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Lifehacker: What Is Shadow Banning on Twitter?

Lifehacker: What Is Shadow Banning on Twitter?. “A shadow ban, used on sites such as Reddit and Craigslist, is a form of ban that isn’t immediately obvious to the user. The user is allowed to keep posting, but their posts don’t show up to anyone but themselves.”

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

The Verge: Firefox is getting a new logo, and Mozilla wants to hear what users think

The Verge: Firefox is getting a new logo, and Mozilla wants to hear what users think. “Mozilla is redesigning the Firefox logo, with a little help from the rest of us. This time around, though, the plan isn’t just to create one new icon for the flagship browser, but to design an entire series of […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Techstory: Pepsi sues Facebook, Twitter for alleging Kurkure contains plastic

Techstory: Pepsi sues Facebook, Twitter for alleging Kurkure contains plastic . “On Friday, July 20, Twitter user Nikhil Jois received a mail from Twitter notifying that his account information is being submitted to the court for legal process because of his tweet from June 2015 : ‘Also… did you try burning Kurkure? It has pla’ […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

TechCrunch: Dixons Carphone now says ~8.8M more customers affected by 2017 breach

TechCrunch: Dixons Carphone now says ~8.8M more customers affected by 2017 breach . “A Dixons Carphone data breach that was disclosed earlier this summer was worse than initially reported. The company is now saying that personal data of 10 million customers could also have been accessed when its systems were hacked. The European electronics and […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Engadget: Some Dropbox users are getting an extra 1TB for free

Engadget: Some Dropbox users are getting an extra 1TB for free. “Dropbox Professional and Business Standard users have more storage to play with starting today, as the company is bumping up the capacity on each plan by 1TB. Professional users now have double the space with 2TB, and Business Standard teams will share 3TB between […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

The Register: How hack on 10,000 WordPress sites was used to launch an epic malvertising campaign

The Register: How hack on 10,000 WordPress sites was used to launch an epic malvertising campaign . “Security researchers at Check Point have lifted the lid on the infrastructure and methods of an enormous ‘malvertising’ and banking trojan campaign. The operation delivered malicious adverts to millions worldwide, slinging all manner of nasties including crypto-miners, ransomware […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Neowin: WhatsApp launches group calling for voice and video

Neowin: WhatsApp launches group calling for voice and video. “If you use WhatsApp, starting today, you’ll be able to make group video and voice calls. The feature was first announced at Facebook’s developer conference, F8, with no real details given about it. Now we have a better understanding of the functionality, including that it offers […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Global News: Quebec scientists preparing medical database for astronauts heading to Mars

Global News: Quebec scientists preparing medical database for astronauts heading to Mars. “A mission to Mars might seem only plausible on the big screen, but plans for the eventual journey are in the works. It might be another decade before human beings touch down on our neighbouring planet, but Canada is investing in research that […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

CNET: Twitter working with academics to spur ‘healthy conversation’

CNET: Twitter working with academics to spur ‘healthy conversation’ . “Twitter knows it has problems, and it’s turning to scholars for help. Twitter is partnering with researchers from several universities to better understand how to foster ‘healthy conversation’ based on “openness and civility,” the company said Monday in a blog post.”

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

NPR: Offensive Tweets Remind Major Leaguers That On Social Media, The Past Is Never Past

NPR: Offensive Tweets Remind Major Leaguers That On Social Media, The Past Is Never Past. “For a brief while on the mound Sunday, Sean Newcomb stood atop the world. The young Atlanta Braves pitcher had thrown more than eight scoreless innings and allowed zero hits — until, with just one strike left to close it […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Yahoo News: Social Media Helped Italian Police Identify a French Skier Lost in the Alps for Decades

Yahoo News: Social Media Helped Italian Police Identify a French Skier Lost in the Alps for Decades. “The mystery of an ‘unknown’ French skier lost in the Alps for 64 years has finally been solved, with the help of some social media sleuthing, according to Italian authorities. The remains of 35-year-old French skier Henri le […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

New York Times: How to Fix Social Media’s Big Problems? Lawmakers Have Ideas

New York Times: How to Fix Social Media’s Big Problems? Lawmakers Have Ideas. “Fixing the privacy and misinformation failures plaguing big tech companies is no easy task — but on both sides of the Atlantic, lawmakers are attempting to jump-start policy conversations in a bid to tackle the issues.”

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

TechCrunch: Fabric offers an alternative to Facebook sharing with a private timeline of personal moments

TechCrunch: Fabric offers an alternative to Facebook sharing with a private timeline of personal moments. “Fabric, a personal journaling app that emerged from Y Combinator’s 2016 batch of startups, is relaunching itself as a Facebook alternative. The app is giving itself a makeover in the wake of Facebook’s closure of the Moves location tracker, by […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

MakeUseOf: 5 Apps to Identify a Song by Humming, Tapping on Keyboard, or Asking Others

MakeUseOf: 5 Apps to Identify a Song by Humming, Tapping on Keyboard, or Asking Others. “When you come across a song you don’t know, you can usually use Shazam or SoundHound to find its name. But if the song is stuck in your head, these music identifying apps can’t work. That’s when you need something […]

July 31, 2018 / Last updated : July 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

ZDNet: Canberra still in denial over My Health Record concerns

ZDNet: Canberra still in denial over My Health Record concerns. “Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The Australian government’s response to the grief it’s getting over the controversial My Health Record is now up to stage three. Provided you call a PR barrage ‘bargaining’. Which is isn’t. No, they’re still just getting angry.”

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