textmessaging
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You Can Finally Edit Your WhatsApp Messages
In the early days of messaging, each correspondence was final. Email, AIM, SMS — if you sent it, the other person would see it, with zero chance for retraction. Today, however, we live in the future, where we can edit a message with typos or thoughts we regret. WhatsApp has been slow to this edit…
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How to Try Bluesky, the Decentralised Twitter Clone
Twitter ain’t what it used to be. If you’re tired of seeing your “For you” feed fall apart, and you want to get away from the latest blue check drama, Twitter clones await your membership. One of those clones, however, is actually a bit like Twitter’s cousin: Bluesky, created by co-founder and former CEO of…
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Delete Your Phone Number From Twitter Before They Sell It
According to a new report on Platformer, after alienating advertisers and losing revenue, Twitter plans to sell location data and phone numbers to advertisers, whether you like it or not. Now is a great time to remove that information from your account. Even if Musk’s platform never implements these changes, you’re probably better off removing…
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Siri Will Tell Your ‘Invisible Ink’ Secrets
Putting secrets in texts is risky business. An email is almost certainly a no-go, as is a traditional SMS. Encrypted texting, like iMessage, is better, since only your device and the recipient’s can read the messages, but you never know who’s looking at the other end. (Sure, your friend might be alone, but they also…