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Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assembled a reconciliation team to lead negotiations with Twitter, more than two weeks after the American social media company's operation was indefinitely suspended in the West African nation.The move came about after Twitter wrote to the President "seeking to engage with the Federal Government over the suspension," according to a statement on Tuesday. The team comprises of some of Buhari's top ministers, including Minister of Information Lai Mohammed who accused Twitter of "double standards," when he first announced the suspension. A ban on prosecutionsThe announcement also coincided with a ruling by West African regional bloc ECOWAS barring the Nigerian government from arresting and prosecuting Nigerians and corporate bodies for circumventing the Twitter ban.Nigerian authorities had ordered federal prosecutors to commence legal action against violators of the ban after many Nigerians continued to send tweets using a virtual private network (VPN).Twitter's suspension and the planned government crackdown on users of the social media platform were swiftly challenged at a local court by a human rights body, SERAP.SERAP and a group of journalists and non-governmental organizations also approached the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Nigeria's capital Abuja, describing Twitter's suspension as well as threats…

Ex-Waverley College student ran Snapchat drug business An ex Waverley college student who used Snapchat to run a drug supply business that police uncovered after the detonation of an IED at a Sydney home has avoided jail. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today to unlock it and more… Ex-Waverley College student ran Snapchat drug business An ex Waverley college student who used Snapchat to run a drug supply business that police uncovered after the detonation of an IED at a Sydney home has avoided jail. Full Digital Access. $1 a week for the first 12 weeks. Min. cost $4. Conditions apply* Full Digital Access. $1 a week for the first 12 weeks. Min. cost $4. Conditions apply* Read every story on The Daily Telegraph website and app Subscriber-only newsletters straight to your inbox The Rewards member benefits program App or digital edition only customer? To upgrade, call 1300 MY NEWS (696 397) Introductory Offer 12 Month Plan Full Digital Access Features Full Digital Access Features $1/WEEK $4 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks (min. cost). Then $28 billed every 4 weeks* $4 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12…

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Twitter is updating that iOS An app that adds useful new features that allow users to share tweets directly in Instagram stories. This new feature is aimed at people who regularly share tweets on Instagram.So far, the only way to share tweets is Instagram It was to take a screenshot and upload it to Instagram. However, users can now take advantage of new features to share their favorite tweets directly on Instagram.New features with iOS users Android The app has not yet received the feature. New features will be available in the Tweet Sharing option. To share a tweet in an Instagram story, you need to click the share icon for a particular tweet and select Instagram from the sharing sheet. A new story draft is created for your Instagram story. Once the story draft is created, you can place tweets according to your requirements, add other elements such as gifs and stickers, and leave notes in your tweets. This is the same as for Instagram stories. Users can also send Instagram stories with tweets directly to one of their Instagram followers or groups. However, tweets shared on Instagram cannot be clicked and users cannot tap them to view them.…

It's easy to find quoted replies and retweets on Twitter. Here's how. Sarah Tew/CNET The best part about seeing a tweet catch fire is reading snarky responses from people who retweet the tweet and add their own jabs, otherwise known as a quote reply or a quote retweet. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn't offer any single-click solution that will take you straight to a page to see all of the quoted replies. You can tag a bot like Quoted Replies in a reply to the original tweet, which will then generate a link, but that means you have to let everyone know you're lurking around a particular tweet. Not ideal. While there are other ways to get the job done, we found one of the easiest ways to search and find all of the quoted replies and retweets for a particular tweet.  Now playing: Watch this: Twitter Blue: What is it? 3:37 How to see quoted replies and retweets on Twitter1. Go to the original tweet, and look at the URL in your browser's address bar. 2. Copy the 19-digit string of numbers at the end of the tweet's URL.If you're using Twitter for iPhone or Android, you can also click the share icon (the…

Snapchat logo Snapchat has removed a controversial filter that showed the speed users were travelling by after the tool has been linked to several car crashes. The social media tool, tailored on the app was called the “speed filter”, and brought out a competitive side on Snapchat users, who used it to monitor their speed while racing. According to the BBC, the app initially explained away the removal of the app as a measure taken because the filter was “barely used”. However, the American multimedia messaging app is being sued by the families of two young men who reportedly died while attempting racing stunts thought to be encouraged by the speed filter. “Three men, two 17-year-olds and a 20-year-old, died when a car crashed into a tree, in Wisconsin, in 2017. Court documents demonstrated that shortly before 7pm, the car began accelerating to a speed significantly above the speed limit and one Snap captured the boys' speed at 123mph," wrote BBC. Snapchat previously said that it had disabled the filter at driving speeds, limiting it at 56 kilometres per hour, adding through a representative that “nothing is more important than the safety of the Snapchat Community.” The tragic Wisconsin accident…

