Twitter is developing a payment system that will support currencies. Pictures of “Twitter Coins” have appeared on social media. The payments function will first support fiat currencies. Twitter, led by Elon Musk, is now developing a payment system that will support accepted currencies while also including crypto capability. According to reports, citing sources, the payments … Read more
Shanghai, has mandated that the majority of its schools offer online courses. Nurseries and daycare facilities will also be closed starting on Monday. The number of new infections fell during the week ending December 11. Shanghai, the biggest city in China, has mandated that the majority of its schools offer online courses as the number … Read more
A hacker has posted on a hacking site that claims to have obtained information on 2 billion users of TikTok and Wechat. The company has refuted all of the accusations, saying that the hackers’ source code is unrelated to its own code. Security experts have also denied that the hacked data contains any sensitive information. … Read more
Elon Musk told Twitter staff the company needs to become more useful if it wants to reach 1 billion users. He compared it to WeChat, a Chinese mega app that combines social networking, money, gaming, and even ride-hailing. “If we can recreate that with Twitter, we’ll be a great success,” he said. Elon Musk also … Read more
Homosexuality was regarded as a mental disease in China until 2001, when it became legal. However, a panel this year upheld a university’s definition of homosexuality as a “psychological disorder.” Tencent’s WeChat social media network has banned dozens of LGBT accounts established by university students, claiming that some had violated internet information rules, sparking fears … Read more
For the first time users are spending more time on TikTok than on Facebook, as per the data from a new report on app usage. App Annie reports that time spent on TikTok is up 325% year-over-year, which means it’s now beating Facebook in terms of hours spent per user per month. Average time spent … Read more
On Sunday, a US judge stopped the government’s ban on Chinese app WeChat downloads, hours before the app was due to be blocked in the United States of America. According to the details, the Trump administration had ordered the ban of two Chinese apps, TikTok and WeChat. A California court ruling said it had given … Read more
The United States (US) government has once again announced a series of shutdowns on Chinese applications WeChat and TikTok. Initially, in August this year, two different executive orders were issued to shut down WeChat and TikTok. Donald Trump’s orders suggested that TikTok sell its US shares to a US company within 45 days, otherwise, it … Read more
After the U.S. suggested banning various Chinese owned apps including WeChat, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson warned that Chinese consumers could boycott Apple and U.S based businesses in China. US President Donald Trump announced the ban on Chinese owned apps WeChat and TikTok this month which was to take effect on mid-September. Trump argued that the … Read more
Application WeChat users group is filing a case against Trump for his order of banning transactions with the app. However, the group is not affiliated with WeChat or its owner but wants to stop Trump’s order. The group believes that the US President’s decision is unconstitutional as it violates users’ right to freedom of speech. … Read more
US President Donald Trump signed executive orders according to which the US firms must stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat within 45 days. President Trump said that he signed the orders to “protect our national security”. He said that he has found “additional steps must be taken to deal with the national emergency with … Read more
