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Los Lunas locals question Facebook's data center expansion, worry about water use
Residents group call for crucial vote to be delayed in New Mexico A community organization says that the Village of Los Lunas needs to delay a vote into a huge Facebook data center expansion, over water concerns in New Mexico, US.The Valencia Water Watchers group claim that the village in…Read More
How Snapchat made a comeback and won back users and advertisers
Hi, this is Amanda Perelli and welcome back to Insider Influencers, our weekly rundown on the business of influencers, creators, and social-media platforms. Sign up for the newsletter here. In this week's edition:How Snapchat made a comeback and the key moments in its turnaroundHow YouTube creators are using Amazon's live shopping…Read More
What Brands Need To Consider As They Look Beyond Facebook
Ross Shelleman is the CEO of Aisle Rocket, a full-service performance marketing and creative services agency. getty Facebook’s overwhelming dominance in the social advertising space has been well established for years now. But as demographics and media behaviors shift and Facebook continues to come under scrutiny for its practices, brands and…Read More
Slower internet bothering you? New Instagram Lite with just 2MB runs on 2G networks
JERUSALEM: Facebook said on Wednesday it was launching a "lite" version of Instagram in 170 countries that will enable people with poor internet to access the photo and video sharing social networking service. Instagram Lite will be available for Android-based phones and require less bandwidth than the traditional version. The…Read More
Covid holds back women
New research from LinkedIn has shown COVID-19 is having a detrimental impact on women’s careers. The study of more than 20,000 working professionals from around the world has found that nearly half (49 per cent) of women say their career has been set back or put on hold due to…Read More
Instagram Is Experimenting With Automated Captions for Stories
If you follow a lot of influencers on Instagram, you will know that they upload a lot of content updating you about some things on their stories and at times it can be hard to sit and listen to all of it. Also sometimes because of language barrier and accent…Read More
Myanmar's state-run enterprises shunned by global tech firms
Major global tech firms have stepped up to reexamine the use of their platforms by military-owned companies including state telco Mytel and television network MRTV, but activists argue that only “stance and action” could prevent the situation from worsening. Vimeo, a US video streaming site, said on Thursday that it…Read More
From a 'big pile of stones' to an award-winning Scots monument – Clachtoll Broch is rescue project …
It is one of northern Scotland’s most iconic archaeological monuments that provides a unique insight into the nation’s Iron Age past having emerged after a 14 year series of community excavations. Some 2,000 years ago, a Highland broch burned down but in the process sealed remarkable evidence of its final…Read More
MyPillow CEO to launch social media site described as cross between YouTube and Twitter
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said in an interview published Wednesday that he plans to launch a social media site called Vocl that he described as a cross between YouTube and Twitter.Lindell, a strong supporter of former President TrumpDonald TrumpThe Memo: How the COVID year upended politics Biden seeks his moment…Read More
Content Moderation Case Studies: The Challenges In Moderating Information Regarding Eating …
from the not-as-simple-as-you-might-think dept Summary: In 2012, the Huffington Post did an exposé on eating disorder blogs, mainly on the site Tumblr. It discussed the world of “thinspo” and “thinspiration” blogs, that focused on building a community around losing unhealthy amounts of weight. In response, Tumblr announced that it was…Read More
Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit
by: JAKE BLEIBERG, Associated Press Posted: Mar 10, 2021 / 05:26 PM EST / Updated: Mar 10, 2021 / 05:26 PM EST Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association on Thursday Sept. 10, 2020. Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General. The social…Read More
Twitter sues Texas AG to stop “retaliatory” content-moderation probe
reprisal — Texas targeted Twitter because of protected content moderation, suit claims. Kate Cox - Mar 10, 2021 10:20 pm UTC Twitter is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging that a probe Paxton launched into its business is an act of retaliation against the platform's choice to ban the…Read More
YouTube's search bar was spacing out in many web browsers today
So this was a weird one: depending on the browser you’re using, your space bar may not have worked in the YouTube.com search bar for a little while today. Pressing it would make absolutely nothing happen, so your YouTube searches ended up being one long string of words. The bug…Read More
Bruno Mars' music video for “Grenade” has reached 1 billion views on YouTube a decade after its …
Released as the second single to Mars' 2010 debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, "Grenade" earned the singer his third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit. It was nominated for record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards, and "Grenade" was certified…Read More
'This is real': Holocaust survivor shares story on Clubhouse to help combat hate
Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann had given speeches at many events over the years about his experiences, but none of them had lasted 16 hours or included thousands of people from around the world. That changed Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. With an invite to the audio-focused social networking app Clubhouse,…Read More
IAC Stock Gains as Vimeo Shows Strong Growth Ahead of Spinoff
Updated March 10, 2021 11:51 am ET / Original March 10, 2021 11:50 am ET Order Reprints Print Article Text size The IAC building in New York is the architect Frank Gehry's first in the city. Mario Tama/Getty Images IAC shares are trading higher after the internet holding company posted…Read More
Your Cats & Dogs Can Join in Your AR Antics with These Pet-Friendly Snapchat Lenses
The face tracking of cats and dogs are probably my favorite AR innovations that have come to Snapchat Lenses over the past few years.What can I say, I enjoy taking photos and videos of my shorkie Lucy and my cat Dorian with goofy effects anchored on their cute little mugs.…Read More
How the City College Theater Department is Keeping Artistry Alive During COVID-19
Words by Sarah LoganGraphic by Aspasia Celia TsampasThe COVID-19 pandemic has left many students at City College feeling left out of the activities that once brought them joy and socialization before remote classes. With large gatherings being banned because of the lockdown, theater goers, performers, and actors have had to…Read More
