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Facebook is going all-in on short-form videos. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that it is testing short-form videos in the Facebook app in India, its biggest market by users. Short-form videos are extremely popular and we are looking at new ways to provide this experience for people to connect, create and share on Facebook,” a Facebook spokesperson told TechCrunch. Facebook launched Reels in India last month, weeks before launching it to dozens of additional markets. The urgency in Facebook’s attempt to court users with short-form videos comes as TikTok is plotting ways to re-enter the market.

How to create personalised Independence Day stickers for WhatsApp. (Image: Getty Images)Happy Independence Day 2020 Wishes Messages, Whatsapp Stickers: On 74th Independence Day most of us are locked inside of our homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus making it extremely difficult to celebrate the occassion with friends and family. How to create Independence Day WhatsApp stickers* Download and install the ‘Sticker Maker’ app from the Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store. Happy Independence Day 2020: Wishes Images, Whatsapp Messages, Status, Quotes, and Photos* Now tap on the ‘add sticker’ button. How to download Independence Day WhatsApp StickersIf you do not want to create personalised WhatsApp Stickers, you can simply download pre-made sticker packs by following the given steps.

Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple's operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that allow people to make money during the pandemic. "We asked Apple to reduce its 30 percent App Store tax or allow us to offer Facebook Pay so we could absorb all costs for businesses struggling during Covid-19," Facebook vice president Fidji Simo said in a blog post. Apple has defended the commission to cover the costs of managing the App Store and protecting users security, but critics say the commission is an abuse of its position. The latest version of Fortnite contains a payment system that lets player transactions bypass Apple's App Store and Google's Play, preventing the firms from collecting their typical 30 percent cut. Fortnite sought to direct users around the App Store and found itself booted off the platform, and Epic immediately filed an antitrust complaint.

Recently, we had reported on the Trump administration banning the WeChat app, a popular Chinese social media platform. Now, a new report reveals that Apple plans to push back on the ban while a survey found that 95 percent of Chinese users would rather give up iPhone than lose WeChat. At the moment, it is unknown if the ban on the WeChat app is strictly restricted to just the US App Store or the global one. Tencent, the parent company of WeChat, stated that it believed that the ban is only applicable in the US but is seeking clarity. According to a Bloomberg survey, 95 percent of the 1.2 million Chinese Apple users said that they would rather switch to an Android device than use an iPhone without WeChat.