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Instagram started offering users on Wednesday the option to filter incoming direct message requests for hurtful language, a step aimed at showing the Facebook-owned social network is serious about reducing online harassment.
Apr 21, 2021
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Among other features, the new Android version 12 will both automatically set unused apps to idle mode to provide more space as well as support a trash bin for deleted files.
Apr 20, 2021 report
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Business
Ireland's privacy regulator said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into Facebook after data on more than 500 million users was reportedly found dumped online, in a suspected violation of strict European Union privacy ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Internet
In an attempt to better track users and predict their search habits, Google Chrome has developed FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts). FLoC provides visibility into user data to any website that desires this information.
Apr 13, 2021 report
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Twitch on Wednesday said that it will ban people from the popular live video streaming service for abusive or violent behavior in the real world or on other online venues.
Apr 08, 2021
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Internet
Facebook usage has held steady in the United States despite a string of controversies about the leading social network, even as younger users tap into rival platforms such as TikTok, a survey showed Wednesday.
Apr 07, 2021
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Internet
Facebook said Tuesday that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
Apr 07, 2021
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Internet
Yahoo Answers, one of the longest-running question-and-answer sites on the internet, is shutting down after 16 years.
Apr 06, 2021
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Internet
Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries.
Apr 06, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple has announced research into orienting Siri to recognize user speech patterns. This type of awareness could help inform Siri whether to respond to user voice commands with a shout or a whisper.
Apr 05, 2021 report
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