The EU Is Proposing That All Electronic Devices Be Built To Rely Universally On Type-C USB Chargers

The EU is considering plans to force electronics manufacturers into building their devices to fit a common USB-C type charger, with the intention of reducing waste. Climate change is a burden that hangs heavily around our necks. With a number of recent reports, accompanied by statements from...

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Facebook introduced a new set of explainers which enlighten users what type of content may receive a limited reach

Facebook has been taking steps to enlighten users about how it decides what it shows on the users feed and why. At the start and mid of this year, the social media giant introduced an explainer on how the news feed algorithm works and why and on what basis the content appears on the users feed...

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Twitter announces the ability to send and receive tips in Bitcoin; the platform is also discovering new possibilities to validate NFTs

Twitter has recently introduced a new ability to tip in Bitcoin. The platform is putting an effort to promote cryptocurrency, by giving users an option to send and accept tips in Bitcoin. Twitter is discovering the latest possibilities to trail and exhibit NFTs, which is a fresh type of crypto....

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A Database Consisting Of 3.8 Billion Clubhouse And Facebook Accounts Is Being Sold Online

A database containing the user records of approximately 3.8 billion Clubhouse and Facebook users is being sold at a major hacker forum, reports CyberNews. The individual selling these is purportedly asking for a sum of USD $100,000 for the entire database, but is also willing to split it up into...

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Facebook And Europe Go Head To Head For Cookies Policy

Under light of the recent privacy policies starting to emerge in Europe and the recent developments over the companies that abuse their ability and power to generate revenue from advertisements by using the private surfing data of users to share with advertisement agencies for more specific ad...

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Research claims Facebook and Instagram are not as 'cool' as they once were with their users

The pandemic has caused a large chunk of the population to resort to social media as a major part of their daily routine. Amongst this, Facebook and Instagram are two of the most highly used platforms however it is astonishing to find that their user satisfaction rate is at an all-time...

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Negative Social Media Comments on Plus Sized Models Make Abuse From Others More Likely

Social media can often end up being a rather nasty place in a lot of different ways. This can be especially problematic in situations where societal norms might just end up being pushed such as in the case of plus sized models and the like. In order to better understand this, researchers in...

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