Automated alerts will be sent to a user, when another account is using either a name or picture of that user.
Prior to this there have also been rumours of Google mulling over a 360-degree live video-streaming concept.
The unlikely Twitter debate between the pair took place on 20 March, just a day before Twitter's 10th anniversary.
Microblogger facing growth issues has turned to innovation to attract new users.
Telegram message app once used to spread Isis news, but is it merely gossip for IS followers?
People from around the world are showing solidarity with the victims by flooding social media with messages of support.
Thirty-four people died and over 250 injured in the attack on the Belgian capital on 22 March.
Image tributes have poured in on social media in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Belgium.
Facebook criticised for failing to activate Safety Check until three hours after Brussels attacks began.
Celebrities expressed their love for the micro-blogging site that turned a decade old.
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The worldwide release for the app is scheduled to take place in late March.
Facebook said to be talks with TV executives to secure live-streaming rights.
Twitter celebrates its tenth anniversary on 21 March 2016.
The company is yet to comment on the issue.
WhatsApp version 2.12.535 is available for download.
Local paper claims nearly half of the Prime Minister's 'likes' came from accounts held outside Cambodia.
Researchers at University of Rochester have developed an algorithm that detects alcohol-related activity.
The Facebook-owned app will start testing the feature soon.
COO Sheryl Sandberg saddened by Ankara bombing and fails to mention Ivory Coast terror attack.
Despite calling for a boycott, the Republican US presidential candidate's official Twitter account shows regular posts from an iPhone.
Makeover and beauty app is leading in the videos and camera category with 200 million app installs.
Instagram users are hiding over a million porn films on the app using Arabic and umlaut symbols.
Wikipedia Mobile 5.0 is an all-new version of the official Wikipedia app for iOS
The latest update to Google Hangouts now features images with rounded images.
Facebook plans to maintain Masquerade as a standalone free app while integrating its tools into its platform.
Duesseldorf District Court asks apparel site to remove Facebook Like button to abide by EU data laws.
Amazon and Verizon are also bidding for rights to live stream Thursday games.
University statistician claims that digital tombstones will eclipse the active member count.
AI neural network uses 'deep learning' to mimic the outspoken Republican presidential candidate on Twitter.