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It shouldn’t take a tragedy for tech companies to fight hate on their platforms

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Opinion


Roughly two weeks after the terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Facebook has committed to clamping down on white nationalism and white separatism on its platform, as well as on Instagram. Finally. The company has previously tried to implement policies to tackle hate-fueled content from racial supremacy groups for years now. But it took a mass murder of 50 innocent people – who were gunned down and killed at a place of worship – to urge the company to impose this ban. It’s hard to understand why it took this long for a company operating the world’s…

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Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 is ideal for notch-haters who love a good camera

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 1:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Last year, phone makers tried to get rid of the notch through various means. Vivo introduced the pop-up selfie camera, and Oppo opted for a sliding camera module. Xiaomi, on the other hand, took an old-school route by choosing to hide the selfie camera through a slider mechanism with the Mi Mix 3 launched last October. I’ve been using the phone for the past few weeks, and it’s a device with a stunning design and an impressive camera. On the flip side, there’s plenty of room for improvement in terms of battery life and software quality. The £429 device provides a…

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Australian celebs targeted in long-running Bitcoin scam on Facebook

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 11:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin fraudsters are still using celebrities to promote their scams on Facebook and dupe investors out of money. According to reports, Australian TV presenters Karl Stefanovic and Waleed Aly are the latest names in a long list of celebrities to fall victim to the scam. In order to set up the scam, fraudsters create fake campaign pages on Facebook and then promote their posts to maximize reach and engagement on the platform. The campaigns typically include a celebrity’s endorsement of a specific cryptocurrency and often include a prompt for consumers to place an initial investment of a couple of hundred…

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CHEAP: This 256GB (!) iPhone-compatible flash drive is now under $80

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 10:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our brand-new series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I remember when a 1GB SD card would set you back hundreds and hundreds of dollars, but now? You can get a 256GB flash drive that also works with iPhones and iPads, for under $80. Yes, friends, let us all get to our knees and worship to the SanDisk 256GB iXpand. If, like me, you haven’t forked out for a brand new iPhone with tons of storage, I’m sure you’re well-acquainted with this message: I’d also hazard a guess that you don’t really want to…

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