Facebook-owner Meta defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said Friday that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders." https://ift.tt/pMSwzlH

Lawmaker calls for block on Instagram in Russia after Meta allows hate speech

Russia on Friday condemned Meta Platforms' move to temporarily lift a ban on calls for violence against the Russian military and leadership, and an influential parliamentarian called for Instagram to be blocked in Russia. https://ift.tt/mAdntbO

How to share apps or files via Nearby Share on Android phones

Android users always wished they had an Airdrop-like feature where one can instantaneously transfer files to people around them without having to pair and also making sure the transfer is fast. Fortunately, Google, too, had introduced a way called Nearby Share, which allows an user to find and send photos, videos and even apps via the medium. https://ift.tt/uNn3PvJ

Sources: Chinese brands have cut their smartphone shipments to Russia in half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of the ruble's collapse and sanctions (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese brands have cut their smartphone shipments to Russia in half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of the ruble's collapse and sanctions  —  Currency and sanctions stop China's companies from taking advantage of exodus of western brands

Russia moves to ban Instagram and designates Meta an "extremist organization"; source: WhatsApp won't be affected as it's a means of communication (Adam Smith/The Independent)

Adam Smith / The Independent:
Russia moves to ban Instagram and designates Meta an “extremist organization”; source: WhatsApp won't be affected as it's a means of communication  —  Meta recently changed its hate speech policy to allow for posts calling for violence again the Russian military

WhatsApp teams up with Cloudflare to unveil Code Verify, an open-source browser extension that verifies the authenticity of code served to the browser (Ionut Arghire/SecurityWeek)

Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek:
WhatsApp teams up with Cloudflare to unveil Code Verify, an open-source browser extension that verifies the authenticity of code served to the browser  —  Facebook parent company Meta this week announced the release of Code Verify, an open source browser extension meant to verify the authenticity of code served to the browser.