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Facebook releases internal research on Instagram’s effects on teens, ahead of testimony

Facebook on Wednesday released its internal research regarding the impact of Instagram on teens after a Wall Street Journal investigation raised serious concerns about the photo-sharing app’s impact on the mental health of teens, including girls’ body image.  The report, based on a “trove of internal communications” reviewed by the Journal, prompted US lawmakers to press …

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Congress wants full disclosure from Facebook

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YouTube fights anti

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It’s time to end the digital divide and annoying robocalls, says FCC acting chair

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How to turn off location services on your iPhone

When you first sign in to a new iPhone it’s quite possible you enabled location services and your phone has been tracking you ever since. And for the most part that might be absolutely fine, but what if you want to take more control over your location data? Thankfully, it’s easy to turn off for either the whole phone or …

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Sony fills out headphone line with new $100 earbuds and upgraded over

Sony’s excellent over-ear WH-1000XM4 and WF-1000XM4 earbuds are its flagship noise-canceling headphones — and they rightfully get most of the attention. But the company makes other more affordable headphones, including two new models: the C500 earbuds ($100, £89, AU$180) and WH-XB910N ($250, £179, AU$400) over-ear noise-canceling headphones. Sony C500 true wireless earbuds: $100 The C500 are Sony’s new entry-level earbuds, …

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Amazon Halo View vs. Fitbit Inspire 2: How the new fitness band stacks up against Fitbit’s affordable tracker

Amazon is redoubling its health efforts by introducing the $80 Halo View, a new version of its Halo fitness band that adds an AMOLED screen for viewing activity metrics and notifications. With its new screen, Amazon’s fitness tracker seems like a much more worthy competitor to the $100 Fitbit Inspire 2, which is the company’s cheapest general purpose fitness tracker.  The …

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YouTube widens ban on misinformation to all vaccines, not just COVID shots

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. YouTube is broadening its rules on medical misinformation to crack down on videos with false claims about all established vaccines, not just COVID-19 vaccines. The policy change paves the way for YouTube to possibly crimp further proliferation of persistent myths and conspiracies about vaccines, …

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Amazon surprises with Astro house robot during online product event

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