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Twitter’s new anti-abuse measures speed up action against harmful users

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by on April 21, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter is today making some changes to combat abuse and threats on its platform – a matter the company has traditionally taken some heat for, and has since taken steps towards remedying. First off, it is changing up its policy on violent threats to cover a broader set of circumstances. A blog post by the company says: We are updating our violent threats policy so that the prohibition is not limited to “direct, specific threats of violence against others” but now extends to “threats of violence against others or promot[ing] violence against others.” Our previous policy was unduly narrow and…

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Tesco’s internet service is experiencing outages throughout the UK

Apr21
by on April 21, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Internet service provider Tesco is down through the UK. We are currently aware of an outage effecting multiple areas, we apologise for the inconvenience of this and aim to resolve the problem ASAP — Tesco Broadband (@TescoBroadband) April 21, 2015 Users have had trouble getting online since 12:00 BST, according to the BBC. It’s not clear yet whether the trouble is affecting all Tesco customers, but it’s harder to complain about your lack of internet when you can’t actually get on the internet. It’s worth noting Tesco was acquired by TalkTalk in January. It’s possible this outage has something to…

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Get 84% off a 4-year subscription to ibVPN’s Total plan

Apr21
by on April 21, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

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Protecting your browsing activity can help you stay safe and anonymous online, and ibVPN makes it easy. Available for desktops and mobile devices, ibVPN is simple to use and offers unlimited speed while you’re browsing, working or shopping on the Web. ibVPN offers more than 75 servers in 39 countries and features SmartDNS for unrestricted speeds when browsing or streaming content. It also encrypts your P2P traffic and lets you access sites that are blocked in your region. ibVPN is available for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, and we’ve got an amazing deal on this must-have service. Sign up for…

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How to supercharge your networking at TNW Conference

Apr21
by on April 21, 2015 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, tnweu, Voice

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What brings you to The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam this year? For some people its the inspirational speakers, for others it’s the startups – but for everyone, it’s the networking. However, at most conferences, meeting people is still often down to luck or serendipity. We want to change that by using the latest big data technology to help you make the most out of the 3,500 fantastic people descending on Amsterdam this year. The Next Web have teamed up with the award-winning PeopleGraph team to bring you an amazing people search tool, which we hope will transform the way you…

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Shyp expands its package shipping beta to LA, eyes national rollout with $50m in new funding

Apr21
by on April 21, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Shipping startup Shyp is expanding a beta of its delivery program to Los Angeles, following a fresh $50 million injection of cash in its Series B funding round. Since launching a little over a year ago for iOS devices, the company expanded from San Francisco to New York and Miami, and introduced an Android app for its on-demand shipping and returns service. Shyp said the money, raised in a round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), will be used to “expand the Shyp team, further develop our product and feature suite to solve new pain points (like we did with Shyp…

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