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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Twitter determines two tweets about protesters from Trump and White House violate its rules on glorifying violence; users must click to see the labeled tweets — Twitter said Friday morning that a tweet from President Trump in which he threatened shooting in response to civil unrest in Minneapolis violated the company's rules.
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Trump's war on social media is today's version of the fights between internet message board moderators and aggrieved trolls in the early 2000s — President Trump's taking aim at Twitter for fact-checking his tweets is part of a long tradition upheld by aggrieved internet trolls. The stakes are high.
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sony says it is on track to launch PlayStation 5 this year and has begun manufacturing the console, announces a games-focused event on June 4 — Latest PlayStation console expected to launch globally in the final quarter of 2020 — Sony's PlayStation 5 is “on track” …
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| Rashaan Ayesh / Axios: |
Trump signs an EO designed to limit Section 230 protections by directing the Commerce Department to press the FCC to roll back portions of Section 230 — President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday designed to limit the legal protections that shield social media companies …
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| Yael Halon / Fox News: |
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Facing an advertising slump, Google rescinds offers to temporary and contract workers; sources say around 2,000 people are affected globally — The company made the cost-cutting move as it navigates a slump in advertising created by the pandemic. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Google …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces Powerbeats Pro in four new colors: Spring Yellow, Cloud Pink, Lava Red, and Glacier Blue, available June 9 for $249 — It's been one year since Beats debuted the awesome Powerbeats Pro totally wireless earphones (reviewed) with AirPods intelligence, and today the lineup is expanding with four new colors.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details its work with Google to improve spellcheck in Chrome and Edge, which now use Windows Spellcheck with better support for URLs, acronyms, more — Better support for URLs, acronyms, and more — Google and Microsoft have worked together to improve the spellcheck experience in Chrome and Edge.
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Windows Blog, 9to5Google, Android Headlines, WinBuzzer, gHacks Technology News, SlashGear, XDA Developers, and Pureinfotech. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon confirms Echo Look devices will stop working from July after pulling the Alexa-powered camera in Dec. 2019, offers discounts on Echo Show for Look users — Amazon this week discontinued the Echo Look after pulling the Alexa-powered camera from store shelves in December 2019, a spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat via email.
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Tile sends letter to European Commission arguing that recent changes in iOS hinder its product as Apple prepares to launch a competing tracker — European Commission told that rival Tile's product was unfairly disadvantaged — Apple has been accused of abusing its power to unfairly favour …
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| Dara Kerr / CNET: |
Uber announces an hourly booking feature that lets people book trips for up to seven hours at a time, for $50 an hour — The ride-hailing company is looking for ways to “move forward in this ‘new normal.’” — Uber is now letting passengers use its service on an hourly basis.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitter and Reddit file an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging a State Department rule that visa applicants must disclose social media handles — Twitter and Reddit have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging a U.S. government rule change compelling visa applicants …
Tweets: @mattburgess1, @brennancenter, @zackwhittaker, @jameeljaffer, and @hshaban
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's NPE launches Venue, a “second screen” app where selected well-known personalities will provide commentary and engage with fans during live events — Facebook's R&D group, NPE Team, is launching a new app for engaging fellow fans around live events, Venue.
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| João Carrasqueira / Neowin: |
Twitter now lets users schedule tweets in advance, up to 18 months, and gives users the option to save tweet drafts from its web app — A few weeks ago, it was reported that Twitter was testing the ability to let users schedule tweets to be published at a specific time.
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MacRumors, Android Headlines, The Verge, Android Police, Phandroid, iPhone Hacks, Engadget, and Android Central
Tweets: @twittersupport, @fuzznacht, and @nolamaven
| Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: |
Zynn, a TikTok clone from ByteDance Chinese rival Kuaishou, pays users to watch videos and has now hit the top of the US iOS App Store following its May debut — There's a new, Chinese-owned, short-form video app on the rise, with TikTok-like Zynn hitting the top of the US App Store charts this week.
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