[ad_1] If you hop into Call of Duty: Warzone right now, you’ll notice that all of the vehicles are missing. Over the weekend, players discovered a game-breaking glitch. To fix it, Infinity Ward temporarily disabled all vehicles, Eurogamer explains. A playlist update is rolling out now across all platforms! This update temporarily removes all vehicles […]
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Twitter removes 170,000 state-backed accounts based in China
[ad_1] The accounts linked to the PRC focused heavily on Hong Kong. They also promoted messages about the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan and an exiled Chinese billionaire, Reuters reports. The accounts reportedly had ties to another state-backed operation that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube removed last year for spreading misinformation about Hong Kong. We’re disclosing new state-linked […]
YouTube’s appeal process is largely ineffective
[ad_1] YouTube creators have been asking for more transparency around the video removal appeals process. This is the first time YouTube has shared appeals data, but the info probably isn’t going to make creators too happy. For months, the YouTubers Union has been calling for the appeals process to be overseen by a third-party council, […]
Google discontinues Clips, the AI-powered camera you forgot about
[ad_1] Google Clips was a short-lived camera that users were meant to position around their homes. It had artificially intelligent auto-capture and promised to record clips when it saw something interesting, like something cute your kid or pet might do before you had a chance to grab your camera. Clips cost $250 and didn’t have […]
Tim Cook defends Apple’s decision to remove Hong Kong protest app
[ad_1] According to Reuters, Cook said Apple based the decision on “credible information” from Hong Kong police and Apple users. Those sources said the app was used to “maliciously to target individual officers for violence and to victimize individuals and property where no police are present.” That kind of behavior would violate App Store guidelines […]
Netflix pulled 66 episodes of Chelsea Handler’s canceled talk show
[ad_1] The first season of Chelsea streamed 90 episodes, but it failed to catch on, and showrunner/executive producer Bill Wolff departed, a bit mysteriously, after just nine episodes. Still, Chelsea was renewed for a second season. Netflix told The New York Times that it removed the episodes — all from season one — to make […]
Google manually reviewed a million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube
[ad_1] Google shared these numbers with a US House panel today. The company also said it has more than 10,000 people working on content review, and it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on those efforts annually. Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have been asked to reveal their counter terrorism budgets, but putting a number […]
Facebook removes over 1,000 pages ahead of India’s election
[ad_1] This is the latest in Facebook’s ongoing attempts to keep the platform from being manipulated around elections. Earlier this month, Facebook removed 137 accounts in the UK for stoking political tension. In January, the company removed more than 900 Pages in Iran and Indonesia for coordinated inauthentic behavior. And last year, it pulled Pages […]