[ad_1] The rumors of Instagram spicing up Boomerang turned out to be true. It just introduced a host of creative tools, including an (arguably overdue) trimming feature. Much like the trim tool in your phone’s video editor, you can decide just where the animation loop starts and stops — no more re-recording a Boomerang or […]
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Instagram removes posts backing slain Iranian leader to obey US sanctions
[ad_1] The deletions don’t appear to cover accounts outside of Iran. Not surprisingly, the Iranian government and journalists inside the country have objected to the move. Membes of the Association of Iranian Journalists in Tehran have written directly to Instagram chief Adam Mosseri asking him to stop censoring their media. Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei, meanwhile, […]
'The New Facebook' design begins rolling out
[ad_1] The cleaner and faster desktop interface Facebook promised last year has started making its way to users, according to CNET. Facebook is reportedly giving a small percentage of people the chance to test the interface — lucky users will see a pop-up… [ad_2] Source link
A closer look at Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘next decade’ manifesto
[ad_1] Generational Change Zuckerberg began with a section talking about how Facebook hasn’t “yet brought about the generational change in addressing important issues [he] had hoped for.” He goes on to say that many important institutions aren’t doing enough to address the issues facing young people. That includes climate change and the skyrocketing cost of […]
Facebook Gaming viewership skyrocketed in 2019
[ad_1] It’s worth noting that market share is a relative metric and a number of factors are in play, including a larger overall audience on these services — viewers watched 1.19 billion hours across the four of them in December, up from 1.06 billion a year earlier. The report suggests that Facebook Gaming’s growth is […]
Facebook is still running anti-vaccination ads despite ban
[ad_1] The ads appear to violate Facebook policies that ban ads with claims debunked either by outside fact checking teams or “organizations with particular expertise,” including anti-vaccination content. In the case of these ads, the World Health Organization would be one of those groups. Earthley also promotes anti-vaccination myths through its public accounts and groups, […]
Facebook and eBay crack down on fake product reviews after UK warning
[ad_1] According to the CMA, neither company was purposefully allowing such reviews on their platforms, but believed they could do better in preventing such activity. Facebook has since agreed to introduce more robust systems to detect and remove fraudulent content, while eBay has improved its existing filters to better identify and block listings for the […]
Apple’s rare CES appearance was another privacy pitch
[ad_1] Touting privacy, of course, has become one of the company’s main marketing strategies. The pitch is that, in a post-Cambridge Analytica world that’s become an arms-race for consumer data, Apple alone — not Google, Amazon or Facebook — can be trusted with personal information. Its business comes from hardware and software (and maybe now […]
Facebook's new policy bans deepfakes from the platform
[ad_1] Facebook has introduced a new set of rules that bans deepfakes on the platform. The policy specifically targets videos edited using artificial intelligence or machine learning to make them look authentic and to the point that average users can't easi… [ad_2] Source link
Intel says upcoming 10th-gen H-series CPUs will surpass 5GHz
[ad_1] Intel made a bold statement today at CES: It’s surpassing the 5GHz barrier with its upcoming Core i7 H-series 10th generation processors, which are headed to notebooks. That’ll make them even faster than its current top-of-the-line Core i9 H-series chip, the 9980HK, which maxes out at 5GHz. Sure, it’s not too surprising that Intel […]