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Facebook Use Plunges among US Teens, Shows Survey

US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook use plunges among US teens: survey

San Francisco (AFP) - US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time…

AFP

Social media offers parents more controls. But do they help?

As concerns about social media’s harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are…

The Independent UK

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Snapchat+ Subscription launched in India: 6 new features for plus members

Snapchat provides users access to a bunch of exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features with Plus subscription. Users will be able…

Livemint

County Durham pervert sent naked pictures of himself to decoy 13-year-old girl on Snapchat

Anthony Lightfoot, 41, began sending sexual messages to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl called Holly

Chronicle Live

Tech & Science Daily: WhatsApp’s new avoid your friends feature

Plus, how the UK heatwave is causing farms to struggle

Evening Standard

Snapchat lets parents see WHO their children are speaking to - but there is a catch

Approved adults can now keep a beady eye on their children and check which friends they are talking to and…

Daily Mirror

Benzinga Before The Bell: Tesla's China Sales Plunge, Snap Rolls Out Parental Control Features, White House Unaware of Raid On Trump's Mar-a-Lago And Other Top Financial Stories Tuesday, August 9

Benzinga

Snapchat introduces family centre tool to boost child safety

Snapchat is introducing a new in-app tool to enable parents to get more insights on how their teenagers use Snapchat…

Irish Independent

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WhatsApp opens the door to silent exits from annoying groups

App spares users the embarrassment of a blanket notification as part of series of updates over coming month

The Guardian - UK

Mint Midday Digest: Maharashtra cabinet expansion, Delhivery Q1 results and more

Here are the top business news, equity market precursors, and economic and banking news updates from India and across the…

Livemint

Snapchat introduces Family Centre tool to boost child safety

The new safety tool will only work if the parent and child are 'friends' on the app

Wales Online

Snapchat plans employees layoff: Report

At present, more than 6,000 employees are working with Snapchat. The report said that the scope of layoffs is currently…

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Police issue warning over Snapchat update which allows people to see your house number and exact address

The popular video and photo sharing app has sparked safety concerns following its latest update

Wales Online

Oh boy! ‘Why I’m only dating younger men from now on’

Younger men are having a cultural moment — and writer Lucy Holden is a convert (despite their awkward communication styles…

Evening Standard

Influencers in revolt — is the Instagram bubble finally about to burst?

Instagram’s bid to compete with its younger rival TikTok has led to a major backlash and a crisis of confidence…

Evening Standard

Instagram's Newest Feature Is Copied From Another App

Users of growing social media app BeReal just might recognize it.

The Street

Big Brother star Hughie Maughan says he is 'far from wealthy' despite massive social media following

Hughie, who is from Dublin, was on series 17 of the Channel 5 show when he was just 21-years-old

Dublin Live

This Social Media App Aims to Dethrone Facebook, Twitter

BeReal wants nothing to do with influencers and overly filtered photos.

The Street

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Time to BeReal: The minimalistic app challenging the conventions of social media

Unlike its social media rivals, BeReal has no followers, likes, hashtags or filters – and interestingly, not an influencer in…

The New Daily

Meta woes may bring an air of tumbleweed to its shiny new Dublin 4 HQ

Is Meta in real trouble?

Irish Independent

Sisters describe sex abuse at Raleigh school. Did headmaster aid and abet?

A 14-year-old student was in a building known as the pottery shack at the Montessori School of Raleigh’s middle school…

Tribune News Service

Snapchat sex predator jailed for attacking young girl on train

A sex predator who groomed a young girl on Snapchat before sexually assaulting her on a train has been jailed…

Evening Standard

Russia Fines WhatsApp, Snapchat Owner over Data Storage Violations

A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp messenger and Snapchat owner Snap Inc for an alleged refusal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Teen Hacked Into Women’s Snapchat Accounts And Used Nude Photos To Blackmail Their Friends

Detectives found fake PayPal accounts with fictional personal details and email accounts tied to the victims’ names.

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