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Ruling Our Experiences' goal over the last 10 years has been to create generations of confident girls. COLUMBUS, Ohio — This week, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen presented testimony to congress that the social media giant knowingly spreads misinformation and content that harms children. “To be honest, nothing that I’ve heard so far in the testimony in the news reports has surprised me,” Dr. Lisa Hinkelman said. Hinkelman is the founder of Ruling Our Experiences (ROX). The last 10 years the organization’s goal has been to create generations of confident girls. In 2017, and then again in 2020, ROX conducted a Girls Index while surveying girls across the country. One key finding, Hinkelman says, was the more time girls spent engaged in tech and social media, the higher their levels were with sadness, depression and body dissatisfaction. Dr. Hinkelman says those numbers go up by five times for those who are on social media for eight or more hours a day. “Meaning that they were sad or depressed almost every day,” she said.  » Read More

  In-House By Clarice Silber · October 8, 2021, 4:51 PM EDT Legal department hires during September included high-profile appointments at T-Mobile and Microsoft Corp.Here, Law360 looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past month.Mark Nelson T-Mobile US... Want to continue reading? Take a 7 Day FREE Trial Unlock these benefits today when you sign-up for a FREE 7-day trial: Gain a competitive edge with exclusive data visualization tools to tailor to your practice Stay informed with daily newsletters and custom alerts across 14+ coverage areas relevant to you Streamline your business of law needs with integrated news and research in a single destination Already have an account? Sign In Now

Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to restore his YouTube account, cut off after an incendiary Jan. 6 posting claiming the presidential election was stolen, is apparently headed for the Bay Area.Trump sued YouTube in July, saying the video-sharing platform violated his constitutional rights by terminating the account he had started as a private citizen in 2015 and maintained during his presidency. The suit, joined by six individuals and a conservative group whose accounts have been suspended, was filed in Florida, where Trump lives at his Mar-a-Lago resort. But U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore of Miami on Wednesday granted YouTube’s request to transfer the case to the Northern District of California. He cited the company’s customer contracts requiring legal disputes to be heard in federal or state courts in Santa Clara County, which includes YouTube’s home of San Bruno. The Northern District is based in San Francisco but also has courts in San Jose. Trump and his lawyers argued that the suit should be heard in Florida under the state’s laws — one of which, recently blocked by another federal judge, would penalize social media companies that interfere with postings by political candidates. But Moore said the suit involves…

by Alex Billington October 8, 2021Source: YouTube "I will seize your truck in a minute." This is an excellent 11-min short film from India, made by a talented filmmaker named Varun Chopra. He's already made a few other shorts, in addition to working in the film industry as a titles editor, but I hope he makes a feature sooner than later. Lyrically Bleating Horns is about the trials and tribulations of a long haul truck driver in India, who is battling a slow decay of life on a fast moving highway. Starring Tapesh Sharma and Rudrani Chhetri Chauhan. This provides a very distinct look at the life of truck drivers in India. They decorate their trucks to make them look vibrant and unique, but they also encounter numerous challenges on the road, from corruption of all kinds to a lack of service facilities. There's so much depth to this film, not only with the story but all the details in each frame. Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this one. Brief description via YouTube: "A long haul truck driver battles a slow decay of life on a fast moving highway." Lyrically Bleating Horns is directed and…

Skip to main contentLevittown, NYPlainview, NYEast Meadow, NYSyosset, NYFarmingdale, NYWantagh-Seaford, NYMineola, NYBellmore, NYGarden City, NYMassapequa, NYNew YorkTop National NewsSee All Communities10/07/2021 Translate Hicksville Public Schools and the Mental Health Coalition brought parents and community members the first presentation in a series of SEL Family and Community Engagement Workshops for this school year. This series kicked-off on Monday, September 20th at 7:00 pm via Zoom with our "K-12 Community and Resilience Parent Workshop" followed by a live Q&A session. This workshop was opened by Mr. Anthony Lubrano, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, and led by Steve Chassman, LCSW CASAC, Executive Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. who has established a long-standing relationship with the Hicksville School District. He focused his workshop on ways to support our children in coping with stress and challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has made a major impact on our lives, and so many adults and students are facing challenges that can be stressful and overwhelming, which has caused strong emotions in adults and children. As a result, some people feel isolated and lonely, which can increase stress and anxiety. Mr. Chassman taught parents and community members…

