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Substack is a writing website that enables writers to publish to email and the web from one place. Each writer can make a newsletter which readers will pay for if they wish to read the writer's work. Substack has a blog post in which it described its view of content moderation. Personally, I'm not entirely convinced that it will work
Starting early next year, Apple will enable a change in an upcoming iOS 14 update that Facebook is really angry about. MacRumors reported that the change will require users to grant permission for their activity to be tracked for personalized advertising purposes. Facebook clearly does not want people to be able to opt-out of targeted advertising. Bloomberg reported that Facebook
GitHub announced that they reinstated youtube-dl after receiving additional information about the project that enabled GitHub to reverse a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown. As a result, GitHub has created a developer-focused approach that requires specific steps that will be performed before any takedown claim is processed. TechCrunch reported that in October, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
I hate decorating. I really hate decorating. It's not that I'm lazy or I don't want my home to look good. It's just so....primitive. There have been all these advances in science, technology and medicine but when it comes to our homes, we're content to throw some paint on the wall like Stone Age cave art. Prefer wallpaper? It originated
Have you ever wondered how algorithms are affecting the spread of misinformation on social media? There's a project that was designed with that question in mind. The Citizen Browser Project is an initiative designed to measure how disinformation travels across social media platforms over time. At the center of The Citizen Browser Project is a custom web browser designed by
Today Xiaomi has announced three handsets in the new Mi 10T smartphone range: the Mi 10T Pro, 10T and 10T Lite, along with Xiaomi's first global smart watch, the Mi Watch. 2020 is Xiaomi's 10th anniversary and it has some impressive stats for a company this young. 344 million smart phone users and it's now the #3 smartphone brand in
Disney+ launched not long ago (November 12, 2019 to be precise) and it has a lot of content, that isn’t just for children, although there is plenty of that. After all, these parks also cater to adults and so to do the movies and TV shows on its network. The company built by Mickey has come a long way. With a