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Twitter Communities: A guide to the Reddit-like world within Twitter

Twitter Communities aren't just a recent feature of the bird app. It's a whole new world within Twitter and it looks kind of like a streamlined Reddit.
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Instagram has new parental controls to help moderate use for teens

As Meta deals with lawsuits alleging its apps are harming teen users, the technology company has just announced new parental control features for Instagram.
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What is the best time to post on TikTok?

If you're trying to cultivate a following for your TikTok videos, you may want to be more mindful of when you post them. Here's what you need to know.
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Twitter is experimenting with a change to how profiles appear

Twitter is working on a few appearance-related changes to its platform, of which the most interesting is a merging of two profile page tabs.
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How to make Instagram highlight covers

Those circles on IG are a great way to attract attention to your Instagram highlights. We'll show you how to make a highlight cover and how to add them.
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TikTok’s new Avatars look a lot like Memojis

TikTok has announced a new avatar effect that you can customize so that it "reflects your personal look and style."
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How to schedule Instagram posts

Yes, you can schedule your Instagram posts. And we can show you how to do it, whether you have a business or personal IG account.
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Instagram expands Sensitive Content Control feature

Instagram is expanding its Sensitive Content Control feature to allow users to control how much sensitive content they see in other sections of Instagram.
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Elon Musk threatens to abandon Twitter acquisition over spam bot data

In a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk accuses Twitter of refusing to comply with their merger agreement and of refusing his spam and fake account data requests.
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Snapchat now has restaurant reviews. Here’s how to view them

Snapchat's newest Snap Map layer offers restaurant recommendations based on your location. The layer is live in a number of big cities. Here's how to view them.
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How to use green screen on TikTok

The TikTok app comes with its own green screen effect feature. In this guide, we'll show you how to use it for your TikTok videos.
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Want better Twitter notifications? New keyword search alert could help

Twitter is building a new feature that can help you find tweets, but will also bring on more push notifications.
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Twitter testing new Communities feature that makes it far more useful

This week, Twitter has begun testing new viewing options for your various Twitter Communities timelines. Here's what to expect.
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Goodbye TweetDeck for Mac, you were too pure for this world

TweetDeck for Mac is shutting down next month. But given TweetDeck's history, this news isn't all that surprising.
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Missing children alerts are coming to your Instagram feed

Instagram is bringing Amber Alerts to users' feeds to help locate missing and abducted children. The new feature begins rolling out today.
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Twitter Circle is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know

Twitter has expanded the rollout of its Twitter Circle feature that lets you pick who gets to see your tweets. But it's still not available to everyone yet.
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How to use text-to-speech on TikTok

Adding text-to-speech to your TikTok video is easier than you think. We can show you how to do it in just a few minutes.
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Snapchat has a new Shared Stories feature. Here’s how to use it

Snapchat introduced a new feature this week called Shared Stories, which lets users add more people to a Story. Here's how to find it.
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Meta confirms Instagram outage issues, working on update

Instagram is experiencing service issues and appears to be down right now. Users have reported difficulties logging in as one of the issues.
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Twitter accused of selling your phone number to advertisers

The FTC has accused Twitter of gathering its users' contact information and then allowing advertisers access to it, without users' knowledge.
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TikTok Live Subscriptions: Everything we know so far

TikTok recently announced its LIVE Subscription program. But what does that mean for you? We'll break down everything we know about it so far.
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Here’s what’s new in Instagram’s ‘visual refresh’

Instagram announced a visual refresh of its brand. Here's what to expect in terms of how the changes will play out in the app itself.
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How to edit TikTok videos

Want to post your own TikTok videos? You'll need to know how to edit them. In our guide, we'll go over how to do just that and answer a few other questions.
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How to invite someone to a Zoom meeting

You can invite other people to your Zoom meetings before and after they start. We'll show you how using Zoom's desktop and mobile apps.
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The latest major hurdle facing Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter has taken another turn, and it's not necessarily toward the completion of his bid to buy the platform.
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Twitter CEO addresses recent spam account concerns

The question of how many spam accounts are actually on Twitter is more complex than we thought. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal issued an explanation via tweets.
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How to join a Zoom meeting

You have options when it comes to joining a Zoom meeting. We'll go over four different ways to do it. Here's how to join your next Zoom meeting.
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A new Twitter feature could separate the lurkers from the super-users

Twitter is working on a feature that tells everyone how frequently you tweet. It seems to be both helpful and embarrassing. It depends on how often you tweet.
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Twitter is building two new ways to handle tweet replies

According to screenshots posted by Jane Manchun Wong, Twitter is apparently working on two features that could change how people manage tweet replies.
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How to download an archive of your tweets

Downloading the archive of your tweets actually isn't all that difficult, and we can show you how to request and download it via your PC.
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Meta to offset use of NFTs by ‘buying renewable energy’

There are valid environmental concerns about Meta's recent inclusion of NFTs in apps like Instagram. Here's what we know about how Meta plans to address them.
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NFTs are coming to Instagram, with testing starting this week

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced on Monday that the ability to share NFTs on Instagram would begin testing this week.
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TikTok continues rolling out its Friends tab, replacing Discover

TikTok is changing up how it recommends new videos to watch as it continues to roll out a new Friends tab which will soon replace the current Discover tab.
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Elon Musk to take Twitter CEO role for the first few months

Elon Musk may be the next Twitter CEO, but only for a few months. And he's now secured over $7 billion more in funding, making his acquisition more likely.