Facebook Aquila Internet-Beaming Drone Lands Successfully in Second Test
Facebook said on Thursday it had completed a second test of its Aquila drone designed to some day beam internet access to remote parts of [Read More…]
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Twitter Said to Be Looking for Ways to Let Users Flag Fake News
Twitter is exploring adding a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information, according to two people familiar with [Read More…]
Germany approves plans to fine social media firms up to €50m
German justice minister Heiko Maas, the driving force behind the new bill. Photograph: Michael S Staff and agencies Friday 30 June 2017 12.14 BSTLast modified on Friday [Read More…]
Weibo to Block Unapproved Video Content Following Government Rebuke
Weibo Corp, the operator of China’s top microblogging site, will block unapproved video content and work more closely with state media to promote “mainstream” ideas, [Read More…]
Facebook, Election Commission Partner on ‘Voter Registration Reminder’ on July 1
The Election Commission will launch a special drive to enrol new electors, and has collaborated with Facebook to launch a ‘voter registration reminder’ on July [Read More…]
Twitter Hires Castleberry Singleton as New VP of Inclusion and Diversity
In line with its goal of having six percent or more under-represented minorities in leadership roles, Twitter has hired Castleberry Singleton to lead its diversity efforts. “Excited [Read More…]
Chasing social media shares harms public trust in science – so stop it
College lecturer in psychology at the University of Oxford Wednesday 28 June 2017 07.30 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 28 June 2017 11.19 BST Last month US TV [Read More…]
Telegram App Used in Saint Petersburg Bombing, Says Russia
Russia’s FSB security agency on Monday said the Telegram messaging service was used by those behind the Saint Petersburg metro bombing, the latest salvo by [Read More…]
Facebook Reportedly in Talks to Produce Original TV-Quality Shows
Facebook Inc is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original programming by late summer, the Wall [Read More…]
Facebook Celebrates 20 Years of Harry Potter by Letting You Cast Spells
On June 26 1997, J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone hit the bookstores for the first time, which started us on a magical [Read More…]