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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey promises to crack down on hate, violence, and harassment with “more aggressive” rules — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to...Twitter today to promise a “more aggressive” stance in its rules and how it enforces them. The tweet storm was based in a response …
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Twitter users split about whether to join #WomenBoycottTwitter Friday protest triggered by Twitter's temporary suspension of Rose McGowan's account — Activists, celebrities and journalists joined a boycott of Twitter on Friday to protest the social media platform's locking of the account …
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Qualcomm files patent lawsuit against Apple in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones — Chipmaker files patent suit against its customer in China — Suit will seek ban of sale, manufacturing of offending devices — Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban …
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IGN acquires Humble Bundle, the company known for selling video game bundles to raise money for charity — Media giant IGN announced today that it has acquired Humble Bundle, the company best known for selling packs of indie games at pay-what-you-want prices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple's VP of diversity apologises to staff in email over comments she made about being “a little bit frustrated” that “diversity is tagged to” minority groups — Apple's Denise Young Smith sent an apology to team members at Apple today over comments … | Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
T-Mobile ends unlimited LTE roaming in Canada and Mexico, will limit to 5GB per month starting November 12 — One of T-Mobile's big “uncarrier” moves was to offer international roaming data to most customers for free. However, Canada and Mexico were special cases where you'd get full-speed LTE data on most plans.| Boyd Chan / Neowin: |
After outcry over excessive data collection, OnePlus says it will add a usage analytics opt-out to the OxygenOS setup process — OnePlus once again found itself in hot water earlier this week after an eagle-eyed developer, Chris Moore, discovered that his OnePlus smartphone was uploading a raft of information back to the company.| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
An in-depth look at Facebook's role in eroding the informational underpinnings of democracy during the 2016 election, and why it was so hard to see it coming — In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and after.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook partners with EatStreet, Delivery.com, DoorDash, and others to launch “Order Food” feature across the US, is also working with select restaurant chains — Facebook today formally announced its new feature that allows users to order food from local restaurants using its app.
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Uber appeals the London ban to UK court hours before the looming shutdown deadline, promises to continue “constructive discussions” with regulators — Uber today filed an appeal against Transport for London's decision to strip the cab-hailing app of its licence …
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BlackBerry signs patent licensing deal with low-end Android handset maker BLU and ends its litigation against the company — TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) said a licensing deal it signed with low-end Android handset maker BLU Products Inc will bring it recurring revenue …
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Morgan Marquis-Boire no longer involved with EFF, First Look, Citizen Lab, others after sexual assault allegations — Previously lauded for his “passion for human rights” — Sexual assault allegations — apparently from multiple individuals — have been made against a prominent security researcher … Sponsor Posts
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