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Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page ‘an operational mistake’

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Botrax

Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page ‘an operational mistake’ August 28, 2020 (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday the company was at fault for not removing the page and […]

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Apple terminates Epic Games’ account on App Store

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Botrax

Apple terminates Epic Games’ account on App Store August 28, 2020 (Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Friday it had terminated “Fortnite” creator Epic Games’ account on its app store, following a legal battle between […]

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Exclusive: Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Botrax

Exclusive: Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees August 28, 2020 By Katie Paul and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Thursday told Reuters that Apple Inc rejected […]

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Facebook takes down militia group that organized armed response to protests

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Botrax

Facebook takes down militia group that organized armed response to protests Facebook has removed the page for a Kenosha, Wisconsin militia group after it organized a “call to arms” event as a response to protestors […]

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Facebook warns developers iOS 14 could sink app ad revenue

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Botrax

Facebook warns developers iOS 14 could sink app ad revenue Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 will be a disaster for app developers that rely on Facebook’s ad-tracking tools, the social network is warning. That’s because iOS 14 […]

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Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans laments Facebook censorship

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Botrax

Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans laments Facebook censorship Australia’s celebrity chef and alternative medicine promoter Pete Evans says that he is being “shadow banned” by Facebook. In the same breath as reporting about this, the […]

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YouTube admits its over-zealous “wide net” moderation has been deleting non-violating content

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Botrax

YouTube admits its over-zealous “wide net” moderation has been deleting non-violating content YouTube has been increasing its dependence on algorithms to moderate content, Google has revealed. But technology is far from replacing human reviewers as […]

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Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 Botrax

Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators August 25, 2020 By Poppy McPherson (Reuters) – Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead […]

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Facebook blocks group of one million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Botrax

Facebook blocks group of one million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure August 24, 2020 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Facebook on Monday blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million […]

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Zoom is down, everyone stop pretending to work

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Botrax

Zoom is down, everyone stop pretending to work Despite some controversy and security issues, Zoom has become near-essential in the time of coronavirus, with so many companies moving to remote work. As such, it surely […]

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Germany investigates Porsche over suspected petrol engine manipulation

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Botrax

Germany investigates Porsche over suspected petrol engine manipulation August 24, 2020 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s motor vehicle authority KBA is investigating Porsche AG over the suspected manipulation of petrol engines to achieve improved emissions data. […]

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Twitter hides Trump tweet for potentially discouraging voting

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Botrax

Twitter hides Trump tweet for potentially discouraging voting Twitter has once again flagged and hidden one of President Trump’s tweets, this time “for making misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in […]

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Reasons not to use the Discord communications system

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Botrax

Reasons not to use the Discord communications system The Discord communications system requires running a nonfree client program. That alone is reason to refuse to use it. The program reportedly collects lots of data about […]

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Discord Is Not An Acceptable Choice For Free Software Projects

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Botrax

20 February 2020 ( 3900 words, approximately a 21 minute read. ) It’s simple: free software projects should not use Discord. (This goes equally for any sort of public interest group.) Here’s why. TL;DR: Standardizing […]

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Google Drive flaw may let attackers fool you into installing malware

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 Botrax

Google Drive flaw may let attackers fool you into installing malware Google Drive may have a way for hackers to trick you into installing rogue code. System administrator A. Nikoci has told The Hacker News […]

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BREAKING: Twitter Suspends 7 CDMedia/Staff Accounts At Once.Guess We Are WAAAY Too Effective!

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 Botrax

Overnight Twitter has suspended 7 CDMedia and staff associated accounts, a total of over 200k followers. CDMedia’s traffic had been shadow banned for some time on Twitter, and our traffic this month on Twitter was […]

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Apple apparently blocked WordPress app updates to force IAP support

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Botrax

Apple apparently blocked WordPress app updates to force IAP support In yet another example of Apple’s increasingly-strained relationship with developers, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg tweeted that the free WordPress app on iOS hadn’t seen updates […]

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The Morning After: One typo created a random skyscraper in ‘Flight Simulator’

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020 Botrax

The Morning After: One typo created a random skyscraper in ‘Flight Simulator’ Ridesharing’s legal drama in California will continue, at least for now. Uber and Lyft faced a midnight shutdown on Thursday until a court […]

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Adobe Lightroom iOS update permanently deleted users’ photos

August 20, 2020August 22, 2020 Botrax

Adobe Lightroom iOS update permanently deleted users’ photos A recent update to the Adobe Lightroom app permanently deleted some iOS users’ photos and presets, an Adobe rep confirmed on the Photoshop feedback forums. Adobe has […]

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TikTok has removed hundreds of thousands of videos for hate speech

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Botrax

TikTok has removed hundreds of thousands of videos for hate speech TikTok is the latest social media platform to peel back the curtain on its efforts to fight hate speech. Since the beginning of the […]

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Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Botrax

Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th Reddit says it’s ramping up its fight against hate speech. Since rolling out its new content policies on June 29th, the platform has banned nearly […]

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Australia’s big four banks remove thousands of ATMs and shut down hundreds of branches as the coronavirus crisis pushes nation closer to a cashless society

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Botrax

Australia’s big four banks remove thousands of ATMs and shut down hundreds of branches as the coronavirus crisis pushes nation closer to a cashless society The number of ATMs across the nation are at their […]

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The Oculus community hates Facebook’s login policy switch

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Botrax

The Oculus community hates Facebook’s login policy switch VR enthusiasts are pissed.Yesterday, Facebook announced that Oculus headsets will soon require a Facebook account to use. The policy change comes into effect from October 1st for […]

