Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer tweeted around 6:45 pm ET that company’s services were “coming back online,” noting that it may take time to get them in a fully functioning mode. “To every small and large business, family, and individual who depends on us, I’m sorry,” he tweeted apologetically. …
Read More »Scraped data of 1.5 BILLION Facebook users offered for sale on the dark web – reports
User IDs, real names, email addresses, phone numbers, and locations are among the data of more than 1.5 billion Facebook customers that’s up for sale, according to a report on the cybersecurity news outlet Privacy Affairs on Monday. The going price has been quoted as $5,000 for a million names. …
Read More »iPhones to detect depression, cognitive decline & anxiety in users…problems it could cause in the first place, reports say
The tech giant is working with University of California, Los Angeles to see if its algorithms can detect stress, anxiety and depression among iPhone users, while the partnership with Biogen is devoted to studying mild cognitive impairment among users, according to several unnamed Apple employees who spoke to the Wall …
Read More »Censor-it-yourself: Twitter testing new feature that allows users to flag ‘misleading’ tweets
Users can already report tweets, but the new feature gives a second option after clicking on “Report Tweet.” Users can flag the tweet as “misleading.” Once a tweet has been labeled “misleading,” it will go on to be reviewed by artificial and human moderators, who will decide whether further action …
Read More »Eyebrow-raising and then some: new Android feature lets users control phones with facial expressions
Android users will gain the expanded ability to manipulate their phones with their facial expressions using a newly expanded Google feature called ‘Camera Switches’ that was recently included in the operating system’s Switch Access tool suite upgrade, XDA Developers reported on Sunday. Camera Switches previously allowed users to interact with …
Read More »‘F*ck off Piers!’ Morgan attacked by social media users for suggesting Arsenal should abandon signing over old abusive tweet
In addition to reportedly considering an approach for Barcelona’s Neto, the Gunners are currently locked in negotiations with Sheffield United’s much younger Aaron Ramsdale. Having two bids turned down for the 23-year-old, north London outfit are currently considering a third. This is rumored to consist of a package worth £18 million ($25 …
Read More »As #ReinstatementDay trends, Twitter rushes to inform its users that Trump cannot be reinstated
“Reuters and USA Today fact checks have found that the former president will not be reinstated on August 13,” the explanation under the hashtag #ReinstatementDay read on Twitter on Friday morning in the US. The fact-checkers proceeded to blame “a widely discredited QAnon conspiracy.” The tag made it to second …
Read More »‘Utter woke insanity’: Social media users blast ‘sick’ new Scottish rules that allow FOUR-YEAR OLDS to declare ‘gender identity’
In the 70-page document, issued to schools across the country on Thursday, teachers are instructed not to question students who declare that they are transgender or tell them “it’s just a phase”. Instead, they are urged to “be affirming” of the students’ feelings. Other “tips” for teachers include asking these …
Read More »‘What next?’ Social media users livid as Californian food blogger tries to cancel ‘curry,’ claims name rooted in colonialism
In a video posted in June and viewed more than 3.6 million times, Chaheti Bansal, a 27-year-old food blogger, called on people to “cancel the word curry.” The Californian explained that curry is an “umbrella term popularized by white people who couldn’t be bothered to learn the actual names of …
Read More »‘Facebook has officially jumped the shark’: New tool allowing users to ‘REQUEST PRAYERS’ met with mockery
Users can use the tool to request mass prayers for anything from a job interview to personal health. After a user creates their post, others can click a button reading, “I prayed.” The feature began being tested in the US in December. “During the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve seen many faith …
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