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BENGALURU: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come to the defence of WhatsApp over its recent policy update. He said when it comes to protecting people’s messages, WhatsApp is “clearly superior”. Zuckerberg even took a dig at rivals, naming Apple’s iMessage. During the company’s earnings call, he said WhatsApp has a lot of competitors who have made “misleading claims” about their privacy standards. “iMessage stores non-end-to-end encrypted backups of your messages by default unless you disable iCloud. So, Apple and governments have the ability to access most people’s messages. So, when it comes to what matters most — protecting people’s messages — I think that WhatsApp is clearly superior,” he said. The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been under fire in India, its largest market with 400 million users, since its proposed privacy changes. Alternative messaging platforms like Signal, built by Brian Acton who’d previously co-founded WhatsApp, have gained new users due to this. WhatsApp has postponed implementing the changes to mid-May after the backlash. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A crook or crooks on social media used a North Texas public official’s image to make their phony offers appear legitimate. The City of Farmers Branch said it happened to Mayor Robert Dye this week. Someone impersonated him in a fake Instagram account, then used that account to solicit payments from unsuspecting victims who expected to access a federal grant. Instagram scam (credit: City of Farmers Branch) Police Chief David Hale says these fraudulent offers have become more common during the COVID-19 pandemic. People are more often desperate for federal grants, spending more time online and more likely to make a quick decision, trying to meet a fake deadline. COVID-19 vaccine scams, federal grant scams and banking scams are just the tip of the iceberg. Learn more about scams during the pandemic here. The FBI has a large database of common scams here. MORE FROM CBSDFW Baylor Scott & White Health To Outsource, Eliminate 1,700 Positions New Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia Now Certified Texas Peace Officer After Passing State Exam Construction Worker Struck And Killed By Piece Of Equipment In Frisco CBSDFW.com StaffThe CBS DFW team is a group of experienced journalists who along…

Amouranth on Twitch / AmouranthOlivia R. January 29, 2021Controversial Twitch streamer Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa has revealed a secret to getting viewers. But it only works if you're a female streamer. Amouranth was hanging out with Devin Nash during an IRL stream, answering questions from her fellow Twitch partner. This led to some helpful hints for female Twitch streamers looking to boost their views with little or no effort on their end. She called it the new "Twitch meta."  Amouranth explains how female streamers can get more views on Twitch Nash asked Amouranth why she streams in her room. She replied that it's simply for the better lighting. Oh, and because there's a bed behind her. According to Amouranth, she can lay on the bed when she gets low on views. That's the "new meta on Twitch for girls," she added while shopping around.  Devin then asked if Amouranth used that tactic herself.  “Occasionally," Amouranth responded. "Lately, I haven’t had to because my views have been pretty okay.”  The conversation turned back to shopping soon after that moment, but it was definitely conversation viewers couldn't forget. It seemed as though Amouranth was joking, potentially mocking female streamers who rely on attracting…

Throughout 2020, viewers watched a combined 27.9 billion hours of content across all platforms, with viewership reaching 8.26 billion hours in just Q4 alone, according to a data report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. YouTube Gaming nearly doubled its total watch time from 3.19 billion to 6.19 billion, while Facebook Gaming saw the largest growth in terms of percentages, jumping to 3.1 billion hours from 1.09 billion hours. Image via Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet Twitch still remains the top dog when it comes to all streaming content, setting more records for the industry, including most hours watched in one quarter with 5.44 billion hours in Q4. The platform alone accounted for more than 50 percent of the 8.26 billion hours watched in totality across the three services to close out the year.  Image via Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet For streamers, they broadcasted 916 million hours of content across all platforms in 2020. That is a 45.4 percent increase from 629 million hours streamed in 2019, with Q4 accounting for 255 million of those hours.  Specifically for Twitch, the platform saw a 67.36 percent jump in hours watched from 11 billion in 2019 to 18.41 billion hours in 2020. This growth…

