[ad_1] Other victors were decidedly less conventional. Apple’s take on Carpool Karaoke won as the best short form variety series, while Google’s VR short film Age of Sail picked up three awards for color and design. The Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media award was split evenly between the AI-themed Twitch series Artificial and the Oculus […]
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US asks Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon for docs in antitrust probe
[ad_1] Broadly speaking, the subcommittee wants to understand whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google engaged in anti-competitive practices and whether the executives at those companies knew what was happening. To that end, many of the document requests are related to past mergers. In the case of Facebook, for instance, the company was asked to share […]
Facebook suspended Israeli PM’s campaign chatbot for hate speech
[ad_1] The message encouraged party supporters to vote against “a dangerous left-wing government” that would rely on Arab politicians “who want to destroy us all — women, children and men — and enable a nuclear Iran that would wipe us out.” Facebook subsequently implemented a 24-hour ban after a “careful review” found a violation of […]
France says it will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe
[ad_1] Speaking at an OECD conference in Paris on Thursday, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Libra would put the sovereignty of governments at risk. “All these concerns around Libra are serious,” he said, according to a translation by CNBC. “So I want to say this with a lot of clarity: In these conditions, […]
Facebook says it’s doing more to prevent suicide and self-harm
[ad_1] Facebook has been working on suicide prevention measures for years. In 2017, it rolled out its AI-based suicide prevention tools. This year, Instagram began hiding self-harm images behind ‘sensitivity screens.’ Instagram also prevents self-harm content from appearing in the Explore tab, and it’s taken steps to prohibit content that may promote eating disorders. As […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold will have support from ‘hundreds’ of apps
[ad_1] The news also comes alongside details of how Android 10 improves foldable phone support. It’s better at resizing apps and resuming them across screens, while developers have a new emulator to help them test multi-display switching. You should see more apps that work with foldable phones as a matter of course, even if there […]
News anchor sues Facebook, Reddit after creepy photo appears in ads
[ad_1] Hepp said she didn’t know that her photo had been taken, and didn’t remember the name or location of the store. She also wasn’t aware of how the photo might have made its way online. The lawsuit calls on the sites to both take down the pictures and pay damages as compensation. The chances […]
Russia accuses Facebook, Google of violating political ad laws
[ad_1] Roskomnadzor didn’t mince words. It said the ads were “unacceptable” and that they could be treated as “interference in the sovereign affairs” of the country. There was no mention of punitive action, however. We’ve asked Facebook and Google for comment. Google, however, has agreed to remove ads before and has said it honors local […]
BBC, tech giants will fight fake news with an ‘early warning system’
[ad_1] The plan also involves a joint media education campaign, shared learning (with a focus on elections) and voting information. More details are coming “at a later date,” the BBC said. The timing of the collaboration likely isn’t a coincidence. Internet giants know that the 2020 US presidential election is fast approaching, and they’re already […]
‘Limetown’ trailer shows Facebook’s take on the hit podcast
[ad_1] Like the podcast, the series follows American Public Radio journalist Lia Haddock, played by Biel, as she tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. The show’s other stars include the likes of Stanley Tucci, Marlee Matlin, Kelly Jenrette and John Beasley. Facebook Watch hasn’t exactly […]