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Facebook will soon own your Instagram data too
Instagram are preparing to introduce a new policy for the new year in which they will share all content with new owners Facebook. Posting on the company blog, Instagram detailed that the new changes will come into play in January…
Facebook to launch new self-destruct messaging app for worry-free sexting
Reports are coming in that Facebook are preparing to launch a brand new messaging app with a keen focus on user privacy. Ready before the end of the year according to All Things D, the app will let users set…
Twitter add in app photo filters after ditching Instagram support
After yesterday removing Instagram support from feeds yesterday, Twitter have finally made good on the rumours that they were creating their own photo filter service. You'll now be able to edit snaps direct from the Twitter app before sending them…
Facebook and Twitter responsible for lengthy toilet queues
Sick of hopping foot to foot outside a toilet waiting for the previous occupant to clear out? The problem may be down to social networking. No, not the sort of social networking that George Michael is partial to. We're talking…
Facebook considering WhatsApp IM buyout?
Facebook may be preparing to buy multi-platform instant messaging app WhatsApp, according to the latest Silicon Valley rumours. TechCrunch are citing "source close to the matter" on the possible merger, though details are being kept so closely guarded currently that…
Facebook user arrested for posting burning poppy picture, leads to #poppycock Twitter protests
A man has been arrested under the Malicious Communications Act and is awaiting questioning after posting a picture of a burning poppy onto Facebook this weekend, coinciding with the annual Remembrance Day events. Posted alongside "an offensive comment" according to…
HTC Facebook Phone codenamed HTC Opera UL on the way?
The rumours of a Facebook phone once again rear their heads, with news again coming in that HTC may be making a phone for the social networking giants. A Taiwanese source for Pocket-Lint has revealed the HTC Opera UL, billed…
Facebook accused of megabucks UK tax-dodge
How do you become the world's biggest social network? By dodging your tax dues, that's how. That's the accusation levelled at Facebook today, after it was revealed it had paid just £238,000 in corporation tax in the UK, despite pocketing…
Facebook now has over 1 BILLION users
Facebook have hit another staggering milestone, announcing that their social network now serves over 1 BILLION users every month. "This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month," announced founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on…
Facebook add option to promote personal posts for cash
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Facebook bigwig? Frustrated by how quickly your Instagram lunch shots or stealthily stolen jokes (presented as your own, naturally) slide down your friends' busily-populated news feeds? Then you'll be pleased to hear that…
