Twitter began testing a new Safety Mode option last week with a “small feedback group” of English-language users on Android, iOS and the web. Safety Mode temporarily blocks accounts for seven days for using potentially harmful language–such as insults or hateful remarks–or sending repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions. When a Twitter user turns Safety…
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WhatsApp users with Samsung devices running Android 10 or higher can now import their chat history from iOS devices to Android. The Facebook-owned messaging application debuted the feature at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event last month, starting on Samsung Galaxy foldable models. The process requires a USB-C to Lightning cable, and more information can be…
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Instagram said last week that it will begin asking users who have not already shared their birthdays with the platform to do so, in an attempt to protect younger people. Vice president of youth products Pavni Diwanji said in a blog post last week that Instagram will use the information to create new safety features…