Cindy Harper
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Facebook to fund two new BuzzFeed shows
After cutting the reach on everyone’s Facebook Pages, the company now seems to want to stick to more conventional methods of getting content for its audience.
YouTube admits it made a mistake deleting CNN’s Chris Cuomo viral “Fredo” outburst video
YouTube says it made the wrong call.
WordPress owner Automattic signs deal to buy Tumblr
Despite the dramatic loss in traffic, Automatic must see great potential for the platform.
After hijacking Ninja’s old channel, Twitch’s algorithm is sometimes using it to recommend porn
“This wouldn’t even have been an issue if they didnt use my channel to promote others in the first place…”, Ninja said.
Canadian police begin Facebook Live homicide press conference with cat filter switched on
Police and politicians will have to learn how to use technology better if they’re going to rely on US-based companies to put out official information.
Google settles Street View car mass Wi-Fi data collection lawsuit for $13 million
The settlement cost is rather low considering the much higher recent fines for other big-tech privacy scandals.
UK lawmaker “Censorship Queen” Margot James resigns
Online rights groups have reason to celebrate today after a one of the most censorship-driven lawmakers in British politics has resigned.
The UK cancels its porn block and ID verification scheme
It turns out, the “Porn License” won’t be a thing after all.
Google Calendar is down, causing mass disruption
It’s the 2nd time this month that Google has had a major outage.
Hong Kong news outlet Apple Daily is under DDoS attack after protest coverage
It’s not the only platform to be attacked during the current protests.
Fortnite creator Epic Games acquires social app Houseparty
It’s likely that this isn’t going to be the only acquisition from Epic games for the remainder of this year.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki explains why YouTube didn’t bend to Vox’s demands and ban Steven Crowder from YouTube
The CEO explained if they took down Steven Crowder, they’d have to take down a whole lot more channels.