Three Instagram adverts for cosmetic fillers have been banned for suggesting that treatments could make them look like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads, which used pictures of the…
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The owner of dating app Match.com is being sued by US regulators for allegedly tricking people into subscribing to its service. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) documents detail what it called "deception" and "unfair practices". It claims…
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Facebook says it will treat all posts by politicians as "newsworthy content" that should "be seen and heard". The company said politicians would be exempt from its fact-checking scheme which is designed to reduce the spread of fake news and…
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US social media star Danielle Cohn has nearly four million followers on Instagram and 1.4 million on YouTube. She's also one of TikTok's biggest stars, with more than 13 million fans. The young teenager's photographs and their captions are…
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As Facebook prepares to launch its new cryptocurrency Libra in 2020, it’s putting the pieces in place to help it run. In one of the latest developments, it has acquired Servicefriend, a startup that built bots chat clients for messaging…
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Facebook said Friday that it has suspended tens of thousands of apps for various reasons as part of an investigation the company launched last year in response to a major data privacy scandal. In March 2018, revelations surfaced that UK…
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Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump in Washington, D.C. on Thursday during a trip in which the Facebook CEO aimed to placate lawmakers concerned about the social network’s growing influence and privacy missteps. A Facebook…
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Facebook has plans to seek traction in the smart home market with Portal TV, a new device to allow video calling, AR gaming, and content co-watching right from your television. It is a clip-on camera with microphones that allows users to…
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Twitter’s controversial “Hide Replies” feature, aimed at civilizing conversations on its platform, is launching today in the U.S. and Japan after earlier tests in Canada. The addition is one of the more radical changes to Twitter to date.…
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WASHINGTON, Sept 19 — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was expected in Washington today for private talks with policymakers as the leading social network faces a myriad of regulatory and legal issues. Zuckerberg’s visit comes five…
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Facebook is expanding its line of smart products for the home. The lineup, which includes the Portal, Portal Mini and Portal TV, are designed to connect families and add WhatsApp calling as Mark Zuckerberg begins to further merge his…
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Facebook today announced a host of new features for Facebook and Instagram in India for users to better express themselves through music. Get ready for music in Stories, Live streams and on people’s profiles. Music is often regarded as an…
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In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida…
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Facebook is reportedly entering the smartglasses market with its version of augmented reality eyeware and it thinks they’ll be good enough to replace your phone. According to CNBC, Facebook has partnered with Luxottica, Ray-Ban’s parent…
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Tinder apparently has a story to tell, but it’s not a love story, at least not this time. The mobile dating app is experimenting with original scripted video content and has just wrapped up filming on its first TV series, Reuters reports.…
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Snapchat is giving Snaps depth with just a wiggle of the smartphone in the new 3D Camera Mode. On Tuesday, September 17, Snap Inc. unveiled 3D images and 3D filters on the platform, a camera mode that uses the smartphone’s depth data to…
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Facebook introduced several updates for video creators across Facebook Live, Watch Party and Creator Studio at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam Monday. Product manager Erin Connolly and head of creator and…
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The head of Facebook’s Calibra the entity created by Facebook to provide financial services including a digital wallet for the planned Libra cryptocurrency has spoken out in response to claims from authorities that the project poses a…
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Privacy-minded changes to smartphone operating systems which foreground the background activity of third party apps are helping to spotlight more of the surveillance infrastructure deployed by adtech giants to track and profile human…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 ― Three local men and a woman were arrested and subsequently remanded by the police yesterday over their suspected involvement in recent postings on social media touching on religious and racial sensitivities. Bukit…
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PETALING JAYA – Malaysians from all walks of life are rallying behind a campaign on Twitter to try to get the Queen of Malaysia, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, to reactivate her account. The #AmpunTuanku…
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Over the years, many have tried to turn Facebook into a dating app by sending unsolicited nude photos through Messenger, hitting on folks in photo comments and generally stalking people’s pages. Maybe that gave the social media mega-site a…
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Facebook and privacy are two terms that clash with each other. With the arrival of Android 10 and iOS 13, there will be some new features related to privacy and, in particular, the sharing of your location. If you are using an iOS or…
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Timed with World Suicide Prevention Day, Facebook is tightening its policies around some difficult topics including self-harm, suicide, and eating disorder content after consulting with a series of experts on these topics. It’s also hiring…
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Some period-tracking apps are sending Facebook personal information about the women who use them. In order to work, the apps require women to enter information about their menstrual cycle as well as information about their sexual activity.…
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