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 …
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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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On this podcast, we talk about: How Facebook shrugged off controversy to post strong earnings. What Samsung’s earnings mean for the smartphone business. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Now playing: Watch this: Is Facebook scandal …
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If you want a sense of how much power Apple holds over Silicon Valley, take a look at what the iPhone maker did to Google and Facebook this week. On Wednesday, Apple yanked enterprise certificates — digital signatures that both the tech giants used to run software on iPhones and iPads. That shut down internal apps employees at Google and …
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Some Facebook users have been giving the social network access to their phone activity in exchange for money as part of a research project since 2016, according to a Tuesday report by TechCrunch. Facebook, which critics say isn’t doing enough to protect the privacy of its users, has been giving people between the ages of 13 and 35 a payment …
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An embarrassing bug that compromised the privacy of FaceTime calls on iOS and Mac has surprised many Apple users. The problem occurred when you tried to place a call, but before the call connected, you could hear the audio of the person on the other end. Apple took over a week to respond to the flaw, which has prompted an investigation from the …
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Mozilla has joined the list of organizations displeased with Facebook’s new restrictions on outsiders analyzing political ads, lodging a complaint with European regulators that the move blocks its plan to help people understand who’s trying to influence them during coming elections. “Transparency cannot just be on the terms with which the world’s largest, most powerful tech companies are most comfortable,” …
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Super Bowl 53 is this weekend, meaning if you’re hoping to score a big screen to watch this controversial game play out, time is running out. For the past several weeks, stores have offered some great deals in advance of the big game. For example, a 49-inch 1080p Roku TV was going for just $200 (now expired), while a 75-incher can …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Facebook’s research app that circumvented Apple rules and had the social network paying people as young as 13 years old $20 a month in exchange for personal data. Apple’s iPhone sales collapse. The heist of Tappy the robot‘s arm! The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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Facebook’s spat with Apple on Wednesday shows it can’t stay out of trouble. But the social network seems immune to scandals as well. Monthly active users — the number of people who log on to Facebook every month — rose 9 percent year over year to 2.32 billion in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31. User growth is crucial …
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