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Instagram to Launch a New Feature to Prevent Substance Abuse

Photo and video sharing social platform Instagram that is owned by Facebook is launching a new "prompt feature" that would pop-up if the users try to find substance abuse related recovery and treatment services. This would even happen if they try to purchase drugs illegally on the platform using certain hashtags such as "opioid". It has been reported by the company that the users make use of hashtags to find addiction support and communities as well as illegal drugs. This is an attempt to encourage people who are indulging in or fighting against addiction of drugs. The prompt comes with three options to choose from -- "get support", "see posts anyway", and "cancel". With this move, the company is introducing a new pop-up feature which aims at solving the platform's drug issues, even ...

Twitter Introduces Filtering Tool for Direct Messages

One of the leading social media platforms Twitter has brought in some new features or filtering tools for direct messages on its platform. The platform has launched a fresh feature where the users will be able to filter and ignore the unwanted messages. The platform will now have two separate sections that are ‘Inbox’ and ‘Requests’ through which the people will get to know which messages are of their use. The Inbox section will have messages from users you follow, while the Requests section will include messages from people you don't. Twitter has stated that the requests can be filtered to make it easier for users to see only the wanted messages. When the user receives a message from a person you don’t follow, the message will be directed to the Requests section. Twitter will then a...

Facebook Testing ‘Voice Clips’ Status Updates in India

Facebook is currently prototyping ‘Voice Clips’ which might become a brand new way of sharing post on the Social Media platform. The feature termed “Add Voice Clip” will appear on the status update composer menu. With this feature, users will be able to record short audio clips and share to their friend list. The trial period started in India, with an Indian user being the first to use it. By including this mode of status sharing, Facebook hopes its users will be enthusiastic about sharing thoughts orally rather than by using words. They are also launching this feature to facilitate users that struggle with non-native language keyboards by enabling them to talk instead of type. "We are always working to help people share and connect with their friends and family on Face...