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The UK’s competition regulator is launching an in-depth investigation of Facebook’s $400m (£290m) acquisition of the gif creation website Giphy over fears that it could lead to a squeeze on the supply of gifs to other social networks such as Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it was concerned that the takeover may “result in a substantial lessening of competition” for gif creation in the UK and other markets.The CMA said it had called upon Facebook to address its concerns, but Facebook had refused to do so.The most popular gif of 2020 was Thank You by Red & Howling, which shows a cartoon dog expressing its thanks to medical staff and essential workers during the Covid pandemic. The gif was viewed more than a billion times, according to Giphy.The CMA began an initial investigation in January at a time when Facebook was under intense global regulatory scrutiny over competition and privacy concerns.Following the initial investigation, the CMA said that if the two companies remained merged it could lessen Giphy’s “incentive to expand its digital advertising, leading to a loss of potential competition in this market”. It added that Facebook already accounted for more than…

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Lawrence Guy seems pleased to be back with the New England Patriots. The defensive tackle, who re-signed with the Patriots on a four year, $11.5 million deal last month, celebrated his return to New England with a post on Instagram. He put together a post that riffed off the Eminem song, “Without me,” and showed himself standing near a bunch of TVs, which were showing highlights from his Patriots’ tenure. Guy has been a productive defensive tackle for the Patriots, and he will join a loaded group of defensive linemen, which includes Davon Godchaux, Henry Anderson and Deatrich Wise, among others. https://www.instagram.com/p/CND70ttBAda/ Clever.

The Supreme Court said Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission could begin to relax the rules restricting single-company ownership of multiple media outlets in a community, clearing the way for more industry consolidation.In a separate ruling, the court said Facebook did not violate the federal law governing robocalls when it sent text messages to a man who said he never had an account with the social media company.Both decisions were unanimous.In a victory for the nation's broadcasters, the justices overturned a lower court ruling that blocked the FCC from carrying out a Trump administration effort to repeal some media cross-ownership rules. The industry argued that consolidation would help it remain competitive as audiences increasingly move to online sources.The court's opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, said the limits on cross ownership were adopted at a time when media sources were more limited."The FCC considered the record evidence on competition, localism, viewpoint diversity, and minority and female ownership, and reasonably concluded that the three ownership rules no longer serve the public interest," he wrote.  » Read More

Instagram influencer Lee MacMillan has died. According to a post on her Instagram page, "lifewithlee," the Canadian social media star died by suicide after a battle with depression. She was 28 years old. MacMillan's Instagram page, which documented her traveling tales in Australia with her ex-boyfriend, Max, and their dog in a van, has over 61,000 followers. According to local news station KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara, California, on Monday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office identified MacMillan as the woman that was hit and killed by a train last week near Santa Barbara. According to the report, she was previously reported missing, and police feared she may have been suicidal. A heartbreaking post on her page Tuesday said she took her own life on Friday."She was the brightest light, a magnetic force of nature and was loved by so so many," the post reads. "If we can do one thing for Lee now, in the midst of this soul-crushing loss, it’s to spread the message that mental health is just as real as physical health, and that illness can strike anyone, no matter how unlikely they may seem. It's ok to not be ok, it's ok to ask for help, it's…

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Home News Software (Image credit: LinkedIn) LinkedIn has confirmed it is building a rival to popular chat room Clubhouse for its members.According to TechCrunch, the Microsoft-owned business social network is looking to develop a feature in its mobile app to showcases speakers in a room with listeners. The company believes it can offer professional and enterprise users a more tailored and targeted approach to speaking than its rival, along with similar services reportedly being built by Slack and others.We've built a list of the best website builders aroundThese are the best portfolio website builders on the marketAlso check out our roundup of the best WordPress themesSpeak easyThe report claims that the new features were discovered by reverse engineer Allessandro Paluzzi, who shared the developments via a tweet. However LinkedIn has now revealed its own images and details, showing off more details of the new feature. The company says the audio experience will be linked with a user's professional identity, thus making them more comfortable to engage with the content. In addition, there are tools that allow users to join and leave the room, respond to the comments, and request to speak. LinkedIn spokesperson Suzi Owens told TechCrunch that the platform saw a 50% growth in conversations around stories, videos…

CLOSE 23 million parents in the US are on Snapchat Snapchat reaches more students in the U.S. than any other platform Snap Inc. By David Cohen 8 hours ago While there is still ample time left in the current school year, there is also ample time for marketers to begin preparing for the next school year, and Snap Inc. is providing them with resources to optimize for a hopeful return to in-person learning.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The demand for technical privacy professionals is high—but teams are often considered understaffed in these roles, according to ISACA’s recent Privacy in Practice 2021 survey report. Privacy technologists seeking to fill these key positions and advance their careers can demonstrate their technical privacy skills with ISACA’s Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) certification and are now able to take the newly launched CDPSE exam. The CDPSE exam covers three key domain areas—privacy governance, privacy architecture and data lifecycle—which cover the tasks performed by individuals who have significant knowledge, experience and responsibilities in assessing, building and implementing comprehensive technical privacy solutions. “Given the looming talent and knowledge gaps in implementing privacy by design solutions in a landscape with continually evolving and increasingly complex privacy regulations and requirements, CDPSE has gained notable traction after its initial launch,” says Nader Qaimari, ISACA Chief Product Officer. “Technical privacy professionals can validate their experience through the new CDPSE exam, which matches ISACA’s globally recognized CISA, CISM, CGEIT, and CRISC certifications in rigor and requirements.” CDPSE exam takers can prepare for the exam with the CDPSE Review Manual, a comprehensive, peer-reviewed IT-related privacy review resource and an online self-paced review course that incorporates proven…

CLOSE The blogging platform introduces Non-Fungible Tumblcryptids Tumblr users can generate and adopt as many as they want Tumblr By David Cohen 21 hours ago Tumblr became the latest company to throw its hat in the NFT ring—Non-Fungible Tumblcryptids, that is.