TikTok is providing a look at how it moderates content. In a transparency report released Thursday, the China-based video-sharing social network said that between July and December 2019, it removed more than 49 million videos around the world for violating its policies. More than 16 million of those video came from India (which topped the list), followed …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. A new feature for iPadOS 14 will let those using an Apple Pencil hand write into text fields on iPads, Apple executives said Monday at WWDC. Scribble essentially converts handwriting, making it possible to, for example, write something into a search box or create a reminder, instead of …
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Netflix is showcasing TV shows, movies and documentaries addressing racial justice and blackness, the company said in a tweet Wednesday. When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America. https://t.co/dN6XQmsrGK pic.twitter.com/3CIrrno6mw — Netflix (@netflix) June 10, 2020 …
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Streaming platform CBS All Access is getting a revamp this summer. The platform, home to shows like Star Trek: Discovery and Picard, will be expanding into on-demand news, sports and live events, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish told investors Thursday, describing the upcoming rebrand and relaunch. (ViacomCBS is also CNET’s parent company.) “Audiences want entertainment on demand & news, sports & …
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TikTok is making it easy for parents to control how their kids use the app. The app is rolling out Family Pairing, which is a suite of controls that will let parents manage screen time, direct messaging and the type of content their kids see while on the app, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. “We believe these …
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WarnerMedia has appointed a new CEO. Effective May 1, Jason Kilar will take the helm. Kilar was the founding CEO of Hulu and served in the chief executive role until 2013. He was also SVP at Amazon, according to a statement out Wednesday. WarnerMedia owns HBO, among others. “Stories well told have always mattered, and they matter even more in …
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Makers of mobile game Plague Inc. say the game is no longer available in the China App Store. In a blog post Thursday, Ndemic Creations said the app, which lets players simulate and strategize the spread of disease globally, was taken down because it “includes content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China.” “It’s …
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Messaging app WhatsApp has hit 2 billion users, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. The app, which is owned by Facebook, is end-to-end encrypted. It was founded in 2009 and bought by Facebook in 2014. “We know that the more we connect, the more we have to protect,” the post said. “As we conduct more of our lives online, …
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With Valentine’s Day approaching this week, you might be considering what romantic tunes to throw on when you’ve got — as Elvis once said — the hi-fi high and the lights down low. Angelic Diamonds, a UK-based jewelry retailer, has put together a list of the most romantic songs by digging into more than 3,000 Spotify playlists relating to love …
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They say love don’t cost a thing. But according to figures from app data and analytics platform App Annie, that might not be true. In search of love or lust, consumers dropped $2.2 billion on dating apps last year, according to data culled from App Annie’s State of Mobile Report, which came out earlier in the year. The amount is …
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