A strange bug is beginning to confuse frequent Snapchat users. After sending a message, the app will say it has been delivered, as usual. However, regardless of when the message was received, Snapchat will say it was opened just now. As a result, users don’t know when messages were actually received. What causes Snapchat to say opened just now? Read on to learn more.Why does Snapchat say Snaps were opened just now?It’s not entirely clear why Snapchat says messages were opened just now. However, this does seem to be a new phenomenon, appearing sometime in the last few months. No matter when the Snap photo, video, or chat message was sent, Snapchat will say it was opened just now.While some cases of this happening may just be coincidence, it seems to be happening to more and more users. In nearly all cases, Snapchat says messages were opened just now whenever the app itself is opened. After that — once you see that it was opened — it will remain in the opened state afterward. And while you’ll be able to check when the snap was sent, you won’t be able to tell when it was actually viewed.That’s the main problem:…

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) -”Their entire life is text messaging back and forth with other people. And so do you know who your child is messaging direct messaging, having conversations with?” said Voice for Children, Executive Director, Nyse Holloman. It’s a question the Genesee County Sheriff and his partners at Voices for Children want parents to know the answer to prevent a child from becoming a victim of a sexual predator. “Let me introduce you yo Lucas Gatewood is 26 years old. This in Lansing 80 miles from where we are right this very moment, he met a victim on Snapchat. The victim was innocent.” said Genesee County Sheriff, Chris Swanson. Thursday, Sheriff Chris Swanson held a GHOST virtual town hall to talk about how predators are finding their victims on social media-- including some newer apps being used. “There’s snapchat, Instagram, Facebook messenger. Everybody says Facebook is dead. it’s not. A lot of the conversations we see is strictly through Facebook messenger. And Snapchat the big story out there, is I can send something and it will disappear. That’s not true,” said Voices for Children is a child advocacy organization serving Genesee and Shiawassee Counties.The group’s Executive Director Nsye Holloman…

A onetime supervisor for a popular Halloween attraction in Shakopee sexually assaulted a 15-year-old co-worker in the first of many encounters spanning months, according to charges. Bryan E. Ellinger, now 31, of Shakopee, was charged Wednesday with first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the assaults, which began in the fall of 2013 and ended early the next year. Ellinger, who has two other sex-related criminal cases on his record, was charged by warrant and has yet to be arrested. His girlfriend said that he would not be answering questions about the allegations. County Attorney Ron Hocevar said he's confident that "we will have him pretty quick." The criminal complaint raised the possibility that Ellinger assaulted other girls who worked at the Trail of Terror. Hocevar said he's hoping that if there are other victims and "they see the ice has been broken, they'll come forward." Ellinger has at least two other sexual assault convictions in Minnesota, according to court records. He was charged in Scott County as a juvenile in 2007 and found guilty of third-degree sexual assault for having sex with someone more than two years younger than him and with indecent exposure. In…

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When looking for a new job, LinkedIn can be a powerful tool. The platform has a detailed job board, over 250 million monthly active users, and is a hangout spot for CEOs and hiring managers. But to use LinkedIn to your advantage, you must make full use of the platform. To do that, you need to know what you shouldn’t be doing. Here are seven mistakes that can harm your job search... 1. Not Making the Most of Your Headline Do you have your current job position as your headline on LinkedIn? Or if you’re not employed, is the first thing that people see on your page something along the lines of “sales manager” with no further context? If you answered yes to either of these, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Your headline is the first thing users see when you appear in their news feed or when someone visits your profile. You should therefore see this section as an opportunity to market yourself. Explain how your skills can help potential employers---and don’t be afraid to get playful or use emojis either. To change your headline, go to the pencil icon next to your profile picture. Under your first and…

If you’re an entrepreneur, creative, or social media enthusiast, chances are you’ve heard of the new live-audio chat app Clubhouse that’s exploded during quarantine. I sat down with Dan Fleyshman – a philanthropist, social media mogul, serial entrepreneur, and the co-founder of the online learning platform for entrepreneurs 100 Million Academy – to discuss his thoughts on Clubhouse. Dan has had extreme success on the app, creating popular rooms such as Money, Investing, Side Hustles, and Building Wealth. For reference, Dan is the youngest founder to take a company public at 19, and has angel invested in 35 companies. He is also the founder of Elevator Studio, which has spent more on Instagram influencer and celebrity posts than any other company in history. Essentially, this guy knows his stuff – and he thinks Clubhouse will be the #1 app of the year. Anais, author: Why do you believe Clubhouse is the next big thing in social media? How have you been using it? Dan: There are a few reasons for all the hype about Clubhouse. It’s exclusive. The app is still “invite only” while it’s in their beta testing. Movie stars, rappers, beauty executives, comedians, and venture capital executives are…