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Telegram is well known for its privacy features, bots, and community building. However, its user interface leaves a lot to be desired. Luckily, there are plenty of Telegram desktop client apps you can use instead. In this article we list the best Telegram desktop client apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux. All of which are

LinkedIn has launched LinkedIn Events. This feature is designed to help you plan and manage real-life meetups with your professional contacts. Because while the web is a great way to break the ice with new contacts, nothing compares to meeting in real life. How to Use LinkedIn Events LinkedIn launched Events on the Official LinkedIn

TikTok on Friday announced the appointment of former Times Network executive Nikhil Gandhi as its India head to drive the next phase of growth for the Chinese short video-sharing platform in the highly competitive market. Based out of Mumbai, Gandhi will lead the development of TikTok’s products and operations in India. “I am excited to

It’s now much easier to share Reddit posts on Snapchat. This is thanks to Reddit integrating a way to share posts on Snapchat directly into its app. The days of copying and pasting URLs to share with your friends is well and truly over. It’s Getting Easier to Share Content Online It wasn’t that long

Pitching for breaking up Facebook, US-based software giant Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has called the social networking platform “new cigarettes” which are making kids addictive. Responding to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he will make a speech about his views on free expression, Benioff said the company must be held accountable now. “Facebook is

Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday announced a new feature which will allow users to have control over the personal information they share with third-parties through the app and it will be rolling out gradually over the next six months. A user can navigate to Settings > Security > Apps and Websites to see which third-party services

LinkedIn Skill Assessments help connect recruiters with job hunters by having job hunters prove their knowledge and skills. The tests are run through the LinkedIn website. In this article, we’ll show you how to use LinkedIn Skill Assessments to stand out from the crowd. What Are LinkedIn Skill Assessments? LinkedIn Skill Assessments are a series

Backers of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection by online travel company Booking Holding earlier in the day. “It is a correction; it’s not a setback,” said Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, whose 21 remaining

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project has hit another roadblock, as a mobile banking app has sued its Calibra subsidiary over similar logos. Interestingly, both the logos were designed by San Francisco-based branding firm ‘Character’, which has also been named as a defendant in the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit filed by a mobile banking firm named

In 2018, Twitter decided to kill its native Mac app, claiming it was not sustainable to maintain two separate codebases. The company changes its stance earlier this year with an announcement that Twitter will return on the Mac, thanks to Apple’s Project Catalyst which will allow the company to port its iPad app easily to

Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook’s Libra project, a major setback to the social network’s plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the two payment giants, several other large companies have said they’re exiting Libra. Payment processing company Stripe is stepping back, as well as e-commerce company eBay. PayPal was

Facebook has announced that more than 140 million businesses use its apps every month to find new customers, hire employees or engage with their communities. Michelle Klein, VP of Global Business Marketing, said Facebook is opening up 17 of its largest offices and hubs around the world to host “Boost with Facebook Holiday Bootcamp”, a

Twitter offers bite-sized information in an easy-to-read format. Which makes it the perfect platform when you want to learn how to make your life more manageable. Life hacks have been a thing for many years, and people are still uncovering new ways to hack your life. Here are the most useful Twitter accounts for life

Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked a US national security panel to review TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology’s acquisition of Musical.ly, arguing TikTok is used by the Chinese government to censor politically sensitive content. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Rubio said Chinese-owned apps “are increasingly being used to censor content and silence open

Like most social media applications, Twitter has a way of connecting strangers from different parts of the globe. It isn’t odd to hear about how some people went from being strangers to life partners just from sending one DM with a Twitter pick-up line. “How did they do it?” you ask. Well, for starters, it

Facebook on Tuesday announced the expansion of its third-party fact-checking programme to 10 new African countries in partnership with Agence France-Presse and other media. The programme will be available in Ethiopia, Zambia, Somalia, and Burkina Faso in partnership with AFP; in Uganda and Tanzania with Pesa Check and AFP; in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, met Monday with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to discuss a state-level probe of Facebook Inc, two people briefed on the matter confirmed. The meeting comes after Reuters and other outlets reported on Sept. 25 that the Justice Department would open

From the first moments of the internet, there were adorable animal pictures. And for good reasons! Watching something so innocent and fluffy can help induce a more positive mental state and make you more productive. Sometimes all you need is a lovable animal on your Instagram feed. Here are the cutest cats, raccoons, and everything

The United States, Britain and Australia are calling on Facebook to halt its plans to deploy strong encryption across all its messaging apps unless it can provide a way for investigators to see communications in the clear, launching a fresh salvo in a long-running war between Washington and Silicon Valley. In a letter dated October

Pioneering digital payments firm PayPal on Friday said it is abandoning an alliance intended to oversee the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency, which has come under attack by regulators. “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association at this time,” the California-based company told AFP. “We remain supportive of Libra’s aspirations and

Google is reportedly interested in purchasing US-based social video app Firework that lets users share short videos like Chinese player TikTok. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Chinese micro-blogging platform Weibo had also shown interest in acquiring Firework but “talks with Google are further along”. Based in Redwood City, California, Firework that

There is so much more to Instagram than posting a picture and getting some likes. These free web apps show how to make the best use of the social network by doing things that Instagram won’t let you. Instagram often feels unnecessarily restrictive in how one can use it. Thankfully, a few developers are bypassing

Instagram has launched a new tool called Restrict designed to help you beat bullies. As the name suggests, Restrict allows you to restrict the way certain people can interact and engage with you. However, the people being restricted won’t have a clue. In July 2019, Instagram launched new tools to combat bullying Instagram Launches New

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the fifth richest person in the world, both questioned and defended the existence of billionaires like himself during a live-streamed company town hall on Thursday. “I don’t know if I have an exact threshold on what amount of money someone should have. At some level, no one deserves to have that

Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet’s Google have failed to provide adequate transparency for global users around political advertising on their services, a privacy advocacy group said on Tuesday. A report from London-based charity Privacy International said that many users around the world lack meaningful insight into how ads are targeted on social media services. The group called

Social media is a place where people make new friends. But for some, it’s also the place where people leave old friends. Being unfriended or unfollowed by someone feels horrible. And while most social media platforms won’t inform you when someone leaves you, you might find out anyway when you notice no recent activity from

Advertisement Telegram Messenger is a popular messaging app with a growing reputation. But what is Telegram? How does it work? And what features have helped Telegram grow such a loyal userbase? In this article we investigate why people love Telegram. And if you read about the features that make Telegram stand out from the crowd

Facebook is reportedly planning to exempt opinion pieces and satire write-ups from its third-party fact-checking programme which it uses to flag misinformation and fake news on its platform. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, “publishers that get their content labelled as false by fact-checkers will also be able to appeal to Facebook“.

Facebook has started blocking users from sharing The Pirate Bay links onto its platform, as per a new report. No links generated from The Pirate Bay website can now be posted on the social media platform, and if a user tries to do so, a warning message pops-up barring the user from doing it. This

There are several reasons why you may not want your Facebook friends to know you’re on Tinder. Including nosey family members and creepy acquaintances. But do you need Facebook for Tinder? And are there ways to prevent your Facebook friends from spying on your adventures in the world of online dating? Here’s how to use