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It’s #BackToThe90s with Twitter’s new #90sNostalgia Emoji and the Decade’s Stars!
In the ’90s Indian pop-culture (and walkman) ruled! Short-listing music for cassettes and making time for television shows and films that were not available on-demand were arguably some of the most important tasks on people’s to-do lists. Since the lockdown, warm feelings and fond memories of those simpler times are flooding people with nostalgia. We have seen people confess their love for this wonderful decade and elements of its popular culture with throwback Tweets.
You can smell this picture if you are #90skid pic.twitter.com/rNz7fA1d3J
— Priyank (@dypriyank) May 8, 2020
Surviving pandemic by listening to '90s songs.
— kirti30(@kirti305) May 12, 2020
Lagi Lagi Yeh Hai Dil Ki Lagi, Na Samjho Isse Dillagi#26YearsOfYehDillagi #6May1994#AkshayKumar #Kajol #SaifAliKhan#90s #muvyz #muvyz050520@akshaykumar sir @itsKajolD #StayHomeStaySafe #StayHome https://t.co/PqGJwXY0wS pic.twitter.com/eSQJWYSNEH
—Gaurav Akshay Kumar Sooryavanshi(@GauravAkshay16) May 5, 2020
@sachin_rt , came across this old collection, series of 1998.
Hero to so many of us…wonderful 90s. pic.twitter.com/ctRdIFXFif— Amit Aggarwal (@amitaggarwal84) May 8, 2020
To celebrate these conversations and add a dash of ’90s colour to them, Twitter has launched an all-new emoji that is sure to remind everyone of the ’90s pop-soul that resides within them. The emoji can be activated by using three hashtags – #BackToThe90s, #90sLove, #90sNostalgia.
That’s not all! Twitter is also planning an elaborate ’90s nostalgia party.
On Saturday, May 16, Netflix (@NetflixIndia) will join Twitter in this throwback and host an Andaz Apna Apna watch party for fans of the classic film. Next week, iconic Indian rapper Baba Sehgal (@OnlyBabaSehgal) will go live on Twitter to get people grooving to some of his best sing-along ’90s songs. Cricket enthusiasts will have their share of the treat too as ace cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) will join in the ’90s nostalgia to talk about some of the most memorable moments from the world of cricket. There’s something for everyone, just like in the ’90s.
As the excitement around nostalgia continues to unfold on Twitter, Bollywood’s ’90s sweetheart, Kajol (@itsKajolD) joined in to showcase her love for the beloved decade in a Tweet to Twitter India (@TwitterIndia). She also tagged superstars – Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan), Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn), Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk), director Karan Johar (@karanjohar), as well as, her sister Tanishaa Mukerji (@TanishaaMukerji) and asked them to share their favourite ’90s movies.
Love this @TwitterIndia. My favourite movies are 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' & 'Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha' and I’m tagging @ajaydevgn @aamir_khan @karanjohar @TanishaaMukerji @iamsrk
Tell me yours!#90slove https://t.co/ND4SMep58y— Kajol (@itsKajolD) May 14, 2020
So my most favourite film from the 90s till date is Zakhm. And I am further tagging @akshaykumar & @juniorbachchan to tell me theirs.. #90slove https://t.co/QYhEzjbDvA
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) May 14, 2020
Thanks AJ @ajaydevgn my favourite film from the 90’s would have to be Agneepath. I would like to further tag @Riteishd @iHrithik and @TheJohnAbraham to tell me theirs #90slove
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 14, 2020
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WhatsApp may soon let users to pick who sees their status updates
The messaging giant is borrowing a page from Instagram’s playbook as it pushes to give users finer control over their social circles.
CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp is quietly working on a feature that could make its Status function considerably smarter and considerably more private.
According to reports from beta tracking platforms, the app is testing a tool called Status lists, which would allow users to create named groups such as close friends, family and colleagues, and control precisely which group sees each update. It is a meaningful step up from the platform’s current blunt instruments, which offer only three options: share with all contacts, exclude specific people, or manually select individuals each time.
The new feature draws an obvious comparison with Instagram’s Close Friends function, and the resemblance is unlikely to be accidental. Both platforms sit within Meta’s family, and the company has been nudging them toward a common logic of audience segmentation for some time.
The move also fits neatly into WhatsApp’s broader privacy push. The platform has been rolling out enhanced chat protections and is exploring the introduction of usernames, which would allow users to connect without exchanging phone numbers. Status lists extend that philosophy from messaging into broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Status itself has been evolving well beyond its origins as a simple photo-and-text slideshow. The feature now supports music stickers, collages, longer videos and interactive elements, pushing it closer to the social-media-style story format pioneered by Snapchat and refined by Instagram. In that context, finer audience controls are not merely a privacy feature. They are a precondition for people sharing more.
The feature remains in development and has not been confirmed for release. WhatsApp routinely tests tools that are later modified or quietly shelved. But the direction of travel is clear: the app wants Status to be a destination, not an afterthought. Letting users decide exactly who is in the audience is how it gets there.
