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Facebook’s decision-review body to take ‘weeks’ longer over 2021-04-16 10:55:57Facebook’s self-styled and handpicked “Oversight Board” will make a decision on whether or not to overturn an indefinite suspension

Facebook faces ‘mass action’ lawsuit in Europe over 2021-04-16 06:43:00Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019 but which only came to light recently after information on m

Pakistan temporarily blocks social media 2021-04-16 04:45:09Pakistan has temporarily blocked several social media services in the South Asian nation, according to users and a government-issued notice reviewed b

Twitter bans James O’Keefe of Project Veritas over 2021-04-15 18:24:09Twitter has banned right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe, creator of political gotcha video producer Project Veritas, for violating its “pl

Consumer groups and child development experts petition Facebook 2021-04-15 13:35:54A coalition of 35 consumer advocacy groups along with 64 experts in child development have co-signed a letter to Facebook asking the company to recons

Facebook to test new business discovery features in 2021-04-15 10:41:43Facebook announced this morning it will begin testing a new experience for discovering businesses in its News Feed in the U.S. When live, users tap on

Instagram’s new test lets you choose if you 2021-04-14 11:00:02Instagram today will begin a new test around hiding Like counts on users’ posts, following its experiments in this area which first began in 201

Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak 2021-04-14 10:17:42Facebook’s lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis

Facebook tests video speed dating events with ‘Sparked’ 2021-04-13 13:45:04Facebook confirmed it’s testing a video speed-dating app called Sparked, after the app’s website was spotted by The Verge. Unlike dating a

Facebook, Instagram users can now ask ‘oversight’ panel 2021-04-13 10:41:50Facebook’s self-styled “Oversight Board” (FOB) has announced an operational change that looks intended to respond to criticism of th

Facebook takes down 16,000 groups trading fake reviews 2021-04-09 11:42:18Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that were trading fake reviews on its platform after another intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets

ShareChat valued at $2.1 billion in $502 million 2021-04-08 00:40:46ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the u

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Sony is giving away 'Horizon Zero Dawn' for 2021-04-20 07:50:21Everyone loves a freebie, right? Especially when it comes to video games, and particularly in this time when we're still spending a bunch of time at

Venmo now lets users buy and sell Bitcoin 2021-04-20 07:23:13Venmo is jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bandwagon.  The social payment service announced on Tuesday that its customers can now buy, hold, and

What Earth was like last time CO2 levels 2021-04-20 06:00:00Climate 101 is a Mashable series that answers provoking and salient questions about Earth’s warming climate.  The last time CO2 levels were

James Corden explains why the European Super League 2021-04-20 05:37:22 Even if you're not into sport, or football itself, you might be aware that there's been one massive story going around this week — and peop

Hitoki's High-tech bong lets you smoke weed with 2021-04-20 05:20:00 Hitoki Trident $499.99 View Product The Good It's a freaking laser bong • Sleek design • Easy operation • Smooth hits Th

YouTube temporarily demonetizes James Charles' channel over misconduct 2021-04-20 05:17:31Makeup vlogger and influencer James Charles has had his YouTube channel demonetized amid a sexting scandal.  YouTube confirmed to news site Insid

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Help kids bring their own characters to life 2021-04-20 05:00:00TL;DR: Let your kid's imagination run wild with the 3Doodler 3D Build and Play kit, on sale for $19.99 — a 33% savings — as of April 20.

Remove pet hair from clothes by tossing these 2021-04-20 05:00:00TL;DR: Keep your laundry fur-free with the FurZapper Pet Hair Removers, on sale for $12.99 — a 13% savings — as of April 20. Pets are the

Save over 25% on a JBL speaker that's 2021-04-20 05:00:00TL;DR: Take your tunes with you wherever you go with the JBL GO 2 speaker. As of April 20, you can get it on sale for $39.99 — a 27% savings. Af

Constantly stressed at work? It might actually be 2021-04-20 01:31:43If you're worried your bad workplace is making you a worse person, you may be right. Researchers from the University of Illinois recently introduced

