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Booed in Beauceville: False Facebook post highlights Quebec election online misinformation – CBC
It was a simple screen grab of a text message, posted to a popular Facebook group."Legault was in Beauceville today. He went to a restaurant and everybody was booing and yelling at him!" the text said, in French."He had to leave before eating." Shared more than a thousand times, with almost as…Read More
How to use Instagram's Notes feature – Gadgets Now
Popular social media platform Instagram keeps experimenting with new features and updates. Recently, the app added a ‘Notes’ feature that enables users to post thoughts in their DM section for 24 hours with a character limit of 60, visible only to followers.What is the Notes feature?As stated by Instagram, the…Read More
Apple removes Russian Facebook competitor VK from App Store – The Guardian
Apple has removed VK, Russia’s homegrown Facebook competitor, from its App Store globally, citing conflicts with British sanctions.In a statement on the social network’s website, the company said the app would continue to work on smartphones that had already installed it before the takedown, but warned users that “there may…Read More
Critic of Bill C-11 should be investigated for failing to disclose funding from YouTube, says Liberal MP
A Liberal MP has asked the lobbying commissioner to investigate an outspoken critic of the federal government’s online-streaming bill for failing to immediately disclose funding from YouTube and TikTok.The Heritage Minister’s Parliamentary secretary, Chris Bittle, has asked Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger to launch an investigation into Digital First Canada, an…Read More
Twitch is working on the sudden flood of new bot accounts – Softonic
Twitch is in hot water again. The embattled streaming platform is currently facing a mass incursion of phony accounts. If Twitch doesn’t find a way to make this fake account epidemic a relic of the past, the platform may very well be in serious trouble. This isn’t necessarily the last…Read More
Centre warns WhatsApp users, cautions them against hacker attack via video call
The Narendra Modi government has issued an advisory to WhatsApp users, warning of multiple vulnerabilities in the instant messaging platform. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), a nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has warned of vulnerabilities in WhatsApp for Android and iOS prior to…Read More
WhatsApp users should 'immediately' update to latest versions to fix security flaws: SingCert – TODAY
SINGAPORE — WhatsApp has released an update to address security flaws that could allow attackers to gain complete control of a targeted user's mobile application, the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCert) said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 28). The government cybersecurity response team urged WhatsApp users to download the…Read More
Judge 4 walks, still at 60 HR; Yankees win AL East, top Jays – WFMJ.com
News - AP-NationalAaron Judge walked four times and stayed at 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, as the New York Yankees clinched the AL East title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2.By IAN HARRISON Associated PressTORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge and the New York…Read More
Cardinals clinch NL Central title by beating Brewers 6-2 – Star Tribune
MILWAUKEE — The St. Louis Cardinals finally separated themselves from the Milwaukee Brewers in early August after chasing them for much of the season. They haven't looked back since, turning what had been a nip-and-tuck NL Central race into something of a runaway. MVP contender Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for…Read More
Twitter lawyer tells court Musk has not backed up claims of fake accounts
SynopsisDocuments obtained from two data scientists employed by Musk showed they estimated in early July that the number of fake accounts on the platform at 5.3% and 11%, the Twitter lawyer told a Delaware judge.ETtechElon Musk's review of Twitter Inc accounts by his advisers did not back up the billionaire's…Read More
xQc Admitted Streaming Gambling Content on Twitch Was 'Wrong' – GamblingNews
Popular Twitch streamer xQc tried to save face in the fallout of the ban on unlicensed gambling content on the Amazon-owned streaming platform by admitting that he knew what he was doing was wrong but he would not backtrack on his view on the subject. Doing It for Clout, Money,…Read More
Why Vimeo Inc. (VMEO)'s Most Recent Report Reveals Some Hints About Its Future
Vimeo Inc. (NASDAQ:VMEO) went down by -9.49% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $35.62. The company’s stock price has collected -16.09% of loss in the last five trading sessions. Barron’s reported on 02/10/22 that Vimeo Stock Plunges on Weak Growth Outlook. But This Analyst…Read More
Ex-Snapchat Marketer Gives Recommendations on Augmented Reality
September 28, 2022 by Diana Ambolis 135 Augmented reality (AR) and digital marketing specialist Marta Plone joined Team Overly this year. She supports business clients in creating, developing, and implementing successful augmented reality ventures. Marta has assisted Snapchat in establishing a notable presence in the Baltics and Finland. Currently, she…Read More
Ned Fulmer Cheated on Wife: Try Guys Affair Explained, Alex Herring | StyleCaster
After theories sparked up on the internet, many Try Guys fans are wondering: Did Ned Fulmer cheat on his wife? The internet conjured up some theories as to why the content creator was not involved in some of their videos for the last couple of weeks. The Try Guys is…Read More
Tumblr not likely to drop its porn ban, but it might be about to loosen it – Investor Telegraph
Tumblr is adding a new filtering feature called “community labels.” Contrary to speculation from some users, Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, says its broader rules haven’t changed so far — but the feature might lay the groundwork for a more liberal moderation policy. Community labels which was announced yesterday is to…Read More
Marine Vet Leaps Into Action, Disarms Perp, Now Facing Gun Charge For Being HERO?
A Marine Corps veteran who saved his friend from an attacker was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon during the incident. Now the vet alleges that the gun charge may be unconstitutional in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Fox News reports. On July 4, Lloyd Muldrow,…Read More
LMPD, FBI warn parents about extortion scheme involving explicit pictures targeting teenage boys
PLANTS HERE IN LOUISVILLE. A WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS USING EXPLICIT PHOTOS TO TARGET TEENAGERS. POLICE ARE ASKING TO MONITOR THEIR CHILDREN’S ACCOUNTS AS DETECTIVES WORK. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CASES INVOLVING TEENAGE BOYS BEING BLACKMAILED. GLADYS BATTISTA EXPLAINS THE SCHEME AND WHY POLICE SAY IT’S IMPORTANT PARENTS…Read More
Tumblr probably won't drop its porn ban, but it might be about to loosen it – The Verge
Tumblr is adding a new filtering feature called “community labels.” Contrary to speculation from some users, Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, says its broader rules haven’t changed so far — but the feature might lay the groundwork for a more liberal moderation policy.Community labels, announced yesterday, make the site’s moderation tools…Read More
