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Twitter CEO Costolo out as growth pressure mounts Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is surrendering his post, handing the reins back to co-founder Jack Dorsey as the popular service struggles to boost its ranks of users.

12 June 2015

Nazarbayev slams social networks, Internet, pseudo-culture President of Kazakhstan speaks harsh words about the current state of culture, in which social networks and the Internet undermine moral principles and spirituality.

10 June 2015

Right to be forgotten discussed in Kazakhstan's Majilis The so-called 'right to be forgotten', which allows individuals to have information, videos or photographs that infringe on their privacy deleted from Internet records, was discussed by Kazakhstan's Majilis.

27 April 2015

Access to social networks may be blocked before election day in Kazakhstan Access to social networking websites may be blocked in Kazakhstan on the campaigning silence day before the elections should the rules of campaigning be violated.

24 March 2015

Bloggers' Alliance of Kazakhstan call possible early election 'expensive spectacle' Bloggers' Alliance of Kazakhstan believes that Kazakhstan does not need early election but needs a referendum to extend the term of office of the incumbent President.

19 February 2015

Golovkin on cover of Boxing News and Boxing Monthly and two more songs Golovkin gets two magazine covers and more music videos.

30 January 2015

Facebook testing workplace version of social network Facebook said it is testing a version of its leading social network tailored for getting jobs done in workplaces instead of tuning into the lives of friends.

15 January 2015

Facebook doesn't love the idea of a 'dislike' button Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg wants people to be able to quickly express broader ranges of feelings, but a "dislike" button doesn't make the cut.

13 December 2014

Instagram hits 300 million users, passes Twitter Instagram, the photo-sharing social network owned by Facebook, announced it has more than 300 million users.

11 December 2014

Facebook preparing new website for office use: FT Facebook is preparing a new office version of its social networking site to compete with other sites like LinkedIn.

17 November 2014

Facebook to curb promotional posts on user timelines Facebook said it is making moves to reduce the number of promotional posts that pop up in timelines, in response to users' demands for fewer advertisements.

15 November 2014

Instagram bans US comedienne's topless Putin jab Chelsea Handler is fighting with Instagram after it took down a topless picture she posted looking similar to a famous shirtless picture of Russian President.

01 November 2014

Facebook shares dive as social network eyes future Facebook reported its quarterly profit nearly doubled but saw its stock pounded after outlining a plan to invest heavily in the future.

29 October 2014

Facebook sues lawyers over 'scam' lawsuit for stake Facebook sued lawyers who represented a man claiming he was entitled to a stake in the huge social network, saying they should have known he was a scam artist.

21 October 2014

Facebook steps up battle on 'fake likes' Facebook said it has stepped up its battle against spammers who promise to deliver "likes" to its members, and warned users on using such scams.

04 October 2014

Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova wants no modeling, just sports Sabina Altynbekova, a kawaii from Kazakhstan, that has won hearts and eyes of the entire South-Eastern Asia is not up for modelling.

20 August 2014

Google buys travel guide app startup Jetpac Google confirmed it has bought the startup behind a Jetpac application that creates travel guides by analyzing pictures from social networks.

19 August 2014

Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers Twitter shares shot higher by some 30 percent after its quarterly report showed surprisingly strong revenue and user growth, despite a widening loss.

30 July 2014

Facebook testing on-screen button for buying Facebook said it was testing a feature that lets users of the leading social network make purchases by simply pressing an on-screen "Buy" button.

19 July 2014

Kazahstani banks initiate WhatsApp call-center services Kazakhstani banks are starting to provide consultations over WhatsApp.

22 May 2014

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