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Arsenal stars reveal secrets of club’s WhatsApp group ahead of huge Europa League clash against …

Like most sets of mates, the Gunners stars are all participants of a large WhatsApp group. With January signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang still bedding in, Bellerin and Iwobi thought they would warn their new friends about the group they're about to enter. When asked on BT … Read More

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WhatsApp to soon let you personalise app icon

The latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android, v2.18.74, comes with support for adaptive icons, which lets you change the icon mask for the app. The icon doesn't change but the border shape changes. There are five icon shapes to choose from which include square, circle and three different curved … …

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Twitter fury over ‘whiny man babies’ as MEN’S DAY starts trending on International Women’s Day

A TWITTER firestorm has been sparked by International Men's Day becoming a trending topic on the social media site – despite today being the official International Women's Day. The website has been flooded with angry tweets from men asking why there isn't an International Men's Day, even though … Read More

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Twitter is suspending some users who solicit crypto

Twitter is taking some steps to combat cryptocurrency scammers on its platform. But these are best classified as 'baby steps' at this point. The company does not currently have a specific ad policy relating to cryptocurrency and ICO related ads — which Facebook banned in January. “We allow ads that … …

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Twitter is suspending accounts that solicit cryptocurrencies

The social media network is following in the footsteps of governments around the world in taking a more hardline approach to cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Twitter has started banning accounts that solicit cryptocurrencies from users. As Reuters reports, Twitter shut down an account last month claiming … Read More

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Facebook to open ninth US data center east of Atlanta

Facebook confirmed plans on Wednesday for a sprawling data center campus east of Atlanta, a major investment in the state for a critical piece of the social media giant's internet infrastructure. The project, Facebook's ninth data center in the U.S., is expected to employ 100 in its first phase and …

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Facebook bumps up links to HTTPS to boost online security

According to Jon Millican, a software engineer for Facebook's Data Privacy team, introducing HTTPS security upgrades is part of this responsibility. In a blog post, the engineer said this week that HSTS preloading has now been added to link infrastructure, which will automatically convert HTTP links to … Read More

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Facebook Didn’t Kill Online Sketch Comedy—The Entire Internet Did

But that era, Hsieh knew, was long gone: YouTube was so now overstuffed, it was near-impossible for a sketch to randomly break out, and they worried Facebook's unpredictable algorithms made it tough to know how a video would be seen (or by whom). At one point, Hsieh and Arisso could …

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Dubuque Schools warn parents of fake social media accounts

Cyze says this is a good reminder to parents to check social media accounts closely. Both the district's Twitter and Facebook accounts are verified, showing that little blue check mark next to the name. Administrators have worked with social media in the past to remove fake accounts that pop up. …

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Social media platforms are responsible for content, Higgins says

It is nonsense for social media platforms to claim they do not have responsibility for content on their websites, President Michael D Higgins has said. Speaking on RTÉ's Ryan Tubridy Show on Thursday the President said: “the idea that you can send a message without any consequence, without taking … Read …

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