Category: Internet
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Twitter launches new account, @SecondGentleman for Kamala Harris’ husband
Douglas Emhoff, husband of U.S. Vice President-elect has officially logged-in to @SecondGentleman with his bio reading, “Devoted dad. Proud husband to Vice President-elect Harris.” TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Second Gentleman of the United States (SGOTUS) is the title that Kamala Harris’s husband plans to use when his wife takes office on January 20, 2021. As Twitter…
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Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over eBook pricing
Amazon.com Inc was slapped with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating the prices of ebooks in collusion with some publishers. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon and the five largest U.S. publishers, collectively called the ‘Big Five’, agreed to price restraints that cause consumers to overpay for eBooks purchased from them…
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Trump ban was right but sets dangerous precedent – Twitter chief
Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week. “I do not celebrate or feel pride…
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Israeli PM removes joint photo with Trump from Twitter banner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday changed his cover photo on Twitter, which was a joint picture with outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister replaced the old twitter banner with the one in which he is being vaccinated against COVID-19. A joint photo of the two leaders, with Netanyahu sitting next to…
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What is Signal and why are people leaving WhatsApp?
Signal has emerged as one of the top alternatives to WhatsApp recently, with WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy causing an outrage on the Internet. Many people have declared their intention to delete WhatsApp and switch to Signal. If you were wondering what the fuss is all about, here’s a primer on Signal to answer all of…
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Twitter shares slump 8% after Trump account suspension
Twitter’s German-listed shares slumped as much as 8 per cent on Monday, the first trading day after it permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account late on Friday. The company said suspension of Trump’s account, which had more than 88 million followers, was due to the risk of further violence, following the storming of the…
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Zuckerberg bans Trump from Facebook, Instagram indefinitely
Facebook has extended the ban placed on Facebook and Instagram accounts of President Donald Trump. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook made this known in a statement on Thursday. He stated that the ban is indefinite and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. The statement…
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U.S. ban of 8 Chinese apps sparks uproar
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the U.S. ban on transactions involving eight Chinese apps on the pretext of protecting U.S. citizens’ privacy and data security. The Spokesperson for the ministry, Hua Chunying at a daily news briefing in Beijing, said that China would take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of…
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WhatsApp begins enforcement of agree or lose access policy
Facebook-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp has started implementation of its updated terms of service and privacy policy. WhatsApp users may lose access to their accounts if they do not accept the new terms of service of the messaging app. A WhatsApp spokesperson had earlier confirmed that all users “must agree” to the new terms by…
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Italy court orders Facebook to pay $5 million in damages for copying app
A Milan-based appeals court on Tuesday ordered Facebook to pay 3.83 million Euros ($4.70 million) in damages to an Italian software development company for copying an app, a court document seen by Reuters showed. The judges said the U.S. group copied their ‘Nearby’ feature from Italy’s Business Competence’s app ‘Faround’, which allows users to identify…