Internet privacy: the apps that protect you from your apps | Technology
Tech companies don’t have favourite songs, but if they did, they would all pick Radiohead’s Just – “You do it to yourself, you do/ And that’s what really hurts,” they would croon, staring their users dead in the eye. And strictly speaking, they’d be right: many of the worst excesses of the industry are, technically, …
Live M25, M20, A2 and Dartford Crossing traffic updates and breaking news for Friday, January 24
Good morning and welcome to the Kent Live daily morning live blog for Friday, January 24. Here we will bring you the latest on any major traffic and travel incidents as well as breaking news across Kent throughout the day. There are lengthy queues on the A2 Westbound due to an earlier accident at A2260 …
Celebs are opening up about health struggles, but are they reducing stigma?
When Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., made a video showing she’d gone bald for The Root this week, messages of support flooded Twitter. Pressley’s hair loss was caused by the autoimmune condition alopecia, and in response to her disclosure, women posted stories about their own alopecia diagnoses and photos of their hair loss, thanking Pressley for …
Bobby Wagner reacts to linebacker Luke Kuechly’s early retirement
Since joining the league together in 2012, linebackers Bobby Wagner and Luke Kuechly have been compared to each other — and it’s not hard to see why. Kuechly joined the Panthers as the ninth overall pick and immediately went to work as an elite middle linebacker, ultimately making seven Pro Bowls and five All-Pro nods …
Snapchat and TikTok Embrace ‘Deepfake’ Video Technology Even As Facebook Shuns It
Facebook will ban manipulated media known as deepfakes from the social media platform to combat … [+] misinformation campaigns ahead of the 2020 election. The Washington Post via Getty Images Facebook and other social media companies say they’re trying to curb misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election, most recently enacting policies against “deepfakes.” Rivals …
Twitter blocks accounts linked to Saudi ‘state-backed’ manipulation effort | Technology
Twitter said on Friday it had suspended thousands of accounts linked to a manipulation effort stemming from Saudi Arabia, in the latest crackdown on state-sponsored propaganda efforts. The social network said some 88,000 accounts being blocked were linked to Saudi state-backed “information operations” in violation of Twitter’s platform manipulation rules. Most of the accounts were …
Social media sounds off over queen’s interaction with Princess Anne, President Trump at royal reception
A video shot inside Buckingham Palace at the NATO reception on Tuesday has garnered mass attention on social media after people called into question a gesture between the queen and her daughter. Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and …
The Technology 202: Facebook issues disclaimer demanded by Singapore government
Ctrl + N Facebook logo. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration) Facebook users in Singapore spotted a correction on the social network over the weekend as the company for the first time complied with a controversial local law aimed at curbing misinformation. “Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information,” said a …
BREAKING: Twitter suspends journalist Andy Ngo
On Nov. 10, a celebrated trans author wrote a viral tweet thread that received over 100,000 likes. The thread complained about the discrepancy between successful, beautiful women, and their often abusive and unkempt male partners. As it turns out, she may have been projecting. The author, who writes under the pen name “Meredith Russo,” is …
Traffic, travel and breaking news updates for Devon and Cornwall on Thursday, November 14
Welcome to our breaking news service – the only place you can get all the latest news and traffic, travel and weather updates for Devon and Cornwall. We’ll keep you updated on everything that’s happening on the major roads around the region – and how traffic is moving in major towns and the key cities …
