Meta launches new parental controls and other safety features for Messenger and Instagram in the US, the UK, and Canada, including letting parents view contacts
We want to make sure our apps are as supportive as possible for teens … Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Meta Announces New Teen Safety Tools, Including Updated Parental Oversight and Messagin...
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
Apple confirms it will delay enforcement of IDFA changes in iOS 14 until early next year “to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes”
Facebook initiated one of the pettiest corporate feuds against Apple's … Thomas Kika / International Business Times : Apple Delays iOS14 Ad-Tracking Feature After Complaints From Facebook Adweek : App...
Sources: China is escalating clampdown on cryptocurrency trading, targeting platforms that offer exchange-like services, following last year's ban on exchanges
How to buy and sell Bitcoin Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : China reportedly plans to block access to foreign cryptocurrency exchanges Alayna Treene / Axios : Bitcoin plunges as countries crack dow...
Apple apologizes for inadequately communicating battery management practices that slowed down iPhones with older batteries, will offer $29 battery replacements
but supplies are limited Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : PSA: Apple is making its $29 battery replacement pricing effective immediately Jerri-Lynn Scofield / naked capitalism : Apple Battery Debacle: Yet An...
Apple apologizes for inadequately communicating battery management practices that slowed down iPhones with older batteries, will offer $29 battery replacements
and Its Strengths John Keefer / Neowin : iFixit matches Apple's $29 battery swap deal, adds older iPhones, as well Mike Snider / USA Today : Is your iPhone battery causing your smartphone to run slowl...
China has broadly blocked WhatsApp, including basic text messages on the service, following its mid-July crackdown on WhatsApp video chats, multimedia messages
Finding Idealism in the CEO Suite With Intel, Chobani, and Allstate Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : WhatsApp Has Been Blocked In China Shannon Liao / The Verge : China blocks WhatsApp Carl Velasco / Tech...
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements of Galaxy Note7 amid reports of newer models catching fire
a timeline of the rise and fall of the Galaxy Note 7 Phil Oakley / Android Police : Oculus disables Gear VR app on the Note7 Wall Street Journal : As Incidents Mount, Samsung Faces New Questions about...
Netflix says it has throttled its videos on AT&T's and Verizon's wireless networks for more than five years to protect users from exceeding data caps
This may come as a shock … Rob Attrell / MobileSyrup.com : Netflix has been throttling video streams, but plans to start giving users quality control Horia Ungureanu / Tech Times : Netflix Touts More ...
Sources: DHS is working on a plan to scrutinize social media posts during visa application reviews
Or Should — Internet Companies Do To Fight Terrorism? Christina Majaski / Digital Trends : Perceived addiction the reason Facebook users quit, but often return Re/code : Here Are the Politicians Pushi...