Instagram is rethinking its approach to handling pictures posted on the platform that could be triggering to people with mental health problems. Adam Mosseri, who heads the social network, pledged in an op-ed in the Daily Telegraph on Monday that he would do more protect vulnerable users from being exposed to content promoting suicide and …

Facebook first announced the redesigned Messenger 4 in October, with the update briefly appearing in early December before quickly vanishing from users’ devices. Then Facebook finally released the new Messenger design in January. There’s a lot of white space, fewer icons and buttons. It’s kind of confusing to use. Three tabs From left to right: Chats, People, Discover tabs. Facebook …

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Verizon thanked the first responder community in a new ad campaign that debuted during the Super Bowl Sunday night, months after the company was criticized for throttling California firefighters’ internet access as they battled one of the state’s largest wildfires, The ad includes interviews with first responders and NFL players who had experienced their own emergency situations in which first …

Another puzzle piece of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10 series has dropped into place thanks to the FCC’s certification database. All the S10 phones are expected to support the latest lower-power, faster and more-secure Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax (or Wi-Fi 6). Spotted by Droid Life, the phones are listed as A3LSMG975U, A3LSMG973U and A3LSMG970U in the database. We’re getting closer to Samsung’s …

Twitter wants people who use its live video streaming app Periscope to channel their inner talk show host. On Monday, the social network said it added a new feature to Periscope that lets users invite and add guests to their live videos. Periscope users can invite up to three guests to their live video broadcasts. Twitter Periscope users can add …

Buying glasses online is kind of a pain, since finding the right fit using photos doesn’t work a lot of the time. Warby Parker thinks it came up with a better way, rolling out a new feature Monday on its app called Virtual Try-On. The feature uses an iPhone’s augmented-reality capabilities and selfie camera to slap a digital pair of …

Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is working to help T-Mobile and Sprint get their $26 billion merger approved by regulators. Clyburn, a Democrat, confirmed she’s working as a paid consultant to the carriers to advise them on their impending merger. The news of her involvement was first reported by Politico on Monday. The companies, whose merger was announced in April last …

Social media companies are removing hate speech from the internet more quickly and efficiently than ever — in Europe at least. The EU released a report on Monday showing that 89 percent of content flagged to social networks gets analyzed within 24 hours, and that the companies remove 72 percent of content reported as illegal hate speech in total. Social …

Back in January, AT&T raised eyebrows when some Android phones on its network started displaying a “5G E” connectivity, despite being connected to only an upgraded version of 4G LTE. The indication popped up on phones in certain regions where AT&T is expected to roll out its upcoming 5G network, which is scheduled for later this year and throughout 2020. …