Reddit has shut down five community forums, aka subreddits, it says went too far. Screenshot by CNET There will be no more fat-shaming on Reddit. The popular social-networking and news site announced Wednesday that it’s shutting down five community forums, known as subreddits, as part of an antiharassment policy adopted in May. The largest of …
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Twitter is adding a new feature to block multiple users engaging in abusive behavior on the social network. Twitter users can now block out accounts of abusive users and share the list with others. Twitter The microblogging service said Wednesday users will now be able to share block lists with other users who may be being harassed by the same …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Pay is expanding its territorial reach from the US to the UK. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple Pay is heading across the Atlantic Ocean. The mobile payments service will arrive in the United Kingdom next month, Apple announced Monday. It will be available at …
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Ross Ulbricht, the convicted founder of online illegal-drugs marketplace Silk Road, is challenging his conviction a week after receiving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for operating the illegal-drugs site. Ross Ulbricht/LinkedIn As anticipated, attorneys for the 31-year-old San Francisco man filed a notice …
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Longtime Twitter investor Chris Sacca is urging the social media giant to “boldly push the envelope.” Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Twitter investor Chris Sacca has gone into great detail — literally — to tell the microblogging site what it should do. In an 8,500-word unapologetic blog post on Wednesday titled, “What Twitter Can Be,” Sacca offers numerous praises and …
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Pinterest’s “Buyable Pins” feature will debut later this month. Victor Ng/Pinterest Pinterest is finally delving into the e-commerce wars by unveiling a much-anticipated buy button. The popular digital-scrapbooking site on Tuesday introduced its “Buyable Pins” feature, which will soon enable shoppers to purchase products directly off Pinterest by tapping a blue “Buy It” button and using Apple Pay or a …
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The Supreme Court said the legal standard used to convict Anthony D. Elonis was too low. Joan E. Solsman/CNET The Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man for making violent posts on Facebook in a case that tests the boundaries of free speech on the Internet. The conviction of Anthony D. Elonis was based on the …
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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who went by the online handle “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was sentenced to life in prison for operating the online illegal-drug marketplace site. Ross Ulbricht/LinkedIn Ross Ulbricht, the convicted founder of online illegal-drug marketplace Silk Road, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentencing of the 31-year-old San Francisco man …
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Google has been working to boost the security of its Web and mobile apps. Juan Garzón/CNET Google wants users to feel safe and secure when accessing websites and apps from their Android devices. It’s why Google is encouraging developers will build in security safeguards with its Google Identity Platform. The Google Identity Platform, announced Thursday while developers are in San …
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Facebook says it’s now even simpler to send cash to friends via its Messenger app. Facebook Facebook says it has made it even easier for friends to send money to each other through its Messenger app. The world’s largest social-networking service announced Wednesday it is updating the app’s peer-to-peer payments feature first introduced in March. Previously, Facebook friends who used …
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