#Facebook begins test to show less political content

#Facebook begins test to show less political content

“#Facebook begins test to show less political content” Following Zuckerberg’s promise that Facebook would show less political content in the future, the company has begun testing just that. In a blog post today, the company announced it would begin to “reduce the distribution of political content in News Feed for a small percentage of people…

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#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears

#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears

“#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears” SINGAPORE – A Singapore government scheme to ensure children have access to computers for home learning has raised privacy concerns over monitoring software installed on the devices. The scheme, accelerated by the closure of schools last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, offers subsidies…

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#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks

#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks

“#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks” During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the US actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks, reflecting a splintering of white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that are more difficult to track. In its…

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#Google deletes thousands of negative Robinhood app reviews

#Google deletes thousands of negative Robinhood app reviews

“#Google deletes thousands of negative Robinhood app reviews” Google appeared to remove nearly 100,000 negative reviews for the Robinhood app after outraged investors bombarded the stock-trading startup with complaints. Amateur traders urged each other online to leave negative reviews for the app in the Google Play Store after Robinhood froze trading on shares of GameStop…

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#Facebook users’ phone numbers being sold on Telegram: report

#Facebook users’ phone numbers being sold on Telegram: report

“#Facebook users’ phone numbers being sold on Telegram: report” A cybercriminal created a bot that sold access to millions of Facebook users’ cellphone numbers through the Telegram messaging app, a new report says. The bot pulled the info from a massive database of phone numbers taken from Facebook before the social network patched a security hole…

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