Instagram plans to reevaluate its policies in an effort to ensure black voices are heard on the app. In a blog post on Tuesday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri promised to address inequities in the social media company’s approach to harassment, account verification, content distribution and algorithmic bias. “The irony that we’re a platform that stands …
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WhatsApp is bringing digital payments to its users in Brazil, according to a blog post on Monday. The app’s payments are enabled through Facebook Pay, an online payment service the social media giant announced late last year. The expansion of Facebook Pay on WhatsApp aims to let people safely and easily send money through the app, according to WhatsApp. The …
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Chris Cox, who left Facebook more than a year ago amid disagreements with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said Thursday that he’s returning to the social network as chief product officer. “Facebook and our products have never been more relevant to our future,” Cox said in a post on Facebook announcing his return. “It’s the place I know best, it’s a place I’ve helped to …
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Tech giants including Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are supporting a five-step plan from the Technology Coalition that aims to end online child sexual exploitation and abuse. The Technology Coalition, which was founded in 2006 and counts these companies among its members, provides funding and advice to the tech industry on online safety tools for children. “The world has changed …
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VR experiences, for me, usually follow a certain pattern. Sometimes I feel like a futuristic pilot, or a wizard about to cast a teleportation spell. I grab the headset, slip it on, slide the controllers on my wrists. I check my space, cast a long arc to draw my magic circle. The world disappears. I’m in. Going from my reality …
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As people all over the world livestream protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Jon Ziegler remembers when he captured a tragic moment that was seen around the globe. On Aug. 12, 2017, Ziegler grabbed his camera rig and headed to a counterprotest at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The night before, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists had …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the virtual stage at 10 a.m. PT on June 22, kicking off his company’s first all-digital conference amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company on Thursday said its Worldwide Developers Conference will take place June 22-26. Along with two keynotes on the first day, the event will feature over 100 engineering sessions and 1-on-1 developer …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus pandemic has been accompanied by a slew of disinformation — about the origins of the virus, how it spread and how to treat it. For social media companies, it’s the latest in a long series of challenges regarding how to prevent the …
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Still haven’t created a Facebook avatar? You’re missing out. The social network’s newest addition lets you make a cartoony character version of yourself, which you can customize with a variety of faces, hairstyles and outfits. You’ll then be able to use the avatar in your Facebook comments, stories, your profile picture and Facebook Messenger chat windows. They’re similar in style to …
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If you find yourself looking at your TV not as a source of entertainment during lockdown but instead as a source of quick cash, you’re not alone. Maybe you got a new TV and your old TV is just taking up space. Maybe your kids spend more time on their tablets while their TV gathers dust. Or maybe you’re among the …
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