Facebook has announced that it would soon terminate its “Special Treatment” for politicians which have the platform, primarily because the company admits to having lax content moderation for their posts. Being a public official has its perks, including that of the social media platform where their posts were not monitored by its Oversight Board, but not anymore. Facebook to Terminate ‘Special Treatment’ for Politicians (Photo : Christoph Dernbach/dpa (Photo by Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance via Getty Images)ILLUSTRATION – 13 May 2021, Berlin: The apps of the Internet group Facebook on an iPhone 12: Facebook, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Instagram…
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Urian B., Tech Times 03 June 2021, 10:06 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) TikTok Privacy Policy Update Allows App to Collect User Biometrics Including Faceprints and Voiceprints TikTok updated its privacy policy on June 2, introducing a new section which states that the app may collect users’ biometric identifiers as well as the biometric information. This would even include things like the users voiceprints and faceprints. TikTok Privacy Policy Update TikTok did not really confirm what product developments necessitated the new biometric data to its list of disclosures regarding the information which the app would automatically collect…
Streaming websites usually offer free trials to new users, in either a monthly or weekly freebie to get the experience and first-hand look at the shows offered on the platform. After which, their monthly fees will start to appear on the billings of the said customer, where they may opt-out or continue, based on their discretions. (Photo : cottonbro from Pexel) The 2020 pandemic pushed the world to rely on streaming websites, also known as “Video-On-Demand” or VOD, as forms of entertainment when people were restricted to go outside. This gave Netflix one of its most massive breaks yet, as…
Tesla stock is taking a massive nosedive after its biggest market is showing signs of massive slowdowns. ElecTrek reports on the stock price crash for the EV manufacturing giant after its sales numbers in China were reportedly dwindling. The information came from an insider who claimed that Tesla orders in China fell to a measly 9,800 last month, from a high of over 21,000 orders back in March. (Photo : Robert Alexander/Getty Images)VAIL, CO – JUNE 9, 2017: The Tesla brand logo embellishes the nose of a Tesla electric sedan in Vail, Colorado. According to a report on Investors.com, Tesla shares…
(Photo : Pixabay/geralt) Facebook new tools Facebook is letting creators have more control over how their images get used. As a result, creators will have a better idea of how those images are being used legitimately or illegally. Facebook’s Protection Insights The social network is launching an Insights tab in the Rights Manager section. It includes statistics for matched images and details on how well the images are performing. It also shows likes and comments and the demographics of the viewers. However, the new Facebook feature will also include Protection Insights, showing how often images are blocked and restricted. Users will have…
(Photo : Pixabay/11333328) Steam video game bundle The Steam gaming storefront now offers bundles as Valve started letting developers team-up. Valve outlined the new DIY collaborative bundles in a blog post on June 2, describing the new feature as a way to collect titles with common themes. Steaming Gaming Bundles Steam had already offered multi-developer bundles, but only those specially curated on the platform. Any developer on the platform can create a gaming bundle and send an invitation link to other creators, who can then choose to add their own projects. The bundle owner then locks the bundle, and participants…
Once Overture arrives, people could expect a regular flight that is almost twice the speed of sound. Boom, the developer, and manufacturer of the commercial supersonic jet, also partnered with United Airlines. (Photo : Screenshot from Twitter post of @boomaero)Overture Could Arrive by 2025: United to Buy 15 Units of This Supersonic Commercial Jet Overture is coming to an airport near you this decade. The airliner is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026, and carry passengers by 2029. #BoomSupersonic pic.twitter.com/3Oj9ZllcaC— Boom Supersonic (@boomaero) June 3, 2021 Thanks to this collaboration, the giant air travel agency confirmed that…
Two days after the World Health Organization declared that the coronavirus outbreak was a pandemic, then-President Donald Trump stood in the Rose Garden next to a flow chart. The chart promised that soon, it would be easy for anyone in the United States to get tested for the virus. According to Trump, Google was building a website to streamline the entire process. It was the first of many promises that private companies would swoop in and rescue or bolster the country’s flailing COVID-19 response. Public health infrastructure in the United States has been underfunded for decades, and its underlying tech…
Unfortunately, Fujifilm joins the companies that have fallen victims to massive ransomware attacks. The hackers involved in the latest Fujifilm online breach forced the company to shut down parts of its global network. (Photo : Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)A participant looks at lines of code on a laptop on the first day of the 28th Chaos Communication Congress (28C3) – Behind Enemy Lines computer hacker conference on December 27, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The Chaos Computer Club is Europe’s biggest network of computer hackers and its annual congress draws up to 3,000 participants. Because of this, Fujifilm is now…
(Photo : Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 25: Urs Holzle, Senior Vice President for Technical Infrastructure at Google, speaks on the Google Cloud Platform during the Google I/O Developers Conference at Moscone Center on June 25, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The seventh annual Google I/O Developers conference is expected to draw thousands through June 26. As cloud services become more popular, companies are beginning to realize how difficult it is to allocate, track, and optimize cloud costs. They go for reserved capacity to reduce their cloud bills and then get themselves locked in with…