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Online video sharing platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Vimeo and Twitch have to follow new guidelines set out by U.K. media regulator Ofcom to keep people better protected from harmful content.The guidance, published on Wednesday, requires platforms to provide clear rules around uploading content; have easy reporting and complaint processes; and restrict access to adult sites. The rules are effective immediately.More from VarietyLil Nas X Will Be First Artist to Drop Official TikTok NFTsU.K. Broadcasters Must 'Slow the Revolving Door' and Retain and Progress Diverse Talent, Says Media RegulatorYou Are the Star in Snapchat's 'The Me and You Show' Deepfake-Tech Sketch Comedy, Penned by Ex-'SNL' Writer“Uploading content relating to terrorism, child sexual abuse material or racism is a criminal offence,” the guidance states. “Platforms should have clear, visible terms and conditions which prohibit this – and enforce them effectively.”Research commissioned by Ofcom shows that a third of users say they have witnessed or experienced hateful content. A quarter claim they’ve been exposed to violent or disturbing content. One in five have been exposed to videos or content that encouraged racism.Platforms established in the U.K. are required by law to take measures to protect under-18s from potentially harmful video content; and…

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JioDown is trending on Twitter today, just a day after the massive Facebook outage that took WhatsApp offline for almost seven hours late on Monday night. At the time of writing there are almost 4,000 reports of issues with Jio connections on the Internet outage tracker DownDetector, and rising quickly. Looking at the data on DownDetector, the issues started getting reported around 9:30am on Wednesday morning, and have started to peak in about an hour.As you can see on DownDetector, there has been a sharp rise in issues reported with Jio, which indicates that there might be a real issue with connectivity, as almost half the reports say there is no connectivity. According to DownDetector's map of reports, the issue seems fairly widespread with reports clustered around Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Indore, and Raipur. Although Jio hasn't issued a statement on this so far, the company's Twitter handle has responded to users saying that it is having connectivity issues.Reports of outages on Reliance JioPhoto Credit: Screenshot/ DownDetectorThe same could be seen on Twitter as well, with the hashtag JioDown trending today — and many users also quoting Reliance Jio's tweet about the Facebook outage, where Jio had tweeted that "it's not…

Video games have evolved to include playing marathons that attract gamers the world over. Minecraft star TommyInnit has long dominated the leaderboards of the game’s marathons. Having become popular only a year ago, the teenager has garnered extensive accolades in a short time. They include two new impressive Guinness World Records this past summer. TommyInnit’s short but exciting streaming career Gamers play ‘Minecraft’ and other video games | SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images Thomas “TommyInnit” Simons is a 17-year-old who has become the world’s most popular Minecraft streamer in the past year. He started his Minecraft streaming career on YouTube through his channel that debuted in 2013. The British gamer became a regular on the Hypixel server, which saw him celebrate 5 million subscribers on YouTube a year and a half ago. In the past year alone, he has gained 8.5 million followers on his primary YouTube channel, which stands at nearly 11 million as of this writing. As he became more integrated with Hypixel, he gained a large audience that kept coming back for his humor, storytelling, and skillful video editing. Though he has achieved success on YouTube, he had to find his place on Twitch. That’s mainly because…

Matthew ‘Mizkif’ Rinaudo was reduced to tears early on in his Twitch comeback stream on October 5 as he reunited with fans two weeks after breaking up with long time girlfriend Maya and taking a “much-needed” spell away from streaming to deal with the breakup. Two weeks after Mizkif revealed he would be taking an extended hiatus after breaking up with long-time girlfriend Maya, the Twitch star returned to the livestream limelight in early October. It didn’t take long for the star’s emotions to come bubbling to the surface, however, with Mizkif appearing on-camera with tears already in his eyes after his stream intro. In response, his chat was flooded with hearts and emotes. “Oh my god dude, I’m crying,” he mumbled. “I don’t know what to say,” he admitted. “Sorry. Oh my god, chat, this is a lot. I didn’t really know what the hell to expect. I’m crying… this is a bit embarrassing.” Twitch: MizkifThe 26-year-old stream star was reduced to tears early on his Twitch return. Mizkif has spent the past two weeks away from the streaming website following the end of his relationship, which marked the One True King owner’s first real break from Twitch since…