A Twitch streamer has been accused of finding girls in his chat and grooming them, allegedly targeting underage girls and sending unsolicited indecent images and videos. Withawonder isn’t a huge name on the platform, with just over 21k followers, but will regularly have a fairly active chat — and that’s something he’s being accused of taking advantage of. On Wednesday, June 23, a thread was posted to the popular Livestreamfail subreddit with screenshots that appear to show withawonder finding girls in his chat, inviting them to his Discord, and then sending them inappropriate messages. The case in point, from Redditor WafflesAreExtinct, apparently shows withawonder non-plussed by the fact that they say they’re just 17 years old. In fact, the first set of screenshots shows the accused saying “Young, I like that,” before sending an indecent video of himself. withawonder pedo The post also included several screenshots of withawonder’s Twitch DMs to the accuser, confirming it was him and immediately seeking to find out whether the viewer was a girl. Finally, upon the viewer admitting that they were putting together a thread to post on Reddit about his behavior, withawonder resorted to using racial slurs. “I know you were fake,” he…

In his petition, K.G. Omanakuttan, a software engineer from Idukki, argued that WhatsApp is violating the fundamental rights of the citizens guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and posing a potential threat to the national interest and national security The company had stated in its privacy policy that it would collect any type of data from its users, including their phone's battery level. This statement was contrary to the apps' claims that the messages sent on its platform were protected by end-to-end encryption.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS In his petition, K.G. Omanakuttan, a software engineer from Idukki, argued that WhatsApp is violating the fundamental rights of the citizens guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and posing a potential threat to the national interest and national security A public interest litigation has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if does not comply with the orders of the lawful authorities in the country.In his petition, K.G. Omanakuttan, a software engineer from Idukki, pointed out that WhatsApp had refused to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethic Cod) Rules, 2021.Besides, WhatsApp…

WhatsApp is set to implement a feature similar to Instagram and Snapchat called ‘view once’ for images and videos. This feature will allow users to send pictures and videos and can be viewed only once. This also ensures that if the recipient of the message has actually opened the media.This feature was first leaked by WABetaInfo in a recent tweet which showed the feature through some images:WhatsApp will release a feature that allows you to send photos and videos that can only be viewed once. You can also verify if the recipient has opened the media.This feature will be available in a future update on #WhatsApp for Android, iOS and Web/Desktop.@WABetaInfo 💚 pic.twitter.com/y1dIBGcDiq— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) June 22, 2021Before this, another feature was leaked which would allow users to access their WhatsApp account on multiple devices without being dependent on the internet. All in all, these features are expected to arrive in the next update and will be available on both iOS and Android. Written by Usman AslamA tech enthusiast, writer, researcher and strategist working on the latest technologies and making an impact. Usman has been heavily focused on building communities, empowering people through technological trends and advancements for over 3+…

The video platform company aims to go from 120 to more than 200 workers in its Ness Ziona R&D center in the coming year Meir Orbach 10:5023.06.21 Video platform Vimeo, which went through a Nasdaq IPO last May, will double its Israeli-based workforce. The company currently employs 120 people at its Ness Ziona R&D center, its second-largest center and the largest outside the U.S, and it is planning to reach over 200 employees in the coming year. Vimeo employees Photo: Vimeo Israel The Israeli center was established following Vimeo’s 2019 acquisition of local company Magisto for about $100 million. Magisto has developed an automatic video editing app for home videos shot on a smartphone, which can serve as an alternative to expensive professional editing tools. The app allows users to define what are the most important objects in each frame, thus allowing the software to highlight them automatically. “Originally, the local R&D center focused on artificial intelligence technology within video creation worlds. Currently, we are continuing this activity, as well as expanding to new areas of development," says Oren Boiman, co-founder of Magisto and a senior VP at Vimeo. “There have always been significant barriers to entry for those trying…