With Facebook and Instagram being banned, Russians are increasingly turning to Telegram messaging app for mass messaging in a way similar to social media. According to AFP, Telegram app has been downloaded over 150 million times since the beginning of the year, with the official figure of half a billion active users dating back to January last year.

Telegram emerges as frontrunner amid Russia’s crackdown on Facebook, Instagram

Facing heat from Russia for allowing users to post ‘threats of violence against Moscow’, Meta on Monday tightened its content moderation policy to restrict calls for the death of a head of state, according to Reuters.

Meta issues clarification after facing flak for ‘allowing death threats to Putin’

Despite the fact that humans keep a variety of animals, the dog is the most commonly reared. Many people treat their pet dogs as if they were their children, and they love and care for them.

Dog with over 100k Instagram followers is living life king-size

From Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni to Hardik Pandya: Top 5 cricketing superstars with most Instagram followers

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Virat Kohli: Top 5 sporting stars with STAGGERING number of Instagram followers

Australia opening batter David Warner on Wednesday said that he will miss playing cricket with Kane Williamson at SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

'Will miss playing cricket with you': David Warner shares emotional post for Kane Williamson after joining DC

Our idea of life and nature is so Earth-centric that it's hard for us to imagine that some of other planets have atmospheres too. Take Mars for example. It has a very thin atmosphere.

ESA posts stunning image of wind-sculpted Martian surface

In a letter sent by the advocacy group, Fairplay and its Children's Screen Time Action Network; rabbis, reverends, pastors and other religious leaders urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to permanently scrap the company's plan to launch an Instagram version aimed at young users.

Religious leaders write to Zuckerberg asking for Instagram kids to be scrapped

Meta Platforms Inc has threatened the European Union that it will be forced to pull Facebook and Instagram if the bloc fails to scrap the privacy pact. ''The simple reality is that Meta, and many other businesses, organisations and services, rely on data transfers between the EU and the US in order to operate global services,'' the firm said in a statement.

Meta threatens EU to pull Facebook, Instagram on failure to scrap privacy pact

Cristiano Ronaldo remains a big name in world sport. On February 5, the Portuguese captain and Manchester United's striker turned 37. Wishes poured in for the superstar football across the globe whereas his girlfriend Georgiana Rodriguez went a step ahead and gifted him a luxurious and stylish brand new Cadillac Escalade car on Monday (February 07).

WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend gifts him luxurious car for WHOPPING price on 37th birthday

Cristiano Ronaldo remains one of the biggest names in world sports. The superstar Portugal captain and Manchester United striker is used to breaking records on the ground and is adored worldwide for his footballing skills, fitness skills and athleticism.

UNBELIEVABLE! Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first-ever to surpass 400m followers on Instagram

On Tech It Out, we keep warning you about emerging cyber threats. This video is about a new Instagram scam that is tricking people into sharing confidential details.

Scam alert! Instagram users targeted with bogus copyright infringement notices

BTS is known to create records and so, this news comes as no surprise. The Guinness World Records has announced that BTS member V has set a record that was at a point held by Jennifer Aniston.

BTS star V upstages Jennifer Aniston and Rupert Grint's record on Instagram

If it's on Instagram, then it's as good as being official. South African comedian-TV host Trevor Noah and American actor Minka Kelly have taken their relationship to a new level.

Did Trevor Noah subtly make his relationship with Minka Kelly Instagram official?

It is often heard that the stronger party usually gets its own way and it is the smaller organisations that have to suffer. Something similar happened in the case of an artist who lost her voice in front of the social media giant Meta, earlier known as Facebook.

Name game? Artist's Instagram account, @metaverse, blocked after Meta rebranding

After the head of Instagram was grilled for compromising children safety on social media, Instagram plans an updated version of the app that shows users chronological feed instead of an algorithm-based one.

Instagram to reintroduce chronological feed option, is Meta finally listening to its users?

New version of the Instagram app to show users chronological feed instead of an Algorithm-based one

The world is making the digital shift from the last few years. Internet, social media, phones, they take up a lot of our day and the impact of social media platforms has been acknowledged by the world and now govt are now looking at regulating the big tech.

How safe is Instagram for your kids? How is it impacting younger generation?

British singer and songwriter Adele has revealed that she does not have much control over her social media accounts. During an appearance in YouTube star NikkieTutorials` Power of Makeup series, the Grammy winner dished on an array of topics, including the fact that she doesn`t know the passwords to her social media accounts.

Adele shares why her Instagram password got taken away from her

NASA has done it again! The space agency on the forefront of space research has wowed everyone with another of its mesmerising post that unravels wonders of space.

Interstellar or underwater? NASA shares brilliant video of a cosmic reef

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general have opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms.

US state law officer launches probe into potential harms of Instagram on kids

A group of US states have announced a joint probe into Meta Platforms, for promoting its social media app Instagram to children despite knowing the harm it can cause to their mental health.

'Real threat': US investigates Instagram's impact on children's mental health

Despite announcing changes to its advertising rules for children in July this year, Facebook (now called Meta) is still tracking and harvesting children`s personal data to fuel their advertising delivery system, a new research has shown.

Facebook still harvesting teen data to fuel ads, warns research

Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a report by the Verge, which has cited a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

Facebook planning to change its name, announcement likely in a week: Report

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