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It was the end of an era yesterday after xQc reportedly received a permanent ban from the NoPixel GTA RP server. For months, the Canadian streamer received a lot of lenient punishments from the server admins thanks to which he always returned to the game within a few days.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adBefore his fifth and final ban, Twitch streamer PENTA claimed that there wasn’t point in reporting the 25-year-old on the server. xQc responded to his statements on his recent stream, to dispute some of his points.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adxQc thinks that PENTA’s statements are a ‘cop out’The entire fiasco started when xQc became part of a scuffle involving some law enforcement officers of the NoPixel GTA RP server following the death of PENTA. This scuffle between the cops caused Felix’s exit from the popular server. But before his eventual ban, PENTA talked about not reporting the fellow streamer because he was afraid that Felix’s fans will attack him.In his response, xQc mentioned that it was a ‘cop out’ move from his fellow role-player. Felix said that PENTA shouldn’t have made these statements because of some of the ‘juicers’ from his community.“He said that he was scared of…

The experience of Casting YouTube to a Chromecast-connected TV has remained mostly unchanged for the past several years. Google now looks to be making a pseudo-YouTube app for Chromecast that takes after the Android TV version. Update 5/24: Another user has received this YouTube app-like experience on the Chromecast, specifically the original. An image of the homescreen matches the design spotted previously and it’s very similar to the full Android/Google TV application. This change is not yet widely rolled out or appearing on a second-generation Chromecast we checked today. Original 3/6: Historically, Casting a video from your phone to a Chromecast-connected television just loads a video player that provides basic details (channel name, view count, date, and time) in the bottom-left corner. Once the clip is complete, you’re taken back to a “Ready to watch” splash screen with instructions. Some users are now seeing a radically different experience that starts with a remote control appearing in the YouTube mobile app. The player that appears on the Chromecast/TV lets users change resolution, closed captions, subtitles, and even access “Stats for nerds.” Additionally, they are able to add new videos to the queue/playlist.  Instead of being taken to the splash screen on…

The Mortal Kombat X Lives event put on in partnership between Twitch Rivals and fighting game community (FGC) figurehead and streamer Maximilian “Maximilian Dood” Christiansen has officially been put on hold.  This news came during the top eight of the tournament, when the team helping run the event was made aware of various players having their personal information shared in the Twitch chat.  MKX Lives is on hold. More info soon.— Rick (@TheHadou) May 24, 2021 The doxing was noted multiple times on Twitter and in the live Twitch chat, with multiple users reaching out to Max and Twitch Rivals, notifying them that various information, such as addresses were being shared. This happened to multiple players, including Julien “Deoxys” Gorena and Curtis “Rewind” McCall. Several users have mentioned that the person responsible for the doxing has been active for several weeks, posting clips of another MKX player, July Sailean, being kicked from an online event on May 4. And it wasn’t the first instance of it happening to him either.  Max and the Twitch Rivals team put the event on hold right before top eight of the competition could begin, and have confirmed that MKX Lives will now be held…

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Instagram appears to be testing yet another TikTok-focused addition, with a new 'Audio' tab appearing for some users in their Explore options, which enables you to search for specific tracks in the app. As you can see in this example, posted by @WFBrother on Twitter (and shared by Matt Navarra), the new option enables you to search for songs by keyword, and provides a listing of registered tracks in Instagram's system. Tapping through on a result then takes you to a separate page for that song/clip, which includes options to save or use the audio in your own post, while it also shows you all the Reels clips that have used that same song or sound. Which is very similar to the same functionality on TikTok. Search for a song title in TikTok and you'll be able to find similar results in the 'Sounds' tab, while tapping through on a song title within a TikTok clip will take you to a display of all the clips that have used the same audio, which lends itself to increased interaction and sharing in the app as users look to tap into the latest trending tracks, and see how others have created clips…

