on which smartphone will support it as well.
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Oct 19, 2020
It seems that a screenshot posted by @wongmjane on Twitter seems to showcase Facebook’s upcoming feature that they’ve been working on, in order to help you manage your timeline better. While there’s no news on when the feature will be officially rolled out to the public, we do know that it is currently in testing, which means that it could be available within a month or two.
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Sep 07, 2020
It seems that Twitter user by the name of @ec_wife recently spotted a new feature on the Facebook website, which allows users to view Instagram stories which the need to open up Instagram. With that said, Facebook themselves mentioned that it is currently a test, and will not be available to the majority of the user base.
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Apr 25, 2020
It seems that Facebook has recently unveiled a new feature called Messenger Rooms, which allows up to 50 participants to video call at the same time. But that’s not all, Facebook has also highlighted that participants who are keen on joining the Messenger Room do not necessarily need a Facebook account in order to join.
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Apr 17, 2020
It seems that TikTok has recently donated £5 million to the Royal College of Nursing Foundation, in order to help frontliners in their battle against the COVID-19 outbreak. Based on bbc.com, it seems that the amount donated by TikTok is considered one of the largest contributions received from a social media company to date.
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Dec 28, 2019
When Facebook Messenger was first introduced, it allowed users to sign up for an account by using their phone number. Surprisingly, Facebook has made changes to Messenger, which now requires new users to have a Facebook account in order to sign up for the service based on a statement by venturebeat.
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Aug 28, 2019
Snap Inc, the creators of Snapchat has announced that they have unveiled the Lens Studio 2.1 which includes up to 6 new templates, 14 new Landmarkers, as well as various new tools. These new additions to the Lens Studio will not only help users create staggering AR Lens for Snapchat, but also help streamline the entire creative process and share with the community.
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