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Facebook to launch independent body for calls on content
GB news 24 desk//
Facebook announced Thursday it is creating an independent body to make potentially precedent-setting calls on what content should be yanked from the social network.
The announcement came as Facebook reported it has…
Nigerian ISP’s configuration error disrupted Google services
GB news 24 desk//
A Nigerian internet service provider said Tuesday that a configuration error it made during a network upgrade caused a disruption of key Google services, routing traffic to China and Russia.
Even with MainOne's…
Google network traffic briefly rerouted through Russia, China
GB news 24 desk//
Google services were temporarily unreachable for some users after some traffic intended to reach the web giant was rerouted through other networks.
In a notice posted on Monday on its website, Google said it had…
Facebook ends forced arbitration of sexual misconduct claims
GB news 24 desk//
Facebook is dropping a requirement for mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct allegations, acceding to a demand recently pressed by other Silicon Valley tech workers. Google made a similar change, a week after…
Facebook quietly launches a TikTok competitor app called Lasso
GB news 24 desk//
Facebook has quietly released an app called Lasso that lets users create fun, short videos designed to compete with TikTok, the viral 15-second video app that recently merged with Musical.ly. Lasso is Facebook’s latest…
Samsung shows off folding smartphone
Gb news24 desk//
Samsung has unveiled a folding handset at an event in San Francisco.
It described its Infinity Flex Display as "the foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow" and said it intended to start production within months.…
Facebook, Google tools reveal new political ad tactics
Gb news24 desk//
Public databases that shine a light on online political ads - launched by Facebook (FB.O) and Google before Tuesday’s US elections - offer the public the first broad view of how quickly the companies yank advertisements…
Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale
Gb news24 desk//
Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts.
The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million…
Twitter removed thousands of accounts discouraging US vote participation
Gb news24 desk//
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts, many posing as Democrats, that were posting tweets encouraging US voters to sit out Tuesday's crucial midterm elections, according to media reports.
The reports…
Facebook daily visits growth slows as sales miss forecasts
Gb news24 desk//
Facebook's user growth has slowed and its revenue has missed forecasts, according to the firm's latest results.
An average of 1.49 billion people used Facebook's social network on a daily basis in September, up 9% on…