Twitter's Circle feature lets you add up to 150 people to a special group that you can post to when you don't feel like tweeting to everyone.
Twitter Circle is for those times when you wanna tweet to a smaller crowd
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Prank friends into thinking celebrities are contacting you on Instagram with Insta
It’s no secret that friends play pranks on one another. It can be one of the best ways to get a laugh out of someone, as long as they don’t take things too seriously.
Twitter might keep a record of tweet history when the Edit button is used
Twitter's Edit button will come with version histories. It will apparently preserve the original tweet while creating a new one that includes all your edits.
Twitter testing an “unmentioning” feature to let you control unwanted attention
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Instagram brings back chronological feed but continues to default to algorithmic sorting every time you launch the app
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Twitter stops showing you recent tweets by default in a change that most users despise
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NoStoryLike removes the like button from the Instagram app’s Stories interface
It was only last month that Instagram made it possible to like other users’ Stories from the app. Much like the like button found elsewhere on the platform and on competing social media sites, this feature offers a sign of approval from users to the original poster, but some users are finding it all too easy to accidentally tap on the aforementioned like button.
How to pin X (Twitter) DM conversations to the top of your Inbox
Learn how to pin X (formerly called Twitter) conversations to the top of the inbox for quick and convenient access to chats of up to six important people.
Twitter Safety Mode, which lets you block trolls from your feed, expands to more testers
Twitter's Safety Mode that automatically blocks accounts which harass you has expanded to more beta testers in the US, UK, Canada and more.
How to like someone’s story on Instagram without sending a DM in your inbox
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Meta’s new Vanish Mode brings Snapchat-style chats to Facebook Messenger
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Twitter has begun testing Flock, its take on Instagram’s Close Friends feature
When it launches globally, Twitter's new Flock feature will allow you to share content privately with up to 150 people designated as your trusted friends.