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Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Botrax

Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps The Secret Service paid a private company for access to location data generated by common smartphone apps, Motherboard reports. Internal documents obtained through a Freedom of […]

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Google reportedly sent identifying info of extremist users to law enforcement

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Botrax

Google reportedly sent identifying info of extremist users to law enforcement Google may have shared identifying information of certain users with law enforcement, according to a report from The Guardian. Leaked documents indicate that the […]

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Europe’s top court kills Privacy Shield that allowed US data sharing

August 15, 2020August 17, 2020 Botrax

Europe’s top court kills Privacy Shield that allowed US data sharing The EU just threw a wrench into transatlantic e-commerce by blocking a key agreement between Europe and the US. Europe‘s top court announced that […]

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Amazon Alexa security bug allowed access to voice history

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Botrax

Amazon Alexa security bug allowed access to voice history A flaw in Amazon’s Alexa smart home devices could have allowed hackers access personal information and conversation history, cyber-security researchers say. Attackers could install or remove […]

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SUPPRESSED: Facebook censored over 100 million posts for so-called coronavirus “misinformation”

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Botrax

SUPPRESSED: Facebook censored over 100 million posts for so-called coronavirus “misinformation” Between April and June 2020, Facebook removed seven million posts about the coronavirus for what it deemed to be “harmful” information about the coronavirus. […]

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YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Botrax

YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling YouTube says it will take down videos that promote election interference, such as encouraging people to create long voting lines that make it harder for others to […]

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iOS update arrives to fix ‘green tint’ iPhone 11 issue

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Botrax

iOS update arrives to fix ‘green tint’ iPhone 11 issue iOS 13.6 went out to Apple’s mobile devices last month with Apple News upgrades and a digital car key feature, and now a new iOS […]

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Facebook has removed 7 million posts for coronavirus misinformation

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Botrax

Facebook has removed 7 million posts for coronavirus misinformation If it seems like there’s a lot of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook, that’s because there is: Between April and June, the social network […]

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Belarus is reportedly blocking and throttling Twitter in reaction to protests

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Botrax

Belarus is reportedly blocking and throttling Twitter in reaction to protests Twitter has acknowledged that it is being blocked and throttled in Belarus, likely due to protests contesting the legitimacy of recent election results. Alexander […]

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Deep dive into the reasons behind why Intel is behind technologically.

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Botrax

Deep dive into the reasons behind why Intel is behind technologically. URL: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/deep-dive-into-the-reasons-behind-why-intel-is-behind-technologically/

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Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Botrax

Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs Several security vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chip could allow attackers to take control of more than 40% of all […]

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‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ devs are investigating problems with the PC version

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Botrax

‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ devs are investigating problems with the PC version Shortly after Horizon Zero Dawn arrived on PC last week, players started reporting problems including crashing, freezing and frame rate issues. Now, Guerrilla Games […]

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Our readers get real about their issues with the AirPods Pro

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Botrax

Our readers get real about their issues with the AirPods Pro When senior editor Billy Steele gave the AirPods Pro a spin last November, he praised their refined design and improved sound quality, along with […]

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Senate Bill To Curb Invasive Facial Recognition Software After Rite Aid Deployed In 200 Stores

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Botrax

Senate Bill To Curb Invasive Facial Recognition Software After Rite Aid Deployed In 200 Stores Authored by Julia Conley via CommonDreams.org, New legislation put forward by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday would curb the […]

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Scientists rename genes because Microsoft Excel reads them as dates

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Botrax

Scientists rename genes because Microsoft Excel reads them as dates Microsoft Excel’s automatic formatting is normally helpful for finishing spreadsheets quickly, but it’s proving to be an agent of chaos for geneticists. The Verge has […]

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Facebook removes Trump post for ‘harmful COVID misinformation’

August 5, 2020August 10, 2020 Botrax

Facebook removes Trump post for ‘harmful COVID misinformation’ Donald Trump finally found a line Facebook is unwilling to allow him to cross: promoting misinformation about the coronavirus. The social network removed a post from Donald […]

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Instagram ‘bug’ heavily favored Trump content over Biden for months

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Botrax

Instagram ‘bug’ heavily favored Trump content over Biden for months In yet another evidentiary blow to the conservative mythology that social media platforms are biased against them and actively silencing right-wing voices, Buzzfeed reports that […]

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Security flaw in Twitter Android app might have exposed Direct Messages

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Botrax

Security flaw in Twitter Android app might have exposed Direct Messages Twitter acknowledged today that there was a security vulnerability in its Android app that would have exposed private data such as Direct Messages (via […]

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Honda recalls 608,000 minivans and SUVs over faulty software

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Botrax

Honda recalls 608,000 minivans and SUVs over faulty software Honda has announced a recall of 608,000 SUVs and vans due to faulty software that can cause the instrument display panel to to black out key […]

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Judge Orders Patreon to Pay Owen Benjamin Fans Millions of Dollars In Massive Blow to Tech Censorship

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 Botrax

Judge Orders Patreon to Pay Owen Benjamin Fans Millions of Dollars In Massive Blow to Tech Censorship Owen Benjamin and his fans have prevailed in their legal battle with Patreon. According to reporting by Mike […]

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Twitter’s mysterious algorithms bury the Maxwell/Epstein story again

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 Botrax

Twitter’s mysterious algorithms bury the Maxwell/Epstein story again URL: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/twitters-mysterious-algorithms-bury-the-maxwell-epstein-story-again/

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