[ad_1] Thanksgiving, a day in which physical stores tend to be closed, has become a big online consumer hub and, once calculated, US consumers will have spent $ 3.7 billion for the …
Read More »Instagram kills false subscribers, threat accounts that continue to use apps to get them – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Instagram fights against the automated applications that people use to leave spammy comments or to follow and stop following others in the hope of increasing their audience. Today, Instagram deletes inauthentic …
Read More »A repression of menthol cigarettes is likely; Facebook fake accounts crackdown
[ad_1] In an effort to reduce teen smoking and fumes, a senior US health official pledged on Thursday to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, ban all cigar flavors and tighten rules. governing …
Read More »Twitter Attacks Fake Elon Musk Accounts Promoting Bitcoin Scams
[ad_1] Elon Musk speaks at a press conference at SpaceX headquarters. Mario Tama / Getty Images Bitcoin scammers claiming to be Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk Twitter are again. Monday, hijacked Twitter accounts …
Read More »A "bug" on Twitter has resulted in a significant drop in the number of followers for branded media accounts
[ad_1] SMedia and celebrities took a major hit on Twitter this week. According to data compiled by CrowdTangle, the third-party social media tracking system, news organizations from all political backgrounds have lost …
Read More »Security flaw in DJI’s website and apps exposed accounts to hackers and drone live feeds – TechCrunch
[ad_1] It took about six months for popular consumer drone maker DJI to fix a security vulnerability across its website and apps, which if exploited could have given an attacker unfettered access …
Read More »Pure local weather variability accounts for nearly half of Arctic sea ice loss
[ad_1] Man-made climate change alone does not explain the dramatic loss of pack ice in the Arctic. According to a new analysis by scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, natural climate …
Read More »Facebook blocks dozens of accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" ahead of the 2018 midterm elections
[ad_1] Facebook accounts that it has blocked around 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts ahead of the 2018 midterm elections that were "involved in coordinated behavior", "following a tip from US …
Read More »Facebook has served more than 100 foreign authentic accounts
[ad_1] Last night, Facebook posted a blog post containing an update on some of the potentially malicious behaviors discovered on its platform. According to Nathaniel Gleicher, head of the company 's cyber …
Read More »Facebook eliminates 30 "foreign" accounts and 85 Instagram accounts before mid-term US elections
[ad_1] Facebook has released a new update regarding its fight against electoral interference, false information and misinformation. According to this announcement, the company is "regularly" in contact with law enforcement, other companies …
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