Man, 20, jailed after posting nude photos of teen on Instagram
A Canberra man who set up an Instagram account to publish nude photos of a young woman sobbed as a judge sentenced him on Friday to nine months behind bars. Oliver James Simonetti, 20, faced a sentencing hearing in the ACT Supreme Court after he earlier pleaded guilty to a …
WhatsApp to soon bring Group Calling feature alongside Group Description
WhatsApp is working to bring a range of feature to groups. In the past, we had reported about Group Description feature coming to both Android and Windows users. According to a latest report from WABetaInfo, the Facebook-owned messaging platform is now gearing up to bring "Group Calling" feature. Read More
WhatsApp’s new Terms of Service hints at deeper integration with Facebook, Instagram
WhatsApp's new Terms of Service (ToS) indicates that the app will be further integrated with Facebook companies over the next year to help businesses connect with its 1.5 billion users. The update to ToS was spotted in the Google Play Beta Programme, which means the change hasn't been officially … Read …
Parks and Recreation Cast Destroys NRA on Twitter
The National Rifle Association used a clip from the show on Twitter, and star Amy Poehler was not amused. … Parkland, Fla., school shooting at the Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action town hall, the National Rifle Association thanked its representative Dana Loesch on Twitter. Read More
Conservative fury against ‘Twitter purge’ turns to action
San Francisco-based Twitter said it acted to reduce the flow of fake news and abusive content by eliminating accounts suspected of being Russian-created “bots,” but conservative Twitter users, including podcast host Dan Bongino and Michael Flynn Jr., son of former National Security Adviser Michael … Read More
Twitter responded to Barnaby Joyce’s resignation in the exact way you’d expect
Old mate Barnaby Joyce (also known as the former leader of the Nationals Party and former Deputy Prime Minister) has announced that he's heading to the back bench after fronting media at a press conference in Armidale, NSW. An avalanche of unfavourable yarns about the New England MP have … Read …
Facebook Makes its Ad Metrics Easier to Understand
Facebook is now labeling some metrics in Ads Manager as either 'estimated' and/or 'in development.' These labels can be found in a section within the Ads Manager reporting table called “tool tips.” Labels can also be displayed using the customize column selector for ads running across Facebook, … Read More
Victoria Police integrity boss ’embarrassed’ by Facebook actions
The head of the Victoria Police integrity unit has been ordered to take leave after admitting he made a fake Facebook profile under the name “Vernon Demerest” and used it to make inappropriate remarks about the former police commissioner Christine Nixon. Brett Guerin, the assistant commissioner for … Read More
AI customer service bot startup Agent IQ raises $6.3M
The bot platform offers “omnichannel” support across webchat, social, email and voice. The company cites a customer base that includes Nike Inc., Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Airbnb Inc. and Proctor & Gamble Co.'s Gillette. “Agent IQ champions a new approach to customer care that brings the human … Read More
Cheap talk can cost when it comes to social responsibility
Yet firms are likely not to compromise on their core values, be it customer service, sustainability, social mission, or even the maximising of profit for shareholders – irrespective of the ferocity of the threats they face. Take for example the case of Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate, … Read More