The Rise Of Fake News On WhatsApp

A report has found that people are abandoning Facebook as a platform for sharing news, and using messaging service WhatsApp to spread stories instead. The findings from University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism noted that "average Facebook use for any purpose has remained broadly static since 2015, while its use for …

Instagram won’t alert people if you screenshot their stories

Instagram confirmed that it’s no longer testing a feature that would have let people see when someone took a screenshot of their story. This is incredibly good news for all creepers, myself included. The company said in February that it was testing this feature and that some users would receive a warning when they tried …

Snapchat launches privacy-safe Snap Kit

Today Snapchat finally gets a true developer platform, confirming the scoop from last month about Snap Kit. This set of APIs lets other apps piggyback on Snap’s login for sign up, build Bitmoji avatars into their keyboards, display public Our Stories and Snap Map content, and generate branded stickers with referral links users can share …

Magazine uses racy Meghan photos in court appeal

Images of the Duchess of Sussex flipping burgers in hotpants and a crop top will be used as evidence in a court appeal over the Duchess of Cambridge's topless photo settlement. The appeal in Paris concerns photos of Kate and Prince William on holiday in the south of France, which were published in French Closer …

Donald Trump – to lift sanctions on North Korea?

Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions against North Korea along with providing it with security guarantees, the nation’s state news agency has claimed. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which also reported Kim Jong-un had accepted an invitation to visit the White House, said Mr Trump had indicated he would lift sanctions along with ending military exercises with South Korea. …