Category: social network

Facebook says glitch led to rude translation of Chinese leader’s name

Post author By Randall
Post date January 19, 2020
Categories In China, Facebook, gear, Internet, myanmar, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, translation, xi jinping

[ad_1] The company added that it was working to “fix this as quickly as possible.” Google’s translation engine didn’t have a similar problem. It’s hard not to laugh a little at the slip-up, especially when Xi Jinping is known to be sensitive to ridicule. However, Facebook’s Burmese translation flaws have also highlighted the company’s problems […]

Instagram removes the IGTV button you weren’t using

Post author By Randall
Post date January 18, 2020
Categories In Facebook, gear, igtv, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] There have been a number of concessions over IGTV in the past. Instagram eventually allowed landscape videos rather than insisting on vertical clips, and it just recently enabled the option to post IGTV videos directly from the standard app. This, however, may be one of the more significant changes yet — it’s taking away […]

Instagram removes posts backing slain Iranian leader to obey US sanctions

Post author By Randall
Post date January 11, 2020
Categories In Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, iran, Politics, qassem soleimani, sanctions, Social Media, social network, social networking, soleimani, Tech

[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, […]

Facebook is still running anti-vaccination ads despite ban

Post author By Randall
Post date January 8, 2020
Categories In anti-vaccine, anti-vaxxers, Facebook, gear, Internet, medicine, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, vaccination

[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, […]

Twitter will give you control over who can reply to tweets

Post author By Randall
Post date January 8, 2020
Categories In abuse, ces2020, gear, harassment, Internet, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] The new controls should arrive later in 2020. You can expect a handful of other improvements as well. You’ll see a specific conversation view with threading, and the discussion interface that first popped up in Twitter’s testing app will reach the main app in the months ahead. Lists are getting improvements, too, including customization […]

India ruling party accused of tricking Twitter users into backing a law

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In bharatiya janata party, bjp, citizenship amendment act, gear, India, Internet, Politics, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] It’s not certain that this is is a coordinated campaign, but the misleading tweets came soon after Home Minister Amit Shaw shared the number. When asked for comment, Twitter’s Indian team directed TechCrunch to an article explaining Trending Topics, but the link didn’t address the question. If accurate, this wouldn’t be the first instance […]

Nearly the whole US military has banned TikTok

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In air force, bytedance, China, coast guard, gear, Internet, military, Mobile, Security, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Tiktok, us air force, usaf

[ad_1] There are no restrictions on use with personal devices, but officials have encouraged personnel and their kids to uninstall the app. The Air Force and Coast Guard didn’t provide specific reasoning for the ban, but it’s likely to be consistent with earlier bans. There’s been concerns that TikTok’s ownership might leave it susceptible to […]

TikTok report says China didn’t request user info in the first half of 2019

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In bytedance, China, gear, Internet, Mobile, Politics, Security, services, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Tiktok, transparency, transparency report, Video

[ad_1] Following India, TikTok received the most user information requests from American authorities. In the US, it got 79 requests related to 255 accounts, and went on to share information in 86 percent of cases. In third was Japan, where authorities requested information 35 times. “To foster candid dialogue essential to earning and maintaining trust, […]

US Army is the latest military branch to ban TikTok

Post author By Randall
Post date December 31, 2019
Categories In army, bytedance, China, gear, Internet, military, Mobile, Politics, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Tiktok, us army

[ad_1] As with the Navy ban, the Army is likely concerned that TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance could pose problems. While there’s no evidence of suspicious activity taking place, ByteDance could theoretically be compelled to forward soldiers’ sensitive info to the Chinese government or to recruit soldiers as spies.The company has been eager to fend […]

Snapchat’s Bitmoji TV series will make your avatar the star

Post author By Randall
Post date December 29, 2019
Categories In app, bitmoji, bitmoji tv, discover, gear, Internet, Mobile, snap, snapchat, Social Media, social network, social networking, streaming, Tech, Video

[ad_1] The company has declined to provide more details, including the frequency of releases, the presence of ads or whether there’s any top talent producing the show. However, a spokesperson told TechCrunch that a worldwide premiere is coming “soon.” This is partly about boosting the worth of Bitmoji. However, it’s likely also about improving the […]