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Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues again (Update: It’s back)
No, it’s not just you. Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues yet again. Though this time, they seem a bit…
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Instagram announces verification requests, transparency tools and stronger 2FA
Instagram has introduced a wide-ranging set of new tools today with security and transparency in mind. In a blog post…
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Instagram adds support for third-party authenticators to let you bypass text-based 2FA
Two weeks after an unusually high number of users broadcasted complaints of hacked accounts, Instagram is giving users more ways…
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Facebook expands its Express Wi-Fi program for developing markets via hardware partnerships
Facebook is today launching a partner program for its Express Wi-Fi initiative, which helps bring higher-speed connections to developing markets,…
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Google launches search feature to help military veterans find jobs
Google announced today a slew of updates to Search and Maps to help U.S. military veterans more easily find jobs…
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Facebook comms VP Rachel Whetstone is heading to Netflix
In Facebook’s latest high–profile departure, corporate communications lead Rachel Whetstone will leave for a top PR role at Netflix. Whetstone…
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YouTube expands its ‘digital wellbeing’ tools to track time spent watching videos
Google today is expanding YouTube’s set of “digital wellbeing” tools, with an added feature that will calculate how much you’re…
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Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts for ‘enabling human rights abuses’
Facebook is cracking down on the military leadership in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country where the social network has been identified…
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Facebook bans Myanmar military officials as company struggles to address its role in deadly ethnic violence
Months after reports first drew attention to the way Facebook has been used to incite ethnic hatred in Myanmar, the…
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For IGTV, Instagram needs slow to mean steady
Instagram has never truly failed at anything, but judging by modest initial view counts, IGTV could get stuck with a…
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