Thursday, April 18, 2019

New Code of Practice to Be Introduced for Social Media Companies to Protect Young Users

A new code of practice proposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has been trying to protect the safety of the children. This privacy policy will prevent young users, under the age of 18 to like posts on Facebook and Instagram. The nudge technique is used by tech companies...

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by Aqsa Rasool via Digital Information World

Twitter provides Impressive Updates Regarding its Battle with Hate and Abuse on the Platform!

Twitter is working on tackling the ever-rising issue of hate and abuse on the platform. In a recent blog post, the social networking service provided an update. From the start of January to the end of March, Twitter ended up suspending around 100,000 account holders who created new accounts after...

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by Ali Siddiqui via Digital Information World

Samsung Clarifies Panic Inducing Google Email

A lot of users that use Samsung products on a regular basis received an email from Google that probably worried them quite a bit. This email stated that people that use Samsung email have basically given Samsung the ability to compose emails through your account as well as delete all of your...

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by Zia Zaidi via Digital Information World

Google tweaks its policy with aim to improve ‘app quality’ in Play Store

Google recently announced a few changes to its Play Store app review policy to improve the overall quality of apps in its database. The new guidelines will also improve the app submission process for developers. Recently, the company also made changes to the SMS and Call Log permissions that...

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by Saima Salim via Digital Information World

Twitter Exposed for Lying about the "Pause" on its Verification Program!

When Twitter verified Jason Kessler, a white supremacist, in 2017, it received immense backlash. Due to this, the social networking service had to suspend its verification program. Nearly 17 months have passed but the program is still on hold…or not? According to Mashable, several accounts have...

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by Ali Siddiqui via Digital Information World

TikTok faces restriction in India amidst fears of pornography and inappropriate content

TikTok, the popular video sharing app is no longer available for users in India. Formerly known as musical.ly, the app disappeared from both – Apple and Google’s app stores in India following the orders of the country’s court. However, in a later development the company informed its users that...

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by Saima Salim via Digital Information World

Play for Good

Play for Good
To celebrate the "Funorama" campaign and support the Galeries Lafayette CSR commitment "Go fo Good", we created "Play for Good", a colourful and fun game, with a heady gameplay!
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