Live Streaming Platform MarketLatest published market study on Global Live Streaming Platform Market provides an overview of the current market dynamics in the Live Streaming Platform space, as well as what our survey respondents—all outsourcing decision-makers—predict the market will look like in 2027. The study breaks market by revenue and volume (wherever applicable) and price history to estimates size and trend analysis and identifying gaps and opportunities. Some of the players that are in coverage of the study are YouTube, Netflix, Twitter (Periscope), Facebook, Instagram, Uplive, Vimeo Livestream, Dacast, Brightcove, Twitch, LiveStream, TikTok/Douyin, Smashcast (Azubu), LinkedIn Live, Snapchat Live, Uscreen, Wowza, Funny or Die, Youku, Yizhibo (Weibo), Kuaishou, YY, HUYA, Douyu, Hulu, Dailymotion Games, Crackle, Panopto, Qumu & Restream.Get ready to identify the pros and cons of regulatory framework, local reforms and its impact on the Industry. Know how Leaders in Live Streaming Platform are keeping themselves one step forward with our latest survey analysisClick to get Global Live Streaming Platform Market Research Sample PDF Copy Here @: https://www.htfmarketreport.com/sample-report/3293983-2021-2030-report-on-global-live-streaming-platform-marketMajor highlights from the Study along with most frequently asked questions:1) What so unique about this Global Live Streaming Platform Assessment?Market Factor Analysis: In this economic slowdown, impact on various industries is…

Chingari, a social media platform for sharing short-form videos with over 78 million downloads, has completed a funding round of over $19 million from more than 30 venture funds and individual investors. The funding will help the startup to build its token called ‘$GARI’ with Solana, the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto technology.Sumit Ghosh, CEO and Co-founder of Chingari, said,“While crypto experiences a rapid expansion in India, $GARI is poised to make it mainstream. We are infusing the two, through robust strategies and incorporation of the most-promising industry advances.” With the funds raised, the company will test blockchain live, Chingari Integration beta, and the upcoming $GARI token sale. Sumit further added, “The result of this infusion is Social Tokens as the future of community platforms for creator monetisation. It is reaching new milestones as we speak.” Some of the biggest firms that participated in the funding round include Republic Crypto, Galaxy Digital, Alameda Research, Solana Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Kraken, Blackpine, NGC, Coinfund, LD Capital, Borderless Capital, AU21, Cultur3 Capital,  » Read More

Sykkuno has moved to quash claims he’s “poor baiting” his Twitch fans following a wave of online backlash aimed at the popular star that was originally sparked by revelations he earns upwards of $1.1 million a year from his booming streaming career. On October 6, the Twitch backend code was compromised. No Twitch streamer was left spared by the site’s monster data leak that spilled out onto the internet earlier this week; thousands of stars had their account codes and total Twitch earnings unveiled in the 135GB data drop. Among them was Sykkuno, who ⁠— along with outspoken political streamer Hasan ⁠— has been copping the brunt of the outrage from the Twitch community. According to a holdout few of the Twitch star’s 3.7m followers, Sykkuno has been “poor baiting” them. They believe he was pretending to make less than he actually does to rake in subscriptions, donations, and followers. These accusations reached a fever pitch when the 29-year-old had his average monthly earnings ($79,846) aired in the high-profile 4chan leak. On top of that, they claim he lied about missing bill payments. Now Sykkuno has responded; he flatly denied ever trying to “bait” his Twitch fans to earn more,…

WhatsApp has been at the lead with their end to end encryption settings and backup protection across the board. However, the recent Apple Transparency policy took everyone by storm and as the launch of the iOS 15 gives over new and more important privacy features, WhatsApp has taken on itself to be at the helm of their privacy policy, a possibility that they are currently under development in passing over to the user. An attempt at a master stroke to knock the Apple upgrade out of the park, Whatsapp has passed a custom privacy setting feature to be started development on for the new update release as a white wand over to the users. The recent update showed that the users have the option to choose who they share their features with, these include Profile Photo, About and Last Seen. The options under these belts include the typical Everyone, My Contacts and Nobody; however, an exception has been introduced this time which goes by with My Contacts except. These exceptions can be selected by you to be displayed by the list of contacts and selected on who not to display it to. This feature was first extended only with Last…

Editorial Newsday 2 Hrs Ago Finance Minister Colm Imbert - SUREASH CHOLAI A BUDGET is normally the most important policy statement by a government in any given year, but Monday’s presentation by Finance Minister Colm Imbert will go down in history as the first budget to be all but eclipsed by a social media outage. Such is the new normal that many people were more preoccupied for hours with the effects of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook going dark than they were with the minister’s speech. That presentation, ironically, saw Mr Imbert place much emphasis on what he described as “digital transformation.” Free WiFi service is to be expanded to all schools, libraries, transport hubs, health sites; digital wallets will be introduced; a national digital ID system is coming. “While we might be perceived as being behind in the digital ID race, we wish to get right this digital transformation process,” Mr Imbert said. “Our objective is for TT to become a model for the region.” We have heard grand announcements like this before. Without more concrete steps being taken to address the complex and multi-faceted issues faced by citizens who now have little choice but to rely on information communications…