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Since the advent of video conferencing in the workplace last year, many people have had to reassess not only their computers, but also their work spaces and home office setups. Disorganized backgrounds and poor lighting add additional concerns to already stressed people, on top of having a decent webcam. Virtual backgrounds, which can be more […]
An experiment that labels bot accounts has been added to Twitter’s long list of ongoing tests, letting other users know their posts are generated by a computer and not manually posted by a human being, as previously. Bots aren’t all bad, of course; they can, for example, be used to automatically share data from NASA […]
A few years after Facebook’s output of text-based chat encryption, a welcome update comes out: encrypted end-to-end video and voice calls. Users can make safer calls via Facebook Messenger with this new feature that gives them an alternative to WhatsApp and other platforms like this. The new text function for encrypted users has also been […]
This week an update to TikTok’s privacy policy made it technically legal for you and your activities to be collected in the app automatically. This update contains notes on biometrics, such as fingerprint scanners and “voiceprints.” In the notes, TikTok says that they will look for “any necessary permissions” to obtain this data, but only […]
There are clearly some rules and limitations, and sadly, when using multi-user accounts, you cannot handle the Facebook Account Requirement – the Administrator account and each user account must be connected to each Facebook account. Only app-sharing on the computer where the admin account is registered is open, so that the people who buy an […]
Whilst many people would certainly be searching Google for the latest news, social media played a larger role in getting news to more people, both true and false. This, obviously, has also brought them under greater control, particularly when it comes to page views, advertising and revenues, due to the impact on the news industry […]
Joe Biden was today sworn in as America’s 46th President. This peaceful transfer of power not only involves the metaphorical keys to the White House, but also admin power to “official” social media accounts and website. As in the previous couple of Presidents of the United States. Twitter accounts flipped as at 12:01 pm on […]
The updates have recently been revealed to Axios by Facebook’s Nathaniel Gleicher, who clarified that Facebook Protect will be expanded to additional account forms beginning in 2021. These ‘vulnerable users’ would include people including celebrities, journalists and related users who live in countries that are preparing for ‘big elections.’ Why does anyone want to use […]
