Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Facebook launches a new Transparency Center, a site for info on its policies to tackle hate speech, says it now removes 97% of hate speech before it's reported (David Cohen/Adweek)

David Cohen / Adweek:
Facebook launches a new Transparency Center, a site for info on its policies to tackle hate speech, says it now removes 97% of hate speech before it's reported  —  Facebook introduced its new Transparency Center Wednesday, billing it as a single destination for information on its integrity and transparency efforts.



12 biggest features coming to Google Maps, Google Photos and Google apps others in 2021

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How Airtel, Reliance Jio, Xiaomi and others are offering benefits to customers with Covid-19 cases rising

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Flipkart daily trivia quiz May 20, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts and discount vouchers

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In an internal memo, Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of ByteDance, says he is stepping down as CEO and will be succeeded by co-founder Rubo Liang (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters:
In an internal memo, Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of ByteDance, says he is stepping down as CEO and will be succeeded by co-founder Rubo Liang  —  (Reuters) - Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, told employees of the Chinese technology giant in an internal memo seen …



Federal judge sentences a Russian citizen, extradited to the US in March 2019, to five years in prison for stealing $1.5M in targeted hacks of US tax preparers (Jeff Stone/CyberScoop)

Jeff Stone / CyberScoop:
Federal judge sentences a Russian citizen, extradited to the US in March 2019, to five years in prison for stealing $1.5M in targeted hacks of US tax preparers  —  A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Russian man to five years in prison for his role in a scheme to use malicious software …



Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of boutique hotels alongside private homes in a bid to boost growth (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times : Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of bouti...