Written By Edward Sutelan Share (Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/9d/9a/alex-rodriguez-getty-041021-ftrjpg_t1q3yrevjrdd1dqpdeeq1fjcs.jpg?t=-1108630856&w=500&quality=80 When Alex Rodriguez provided baseball analysis in studio for ESPN, he garnered praise for his insight as a former star of the game. His performance as a color commentator has garnered him, shall we say, less praise. All ears were on him again on Tuesday during the Red Sox's 6-2 win against the Yankees in the American League wild-card game on the main ESPN broadcast. Most who heard him weren't praising his work.MORE: Where do Yankees go from here? Offseason highlighted by 5 questions A-Rod's comments saw many claim to flip their TV sets to the Statcast Broadcast on ESPN2 rather than watch it on the main network. So, just what was he saying? Well, he of course took some shots at the new wave of baseball analytics, particularly exit velocity:MORE: Yankees' Phil Nevin waves Aaron Judge home, results in easy Red Sox outEven as the Yankees' lineup was being dismantled, he made sure everyone knew his former team was not to be trifled with. According to Fangraphs, the Yankees' regular-season 101 wRC+ had them ranked seventh in the American League, a single tick above league average.He also had thoughts on what makes…

Facebook is again mired in mounting troubles that have returned it to the spotlight. On Tuesday, whistleblower Frances Haugen appeared before Congress to detail how the social media giant’s focus on profits was causing societal harm, arguing that U.S. lawmakers needed to act. Many experts agreed it was damning testimony.The two events certainly made for awkward timing. In her prepared remarks, Haugen referenced the outage, using it to illustrate not only Facebook’s flaws but its promise.Story continues below advertisement“I know that for more than five hours Facebook wasn’t used to deepen divides, destabilize democracies and make young girls and women feel bad about their bodies,” she said. “It also means that millions of small businesses weren’t able to reach potential customers and countless photos of new babies weren’t joyously celebrated by family and friends around the world.”Haugen is a Harvard-educated American — just like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. During her appearance before the Senate consumer protection subcommittee Tuesday, she focused on issues related to U.S. consumers, including the company’s own research on the negative impact of the Facebook-owned app Instagram on body image for teenagers.But, as Haugen hinted several times, Facebook’s promise and problems ripple far beyond the United States.…

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New York: “Twitchy”, “toxic”, “divisive”. Facebook’s Instagram problem is imploding. Facebook bought out the photo sharing app for $1 billion in 2012 and on Tuesday, a whistleblower blew the covers off how Facebook engineers the toxic connections driving teens on Instagram to the brink. The damning revelations came via more than 200 minutes of live testimony in US Congress Tuesday. Recently leaked internal Facebook documents show that 13 per cent of British users and 6 per cent of American users trace their desire to kill themselves to Instagram. After first confronting Facebook’s head of global safety, US lawmakers turned to whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee at the social networking giant. Facebook, according to Haugen, is laser focused on getting younger users hooked on Instagram early on so they don’t end up going to TikTok or Snapchat. “They understand the value of younger users for the long term success of Facebook,” she said Tuesday. Haugen, testifying to the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, laid out the broad brushstrokes of new regulations needed to rein in Facebook and other platforms that feed off customer data to fire their growth engines. The most charged moments came when Haugen spoke about the harms…

Nothing will ever beat the stress of listening for the beeps in those hearing tests. Hello, I'm Hannah, and I have anxiety! NBC I've had it for as long as I can remember (both social and generalized), so I definitely felt it as a kid.  Back when I was little, I thought I was just ~shy.~ Nope! I was terrified of anything and everything! 20th Century Fox Whether you had anxiety growing up like me or just found certain situations anxiety-inducing, here are 25 posts I just found a little too relatable when it comes to anxiety. Casual DVa Main / YouTube / Via youtube.com Note: Obviously there is a difference between being anxious sometimes and having anxiety. I do have anxiety and can relate to this post, but you could also totally relate if you don't have anxiety and found these situations anxiety-inducing as a child! 1. I know eye tests were supposed to help you, but I cannot tell you the anxiety that they gave me as a kid. 2. And don't even get me STARTED on hearing tests. 3. But the ultimate anxiety-inducing part of school was literally just having to speak in class. 4. My heart…