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24Sep/22

eBay Awards $500,000 to 2022 Class of Up & Running Grant Recipients

September 24, 2022FinanceComputer architecture, eBay, eBay Inc., Operating systems, Software, United Statesadmin

eBay Inc. today announced the recipients of its third annual Up & Running Grant program, which was created in partnership with Hello Alice to support U.S. small businesses with the capital and resources they need to scale, grow and thrive online. Continue reading

17Sep/22

Yubo to become first major social media platform to age-verify 100% of its users

September 17, 2022SecurityGeneration Z, Internet privacy, Social media, Social networking services, Social search, Software, Yuboadmin

Yubo, a live social discovery platform for Gen Z, is the first major social media app in the world to implement comprehensive age-verification for all its users, a groundbreaking milestone in a key area of concern in online safety today. Continue reading

02Sep/22

Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police

September 2, 2022MobileAbsher, Adel al-Jubeir, BEIRUT, bint Saeed al-Qahtani, Countries, India, Khalid Ibrahim, Kollona Amn, Lina al-Hathloul, Nazih Osseiran, Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani, Reactions to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, Riyadh, Rothna Begum, Salma al-Shehab, Saudi Arabia, Software, South Africa, Stasi, Taha Alhajji, Twitter, Washington, Western Asia, Women's rights in Saudi Arabiaadmin

Saudi government apps seen encouraging citizen spies
Apps needed for greater efficiency, authorities say
Digital vigilantism on the rise worldwide

By Nazih Osseiran

BEIRUT, Sept 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.
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15Aug/22

Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets

August 15, 2022FootballAbuse, Alan Turing, Angus Redlarski Williams, Bertie Vidgen, Computing, Creative Commons, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cyberbullying, Harms, Harry Maguire, MANCHESTER UNITED, Marcus Rashford, Microblogging, Operating systems, Real-time web, SHUTTERSTOCK, Software, South of Market, San Francisco, Text messaging, Twitteradmin

Bertie Vidgen, Alan Turing Institute and Angus Redlarski Williams, Alan Turing Institute

As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be goals, drama and excitement, and unfortunately, players will be subjected to vile abuse on social media.

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05Aug/22

Opera ships its new VPN Pro service to Windows and Mac to give you an extra level of security as you travel

August 5, 2022InternetComputing, DNS leak, Internet privacy, Mozilla VPN, Network architecture, Opera, Software, Technology, Virtual private networks, VPNadmin

Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA), the company behind the eponymous web browser, recently announced the expansion of its security features with the new VPN Pro subscription service, a premium device-wide VPN that can be used without the installation of a separate app. The VPN Pro service, previously available on Android, is now coming to Opera users on Windows and Mac. Continue reading

04Aug/22

As online hate speech hits Africa, social media firms told to act

August 4, 2022Internet, UncategorizedAfrica, Articles, Bullying, Danny Bediako, Elvis Nyathi, Ethiopia, Facebook, Fred Matiang, Fred Matiang'i, Freedom of speech, Ghana, Hate crime, Hate speech, Joe Mucheru, JOHANNESBURG, Kenya, Kim Harrisberg, Moderation system, Myanmar, NAIROBI, Nita Bhalla, Nora, Online hate speech, Racism, Social media, Software, South Africa, Thomas Mukoya, Vincent Chenzi, Violence against LGBT people, Violence against women, Websites, William Ruto, World Wide Web, Xenophobia, Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans in South Africaadmin

Online hate speech targets Zimbabweans in South Africa
Widespread digital abuse also seen in Ghana, Kenya
Culturally sensitive content moderation key, say activists

By Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla

JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI, Aug 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Social media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, it has become a source of fear.
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20Jul/22

Brits app-sessed: New Builder.ai data reveals over 20 million can’t live without social media apps

July 20, 2022InternetComputing, Digital media, Facebook, Facebook applications, Instagram, Mobile software, Operating systems, Photo sharing, Social media, Social networking services, Software, TikTok, United Kingdom, Video hosting, Video software, World Wide Webadmin

The average Brit uses just 10 of the 17 apps on their phone according to new research from Builder.ai. Yet, over a third (35%) claim that they couldn’t live without using social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals all about Brits’ app habits, Continue reading