Online publishers that rely on Instagram posts for digital content should be paying close attention to a class action complaint filed last week in federal court in San Francisco.The suit is by photographers who post copyrighted images on their Instagram pages. They contend that since 2013, Instagram and its parent, Facebook, have enabled the infringement of their copyrights by encouraging online publishers such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Mashable and People to embed Instagram posts in their articles.Instagram’s embedding tool, according to the complaint, allowed these online publishers to display copyrighted images without obtaining photographers’ permission or paying a licensing fee. The prospective class, which is represented by the Duncan Firm, Hoben Law, Cera and The Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman and could include “many thousands” of photographers, claims that Instagram induced online publishers to embed links to Instagram posts in order to drive traffic – and ensuing ad revenues – to the site.Facebook did not immediately respond to a query about the suit. Nor did spokespeople for Mashable or Meredith Corp, which owns People. A spokesman for Buzzfeed, which also owns HuffPost, declined to comment. Plaintiffs lawyer James Bartolomei of the Duncan Firm declined to provide a statement on the…

Commercial Bank is ranked fifth on LinkedIn’s list of the 10 best workplaces to grow your career in Qatar for 2021, it was announced on Monday. The 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list is a ranking of the 10 best workplaces to grow the career in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. LinkedIn’s all-new methodology, which uses unique LinkedIn data to go beyond the companies that attract talent, uncovers the companies that invest in their talent. According to LinkedIn, these 10 companies help employees build a professional foundation that sets them up for success both at the company level and beyond. The criteria used in the assessment was based on seven key pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, and educational background. The focused and well-structured social media presence of Commercial Bank and its award winning social medial channels have undeniably contributed to spreading awareness of the bank’s competitiveness in this area and proved an important element for each of the criteria categories. Commercial Bank Group CEO Joseph Abraham said, “Commercial Bank is pleased to be ranked amongst the 10 best workplaces to grow your career…

A new Florida law takes aim at Google, Facebook and Twitter. César Salza/CNET Large tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google could get slapped with fines if they bar political candidates in Florida from their platforms, under a new law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.The law came after Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube took the unprecedented step of booting then-President Donald Trump from their platforms out of concerns that his remarks could incite more violence after the deadly riots on Capitol Hill in January. These companies have long pushed back against allegations that they censor conservative speech, but criticism has increased after Trump was barred from multiple platforms.  Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Under the law, which takes effect July 1, the Florida Election Commission would fine any social media company $250,000 per day if the company removed an account for a candidate for statewide office. Social networks would also get fined $25,000 per day if they de-platformed candidates running for local offices.  » Read More

Top Stories by: Hannah Woosley-Collins Posted: May 24, 2021 / 02:19 PM CDT / Updated: May 24, 2021 / 02:20 PM CDT Account posing as Medora, ND Facebook page | Courtesy: Medora, ND The Medora, ND Facebook page is warning the public that a new account is posing as them. In a Facebook post, Medora, ND says an account titled “Medora-ND” is sending friend requests and holding giveaways, but this is not the real Medora Facebook page. They ask that you do not accept any friend requests or give them personal information and report the page so it can be taken down. Close Inside KXNET.COM Test Your Circus Animal Knowledge Bismarck Bucks Ticket Giveaway Bank of ND 529 Day Gallery Bismarck Bucks Kid of the Game Contests and Promotions Gallery Salute to Seniors Gallery More Don't Miss KX News Trending Stories Weather Spanish man found dead inside dinosaur sculpture Watford City Police arrest man for possession of narcotics,  » Read More

Our Saviour LutheranOur Saviour Lutheran Church holds Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. via Zoom for now and a 10:30 a.m. worship service that is both in-person and via vimeo online- https://vimeo.com/user117026643.There is a small in-person service in the sanctuary at noon on Wednesdays. Drive-through Communion is held the first Sunday of the month at noon. There is a 15-minute service on FM 89.5, followed by Communion.The church is located at 1517 Luther Way, Southern Pines. For information, visit www.oslcp.org or call (910) 692-2662.St. Paul LutheranSt. Paul Lutheran Church, in Whispering Pines, is having services at 9 a.m., with Communion offered.“We have social distancing,” says a spokesman. “Wear your mask.”Sunday Service will be also be shown on St. Paul’s website stpaulinthepines.com later in the afternoon.St. Paul Lutheran is located at 3253 Niagara-Carthage Road in Whispering Pines.For more information, call (307) 214-8166.Mt. Pleasant CCMt. Pleasant Christian Church, located at 4460 Lobelia Road, Vass, is holding worship services at holding worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday mornings. Sunday School services begin at 9:45 a.m. Masks are optional. Social distancing is preferred.The church pastor is the Rev. Raymond Campbell. Visit www.mtpleasantcc.org or call (910) 245-7405. The Village ChapelThe Village Chapel is offering in-person services…