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Facebook Userbase Is Apparently Unbothered by Canadian News Ban
Meta’s decision to block news in Canada has seemingly been met with a shrug by its user base. Data shows that Facebook’s users have remained steady even though the social media platform has banned news links. Canada’s Online News Act would force Big Tech to pay news outlets for content that is shared on its platforms—and…
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Google Promises It Will Be More Open About Its Ads
Google is pinky-swearing it will be more transparent in the future about how and why you keep seeing the same ads that seem to know you much better than you know yourself, though only if you live in the European Union. In a blog post, Google’s VP of Trust and Safety Laurie Richardson said the…
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BeReal Is Launching a New Feature That Ignores the App’s Entire Purpose
The point of BeReal is simple: Keep your circle tight. The app where most accounts are private and users can only post once a day is unveiling a new Friends of Friends feature that allows users to explore what people they kinda know are up to. TechCrunch reports that BeReal is replacing the app’s Discovery…
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YouTube Cracks Down on Cancer Quacks
YouTube announced it’s taking on the miracle cures, bogus disease prevention tips, and other health myths that litter the video-sharing site with a new assault on medical misinformation. The effort starts with a mass take-down of videos about “harmful or ineffective” cancer cures, according to a Tuesday press release from the company. It’s a move…