insert_link Tech Made Simple Judge refuses to reinstate Parler’s Amazon account A Washington judge has denied social network Parler’s demand to be reinstated on Amazon Web Services. Following a hearing last week, Judge Barbara Rothstein declined to grant a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against Amazon, saying Parler provided “dwindlingly slight” evidence for an antitrust complaint and “failed to allege basic facts” of improper business activity. While the case isn’t over, the ruling bodes ill for Parler’s chances in court. “Parler’s […] todayJanuary 25, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Reddit bans r/donaldtrump forum for inciting violence Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump for encouraging and glorifying violence after last Wednesday’s mob attack on the US Capitol. Axios reporter Sara Fischer first reported the news, noting that the unofficial pro-Trump forum had been given multiple warnings. A Reddit splash page says the subreddit was “banned due to a violation of Reddit’s rules against inciting violence.” “Reddit’s site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against […] todayJanuary 12, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Twitter permanently bans Trump; Facebook and Twitch disable him “indefinitely” Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump on Friday, days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving five dead. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement Friday. The ban comes after the president incited a mob that broke into the US Capitol […] todayJanuary 11, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Twitter and Facebook say they will transfer presidential social media accounts to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day Twitter will transfer the @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden when he’s sworn in on Inauguration Day, the company told Politico. Twitter will transfer the account to Biden even if President Donald Trump hasn’t conceded — which he still hasn’t done, despite the election widely being called for Biden earlier this month. “Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th, 2021,” […] todayNovember 24, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Summer Game Fest continues with XBox and Developer Showcases This Week Even though E3, Gamescom, and other summer gaming events have become online-only or outright canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has already been a lot of gaming news this summer. The “Summer Game Fest” is a shorthand phrase for all the gaming events that have sprung up in the wake of COVID cancellations. Originally, Geoff Keighley, who created The Game Awards, created it as a series of digital events […] todayJuly 20, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple LinkedIn says it will stop app from Repeatedly Copying the iOS Clipboard LinkedIn plans to stop its app from repeatedly copying the contents of an iOS device’s clipboard, after a user highlighted the seemingly privacy-invasive practice earlier this week. ZDNet reports that LinkedIn called the behavior a bug. The app copies clipboard contents in order to perform an “equality check” between what a user is typing and what’s in their clipboard, according to LinkedIn engineering VP Erran Berger. Berger did not say […] todayJuly 6, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Facebook is buying Giphy and integrating it with Instagram Facebook is buying the popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million, with plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook apps. News of the deal was first reported by Axios, which revealed the $400 million value of the deal. Giphy is one of the largest GIF sites on the internet, offering tools for creating, sharing, and remixing GIFs. Facebook […] todayMay 18, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Facebook temporarily Bans ads for Medical Face Masks to prevent Coronavirus Exploitation Facebook is temporarily banning ads and commerce listings for medical face masks amid growing concern over coronavirus-related exploitation, CNBC reports. “We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency,” Facebook director of product management Rob Leathern tweeted. “We’ll start rolling out this change in the days ahead.” The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said people […] todayMarch 9, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Valerie Bertinelli has an awesome way to Shut Down Body Shamers Many of Valerie Bertinelli's fans associate the 59-year-old actress and current Food Network host with her upbeat personality. After all, the former One Day at a Time star has been quite vocal about her dedication to uplifting others; she previously shared her personal motto "choose happy" in a tell-all essay published by NBC's TODAY Show, which also documented her struggle with her health and, more specifically, her weight. But even […] todayFebruary 25, 2020
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