Daily Archives: November 12, 2020

Just over a week after the U.S. elections, Twitter has offered a breakdown of some of its efforts to label misleading tweets. The site says that from October 27 to November 11, it labeled some 300,000 tweets as part of its Civic Integrity Policy. That amounts to around 0.2% of the total number of election-related […]

Twitter labeled 300,000 US election tweets — around 0.2%

This entry was posted in Apps Policy Social and tagged twitter on November 12, 2020 by Brian Heater

Netflix already borrowed the concept of short-form video “Stories” from social apps like Snapchat and Instagram for its Previews feature back in 2018. Now, the company is looking to the full-screen vertical video feed, popularized by TikTok, for further inspiration. With its latest experiment, Fast Laughs, Netflix is offering a new feed of short-form comedy […]

Netflix’s latest experiment is a TikTok-like feed of funny videos

This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Netflix Social TC Video and tagged social media on November 12, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Netflix’s latest experiment is a TikTok-like feed of funny videos

This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Netflix Social TC Video and tagged social media on November 12, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Buying someone a gadget is a time-honored tradition, but these days it can be particularly fraught, considering you may buy them a fitness tracker that also monitors emotions, or a doorbell that snitches to the cops. Mozilla has put together a helpful list of popular gadgets with ratings on just how creepy they are. “Privacy […]

Gifting a gadget? Check its creep factor on Mozilla’s ‘Privacy ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Mozilla privacy Security on November 12, 2020 by Devin Coldewey

Facebook today announced its new Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messaging, Vanish Mode, is arriving on Messenger and Instagram. The feature, meant for more casual conversations, allows users to set chats to automatically delete after the message is seen and the chat is closed. In Vanish Mode, Messenger and Instagram users can send text chats, emoji, […]

Facebook’s Snapchat-like ‘Vanish Mode’ feature arrives on Messenger and Instagram

This entry was posted in Apps messaging apps Messenger Social and tagged facebook instagram snapchat social media on November 12, 2020 by Sarah Perez

In 2009, Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani tried to convince people to learn online through live classes. But what he discovered instead was that everyone wanted an online repository of content that allowed them to learn at their own pace, whenever and wherever. So, he canned his idea and Udemy created what is now called a […]

Udemy and altMBA co-founders return to edtech with a new, ...

This entry was posted in Education Mobile TC on November 12, 2020 by Natasha Mascarenhas

Austria’s Supreme Court has dismissed Facebook’s appeal in a long running speech takedown case — ruling it must remove references to defamatory comments made about a local politician worldwide for as long as the injunction lasts. The Austrian Supreme Court has now delivered its final judgment in the #Glawischnig-Piesczek case. #Facebook has to remove the […]

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Daily Archives: November 12, 2020

Gifting a gadget? Check its creep factor on Mozilla’s ‘Privacy ...

Udemy and altMBA co-founders return to edtech with a new, ...

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