The biggest long-term effect of being shamed online is that you may build up your defenses to prevent getting hurt again. In an attempt to reduce your chances of the disconnection that came from the attack, you’ll create walls to Read More …
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EU Pushes Internet Firms to Remove Extremist Content in 1 Hour
The European Commission will propose new laws on Wednesday giving Google, Facebook, Twitter and other Internet companies one hour to remove extremist content or face fines. The Commission told such companies in March that they had three months to show they were removing extremist Read More …
Facebook Shuts Down Solar-Powered Internet Drone Project: So What Happens Now?
Facebook officially ditches its efforts to deliver high-speed internet via solar-powered drones. The decision reportedly caused 16 employees from the project to lose their jobs. Taking Another Approach Sources confirm that in its place, the social network company plans to Read More …
Putin Says Russia Must Not Use Blanket Bans to Make Internet Safer
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there were no plans to shut down social media sites or limit Internet freedoms in Russia, and that a “civilised” solution was needed to make the Internet safer. Russia blocked the online messaging service Telegram in April Read More …
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro in South Korea Can’t Connect to the Internet, Prevents Distractions for Students
Samsung Electronics on Friday announced the Galaxy J2 Pro in South Korea – the special variant for the country that is blocked from connecting to the Internet, aimed at students who want to avoid distractions during examinations as well as senior citizens. First unveiled in Read More …
Apple, Facebook Find Something to Praise China for Amid Internet Clamp
Top executives at Apple and Facebook managed to find something to praise Beijing for at an Internet conference in China this week, even as its Communist Party rulers ban Western social media and stamp on online dissent. China’s World Internet Conference attracted the heads Read More …
Google kills Project Titan, says balloons beat drones for Internet delivery
Alphabet has shut down its Titan unit that was exploring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for the delivery of internet services. The Google parent is instead focusing on its balloons-based Project Loon to deliver the internet to remote areas. Read More …
‘No violence, electric shocks or drugs’: New rules for China’s internet boot camps for children
Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters A nurse distributes medicine at Daxing Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Beijing. These institutions have prospered in recent years amid high demand from parents seeking treatment for their children. But there have been many mainland media Read More …
BISAG to promote audio-visual educational platform utilising social media and internet
The BISAG started its educational channel with an objective to spread awareness about education channels, address the problem of untrained and subpar teachers by providing various subjects experts. e-content RELATED STORIES Tripura to provide home-based formal education for differently-abled children Read More …
It’s not just Facebook: Publishers say internet metrics are often wrong
Pau Barrena | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook For the fourth time since September, Facebook has reported that the metrics that it provides to publishers and advertisers are inaccurate. The metrics problem, however, is much bigger than Facebook, Read More …