Tech Wrap: Facebook's Trump ban upheld, Instagram's new auto-captions sticker

It was a very interesting day in the world of tech today, with all eyes on Facebook's Oversight Board all set to make its first major decision – regarding former US President Donald Trump's account suspension. Instagram also introduced a neat auto-captions feature on Instagram which could come in handy for many users on the platform. 

Meanwhile, Apple updated the seven-year-old iPhone 5s with a new set of security fixes related to the WebKit browser engine, while Signal informed its users about the vast amount of data Facebook uses to target them with ads on its social media platforms. 

In case you missed it, here are the top tech stories of the day: 

Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban, says proper penalty wasn't imposed

Earlier today, the Facebook Oversight Board  upheld the decision of the company to ban former US President Donald Trump’s from the platform following the US Capitol violence in January. However, the board also said that the company needed to formulate specific rules and that the indefinite suspension was an “indeterminate and standardless penalty".

Instagram launches captions sticker for Stories

After testing the feature for around a month, Instagram has launched a new sticker that will let users auto-generate captions on their stories that will come in handy for many users on the service. The captions sticker will be available to English and English-speaking countries first, rolling out to other countries at a later date.