Unblock your favourite streaming sites for under £2 2021-04-20 00:10:00SAVE 81%: A two-year subscription to Surfshark is on sale for £1.80 per month as of April 20, saving you 81% on list price. There's a whole lot

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Social Platforms Now Central in the Commerce Spectrum 2021-04-08 08:00:00Consumers and marketers alike see social media outlets as a middle ground between selling and buying. Now that shoppers have grown used to seeing prod

Big Tech Urges SCOTUS to Ease Risk of 2021-03-31 08:00:00Major information technology providers opposed to the broadening of class action litigation related to consumer protections have taken their case to t

Made in China, Sold on Amazon: The Numbers 2021-03-30 08:00:00One of the most successful direct-to-consumer shopping outlets for China-based vendors outside of China's own Alibaba e-commerce platform is Amazon.

Modern Solutions for a New Era of Collaboration 2021-03-29 08:00:00Collaboration between employees, teams, and clients is more important than ever before, and new technologies and platforms are available to facilitate

E-Gift Cards Fitting the Bill for Consumers, Retailers 2021-03-25 08:00:00Consumer shopping patterns continue to settle into new options after holiday digital and e-gift card sales soared at the close of last year. Convenien

The Role of Marketing Attribution in the New 2021-03-24 07:30:00When it comes to marketing strategies, nothing is more important than analyzing and measuring the actual effectiveness, influence, and ROI of every ca

Arts and Culture's Virtual Survival Story: The Show 2021-03-23 08:00:00The arts have seen a shift in the last year away from in-person gatherings, but that doesn't mean that performances, showings, and other creative act

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Macaulay Culkin & Brenda Song Welcome Their First 2021-04-13 15:57:28Macaulay Culkin and his mate, Brenda Song, welcomed a healthy baby boy, Dakota, to the world last week. The pair met a few years ago in Thailand on a

SCAM ALERT: Sale of Fake COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Cards’ 2021-04-13 11:00:42The black market is selling the latest hot commodity – fake COVID-19 ‘vaccine cards’, and people are swarming up to buy them. These

Colorado Seeking To Legalize Human Composting 2021-04-12 14:30:00Colorado is one signature and a couple of votes away from offering folks the option to convert their corpses into lbs of soil following death. The pro

Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Dies at 2021-04-09 09:40:51The world is devastated by the news that Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99. Palace media confirms that t

Prince unreleased album, Welcome 2 America, to be 2021-04-08 16:05:51A suppressed album recorded in 2010 by the late Prince, Welcome 2 America, will finally reach the masses in July. The Purple Rain star’s estate

A dog park with a bar will open 2021-04-07 19:19:34Barkology, near Transit at 4939 Genesee Street, is under construction and will be Buffalo’s first and only outdoor, indoor, dog park, and taproo

Leaked Facebook Data Includes Zuckerberg’s Own Phone Number 2021-04-07 11:00:09Hundreds of millions of personal data were accidentally leaked back in 2018. Facebook has experienced bashing, a congressional hearing, and a lot of m

The Hardest Working Celebrities in US Television 2021-04-06 17:54:34Showbiz is easy, right? You turn up, go into make-up, flash a bright smile at the camera, and then wait for the big cheques to clear. Well, not really

Paul Pierce fired from ESPN after his risque 2021-04-06 15:58:33Over the weekend, Paul Pierce posted a spicy Instagram Live video which ultimately led to ESPN firing the NBA analyst. On Tuesday, the cable sports ne

Worker jumps in molten-steel furnace after losing more 2021-04-05 16:16:54A steel factory employee leapt into a molten steel furnace and died after uncovering he squandered $9,100 on the stock market. On March 24, 34-year-ol

Workers jumps in molten-steel furnace after losing more 2021-04-05 16:16:54A steel factory employee leapt into a molten steel furnace and died after uncovering he squandered $9,100 on the stock market. On March 24, 34-year-ol

Internet Raves About the Newest Pasta Shape, And 2021-04-05 11:00:40The newest pasta shape, the cascatelli, is more than just a gimmick. Taking three years of meticulous thought, design, and engineering, the makers of