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Instagram is rolling out warnings to users about to post an offensive comment, starts testing Restrict, an option to block abusive users without notifying them — Our mission is to connect you with the people and things you love, which only works if people feel comfortable expressing themselves on Instagram.
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Interview with Instagram's Adam Mosseri about using AI to deal with bullying on the platform, reassessing its core incentives, breaking up big tech, and more — Ethan Cohen tried to laugh off his first experience with bullying on Instagram. Like many kids his age, the Raleigh, N.C. …
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UK's ICO fines British Airways a record £183M fine for the data breach in 2018 that affected ~500K customers — British Airways is facing a record fine of £183m for last year's breach of its security systems. — The airline, owned by IAG, says it is “surprised and disappointed” …
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Sources describe a toxic work environment at Bumble co-founder Andrey Andreev's other dating app, Badoo, which has 60M users and shares London HQ with Bumble — Even for an afternoon business meeting, Andrey Andreev, the world's top online dating tycoon, dresses like he's headed to a nightclub …
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Sources detail how Facebook tracked and fought hoaxes about itself using a tool called Stormchaser; Facebook says it stopped using the tool in mid-2018 — Polling data and secretive projects - ‘Stormchaser’ and 'Night's Watch' - helped the social media giant track public sentiment, and respond to it
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Researchers: 1300+ Android apps were gathering location data even when permission was denied; Google says it will address the issue in Android Q later this year — Permissions on Android apps are intended to be gatekeepers for how much data your device gives up.
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Sources: White House has not invited Facebook and Twitter to attend its “social media summit”, to be held on Thursday — (CNN)The White House has not extended invitations to Facebook and Twitter to attend its social media summit on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said.
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Medallia, which offers a customer experience management platform, sets IPO range at $16 to $18/share, will raise $247M at a valuation of $2.8B at the mid-point — Medallia, an enterprise customer experience and feedback management platform, announced terms for its IPO on Monday.
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A member of The Scene, an infamous piracy group, details how content from streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon is pirated — In recent weeks, TF was able to speak to a member of The Scene, the shadowy network of individuals and groups sitting right at the apex of the so-called ‘piracy pyramid’.| Frances Robles / New York Times: |
Inside the malware attack on Lake City, Florida, which paid ~$460K to free 16TB of data, including more than 100 years' worth of municipal records — LAKE CITY, Fla. — Audrey Sikes, city clerk of Lake City, Fla., has a thing for documents: She does not like losing them.| Reuters: |
After Tokyo abruptly tightened export controls to South Korea, chipmakers like Samsung and SK Hynix are struggling to find necessary supplies elsewhere — Ju-min Park, Makiko Yamazaki — SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korean chipmakers and Japanese chemical suppliers caught in the midst … | AnandTech: |
AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen 3700X and 3900X CPU review: best performance for Office and web scenarios with heavy multithreading, lag behind Intel for gaming performance — It's the review we've all been waiting for. Since December last year - and particularly since CES - AMD has been teasing us …
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