During an internal presentation at Facebook on Wednesday, the company debuted features for Facebook Workplace, an intranet-style chat and office collaboration product similar to Slack. From a report: On Facebook Workplace, employees see a stream of content similar to a news feed, with automatically generated trending topics based on what people are posting about. One of the new tools debuted by…
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New Twitter Feature Nags You For Sharing Articles Without Opening Them
If you try to tweet the link to an article you haven’t opened, Twitter may suggest that you read it before posting. It’s all part of a new feature the company is rolling out in an effort to “help promote informed discussion.” Business Insider reports: “Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet…
Instagram Users Flood the App With Millions of Blackout Tuesday Posts
Instagram users are flooding the platform with black squares in support of black victims of police violence as part of a Blackout Tuesday protest. CNBC reports: As of 11:45 a.m. ET, more than 14.6 million Instagram posts used the hashtag #BlackoutTuesday. Searches for “blackout tuesday image” and “blackout image” surged 400% Tuesday morning, according to Google Trends. The idea of an…
Pepper Spray Sales Soar On Amazon
The unrest following the death of George Floyd has prompted Amazon shoppers to buy pepper spray for self-defense. According to Bloomberg, “a $9.48 canister of Sabre ‘max police strength’ pepper spray shot up to the top-selling rank in Amazon’s sports and outdoors category Monday morning.” The No. 2 spot was a neck gaiter, which can cover the nose and mouth. From…
Are News Outlets Responsible For Comments Left On Their Facebook Pages?
Leading media outlets in Australia lost big in court when a judge ruled publishers can be sued for comments left on their Facebook pages. They’re now considering an appeal, reports the Financial Express:
The court upheld an earlier ruling in the Supreme Court that the outlets were “first or primary distributors” of the comments about Dylan Voller, a former detainee at Northern…
What Would The Internet Look Like If America Repeals Section 230?
“REVOKE 230!” President Trump tweeted Friday, and NPR reports that the movement to revoke its safeguards “is increasingly becoming a bipartisan consensus… But experts caution that eliminating the legal protections may have unintended consequences for Internet users that extend far beyond Facebook and Twitter.” “We don’t think about things like Wikipedia, the Internet Archive and all these other public goods that…
Grandmother Ordered To Delete Facebook Photos Under GDPR
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A woman must delete photographs of her grandchildren that she posted on Facebook and Pinterest without their parents’ permission, a court in the Netherlands has ruled. It ended up in court after a falling-out between the woman and her daughter. The judge ruled the matter was within the scope of the EU’s…
US Retail Sales Plunged a Record 16 Percent In April As Virus Hit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Associated Press: U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the country and further weighed down a sinking economy. The Commerce Department’s report Friday on retail purchases showed a sector that has collapsed…
After sunset, use Venus to find Mercury
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, these next few weeks will provide your best opportunity to spot Mercury, the innermost planet, in the evening sky for this year. Use Venus to locate Mercury in the western sky after sunset in May 2020! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/after-sunset-use-venus-to-find-mercury…
Court Fines YouTuber For Posting IPTV Piracy Tutorials
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Operated by Bruno Gustavo Januario, the ‘Jorge Dejorge’ channel is packed with technology-focused videos offering reviews, unboxing videos, tips and tutorials, most of which are entirely non-problematic. However, a decision to publish advice on how to obtain TV channels via pirate IPTV services attracted the attention of ABTA, the powerful Brazilian Pay TV…