Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area : EXPLAINER: Why Fa...
President Trump told reporters on Friday that he will act soon to ban TikTok in the United States
and people are blaming Sarah Cooper, who may have hurt his feelings Joshua Keating / Slate : TikTok Could Have Been China's Nintendo Kaya Yurieff / CNN : ‘Everyone is going cray cray’: TikTok users fr...
Facebook says it is globally rolling out a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old
pop-ups, notifications, warnings — work to fight fake news, new evidence shows Julio Cachila / International Business Times : Facebook To Notify Users If They Are About To Share Old News Michael Allis...
ESA says E3, scheduled for early June as a three-day event, has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
The biggest trade show in video games is skipping a year. Michael Kan / PCMag : 2 Attendees at Last Month's RSA Cybersecurity Show Now Have Coronavirus Stephany Nunneley / VG247 : With E3 2020 cancele...
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...
Throttling iPhones with older batteries was the right decision, but Apple's lack of transparency undermines customers and fuels conspiracy theories
but says it's for your own good Gordon Kelly / Forbes : Why Every iPhone Contains A Nasty Surprise Marius Nestor / Softpedia News : Apple Is Now Being Sued for Slowing Down Older iPhones Tyler Lee / U...
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Brett Williams / Mashable : Facebook Messenger went down worldwide Chris Smith / BGR : The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme Jeffrey Esposito / ...
Facebook to roll out new tool that lets users check if they Liked or followed Russia-linked accounts; users won't be able to check if they saw Russian ads
FACEBOOK IS BUILDING … Alex Hern / The Guardian : Facebook to tell users if they interacted with Russia's ‘troll army’ Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Facebook To Notify Users If They Liked A Fake Russian Acc...
Evernote backtracks, will no longer change its privacy policy in January after user backlash, will not let employees read notes unless users opt-in
The stolen details … Rob Price / Business Insider : Evernote did a U-turn on a plan to let employees read users' notes that caused people to ditch the app in outrage Eric Ravenscraft / Lifehacker : Ev...
Samsung says Galaxy Note7 replacements will be available no later than Sept. 21 in US at most retailers
replacements will be available September 21 Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Galaxy Note 7 not safe to use on NY trains and buses, new battery icons prepped for replacements Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : New...