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Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Could Take Over the Dollar: What You Need to Know
Facebook’s Libra will be a cryptocurrency supported by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, and many other members of a non-profit organization. The rumors were right: Facebook has confirmed Libra, a cryptocurrency that will let you to purchase products and services. But while other crypto currencies are not widely used, Libra actually has real potential to substitute […]
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Ads Headed to Instagram Explore Feed
The next time you’re browsing the Explore section and click on a photo or video then start to scroll down, you may see ads in the feed. Get ready to start seeing more ads on Instagram. The Facebook-owned social network on Wednesday announced plans to start introducing ads in the Explore feed. The next time […]
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Good at Karaoke? Twitch Wants to Make You a Streaming Star
Amazon-owned Twitch on Friday announced plans to launch a new karaoke-style game and singing competition offering a grand prize of $20,000. Step aside, American Idol. Move over, Carpool Karaoke. Watch out, TikTok.Amazon-owned Twitch on Friday announced plans to launch a new karaoke-style game and singing competition. The upcoming Twitch Sings game was “built from the […]
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Some YouTube TV Subscribers Will Get Showtime for Free
If YouTube counts you as a ‘longtime friend’ then a Showtime subscription could be yours for free until the end of the summer. If you’ve been subscribing to YouTube TV for a long time, then chances are a Showtime subscription is heading your way for the summer at no extra cost. As Engadget reports, YouTube […]
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Facebook VP: New Portal Devices Launching in the Fall
Speaking at the Code Conference stage, Vice President of AR and VR Andrew Bosworth said that the Portal devices will have new form factors for a ‘whole new generation of hardware.’ Facebook’s Vice President of AR and VR, Andrew Bosworth, has said that the social network will be bringing out new versions of Facebook Portal […]
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Instagram To Stop Vaccine Hoaxes, But Not Necessarily Anti-Vaxxers
The Facebook-owned service said it plans on blocking any hashtag page that contains high amounts of “verifiably false vaccine misinformation.” However, users will still be able to express opinions against vaccines over the hashtag pages. Instagram plans on cracking down on more hashtags surfacing anti-vaccine information, but only up to a point. On Thursday, the […]
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Twitch Suspends New Accounts From Live Streaming
Automated accounts are flooding Twitch’s less popular categories with content that violates the terms of service, including hateful imagery, illegal content, and porn. Anyone creating a new account on Twitch is in for a surprise today as they will be unable to live stream. Twitch has temporarily suspended the ability to do so because its […]
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Facebook Launches Bitmoji-Like Avatars
The social network’s long-rumored Bitmoji counterparts are available in Australia only, for now, but the US will get them later this year or in 2020.Facebook unveiled its long-rumored Bitmoji rip-off this week, which allows you to create a customizable caricature and drop it into messenger threads or News Feed comments, according to TechCrunch. For now, […]
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YouTube Removes History Teachers’ Videos About Nazism
In an attempt to crack down on white nationalist content, YouTube removes videos from historians that document the rise of fascism or feature archival footage of Adolf Hitler. History teachers in the UK have reportedly had their YouTube channels deleted after uploading material featuring Adolf Hitler, The Guardian reports. Scott Allsop, who runs the MrAllsopHistory […]
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