Tag: internet
Zuckerberg says he will ‘review’ policies after employee backlash
Mark Zuckerberg shared a seven-part plan following widespread criticism from employees over his handling of Donald Trump’s Facebook posts last week. The update comes after a week of increasingly vocal dissent from within the company. In the note, Zuc… Source
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Instacart takes steps to discourage ‘tip baiting’
Instacart is responding to scrutiny over “tip baiting” by discouraging attempts to stiff shoppers. The grocery delivery service will now require that customers leave feedback if they remove tips entirely, and will reduce the tipping window from three… Source
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Facebook now lets everyone export media to Google Photos
You no longer have to wonder whether or not you can transfer Facebook pictures and videos to Google Photos. The company’s Alexandru Voica has revealed that everyone worldwide now has access to a tool that sends media to Google’s cloud service. As bef… Source
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Twitch ‘proactively’ removed a police emote to prevent potential abuse
Twitch has removed an emote that featured an image of a cartoon character dressed as a police officer blowing a whistle. "TwitchCop," as the emoticon was known as, was a global emote Twitch viewers could use in chat across all of the platform's chann… Source
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Facebook and Instagram ‘mistakenly’ blocked #sikh for months
Facebook and Instagram have unblocked the #sikh hashtag after nearly three months, saying the block happened “mistakenly” as the result of a report in early March. The company says it first became aware of the block on Wednesday, after feedback from… Source
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SpaceX’s latest batch of internet satellites includes one with a sun shield
SpaceX is launching another pack of Starlink satellites into orbit at 9:25PM Eastern (weather permitting), but this won’t be a typical mission. As TechCrunch explains, one of the 60 internet satellites in the bunch will test a sun visor that should m… Source
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