#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users

#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users

“#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users” Twitter is testing an “undo send” function that would give users a short time to withdraw a tweet before it is posted, the company confirmed Friday. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who discovers unannounced social media features by looking at the sites’ code, tweeted an animation showing…

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#Parler sues Amazon again over decision to cut off servers

#Parler sues Amazon again over decision to cut off servers

“#Parler sues Amazon again over decision to cut off servers” Parler filed a new lawsuit against Amazon over the tech titan’s decision to boot the social network from its servers following January’s Capitol riots. The controversial startup filed the complaint in Washington state court on Tuesday, the same day it dropped the federal antitrust suit…

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#Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

#Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

“#Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters” SINGAPORE – Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s coup, researchers said, leading the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it was removing content that incites violence. Digital rights group Myanmar ICT for Development (MIDO) said it had found…

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#UK doorbell cameras, dashcams capture meteor on video

#UK doorbell cameras, dashcams capture meteor on video

“#UK doorbell cameras, dashcams capture meteor on video” Residents of the UK were surprised over the weekend when a slow-moving meteor blazed across the night sky. Videos posted to social media taken from doorbells and dashcams across Britain show the fireball just before 10 pm on Sunday. A video from UK Meteor Network now has more than 100,000 views on YouTube. “Was so clear,” Twitter user @JillHemingway…

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#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

“#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching” Parler has dropped the antitrust lawsuit it brought against Amazon after the tech titan booted the right-wing social network from its servers. In a three-page court filing, Parler said it was voluntarily dismissing its scathing January complaint accusing Amazon’s cloud computing unit of forcing its website offline out…

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# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media

# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media

“# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media ” Daniel Larimer, former chief technology officer of Block.one and a co-founder of Block.one and Steemit, has revealed his next project, called Clarion. The project is meant to become a mobile-first decentralized social media platform, supporting all types of social features like personal…

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#Judge approves 0M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

“#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement” SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was…

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