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☆ Instagram just released 'Quiet Mode' — its own version of 'Do not disturb'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instagram unveiled new features for users to manage their time and preferences on Thursday. "Quiet Mode" is intended to help those who are driving or studying. On Thursday, Instagram revealed a new feature called "Quiet Mode" which is now available to users in the US, the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. While the feature is available to users of any age, Instagram will prompt teenagers who spend too much time on the app to enable Quiet Mode at night. Features like "Quiet Mode" show that the increase hasn't gone unnoticed by platforms like Instagram— which is the most popular app among 18-24 year olds, according to TechCrunch's review of a study by Data.ai.

Some young women are changing the way they talk about food and their body image after seeing the discussion surrounding so-called almond moms on TikTok. The term “almond mom” began trending on TikTok last month after a 2014 clip of former “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Yolanda Hadid went viral. Koemptgen, 25, recently posted a video showing off the “almond mom” snacks at her mom’s house. Carla A. Pfeffer, an associate professor in the school of social work at Michigan State University, said some of the criticism of “almond moms” is rooted in misogyny and a culture that places the burden of childcare almost exclusively on women. She called “almond moms” a scapegoat of diet culture, but not the cause.

☆ Facebook whistleblower launches nonprofit to solve social media harms
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks at the SXSW (South by Southwest) conference and festivals in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Montinique MonroeRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 22 (Reuters) - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is launching a nonprofit organization that will seek solutions to harms created by social media, she said on Thursday. The former product manager at Facebook, since renamed Meta Platforms (META.O), made headlines last year after coming out as the source of thousands of leaked internal documents, which she said detailed the social media company's failures to protect teen girls on Instagram and clamp down on vaccine misinformation. It will partner with Project Liberty, an organization working to build a new operating protocol for social networking, and Common Sense Media, which advocates for safe media content for kids. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Telegram a devenit a doua cea mai descărcată aplicație în SUA, după ce alte alte companii tech l-au blocat pe Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Telegram a devenit a doua cea mai descărcată aplicație în SUA. Potrivit presei internaționale, acest lucru s-a întâmplat după ce Twitter și Facebook au blocat conturile președintelui SUA, Donald Trump. Mai mult de jumătate de milion de persoane au descărcat aplicația în perioada 6 ianuarie – 10 ianuarie, numărul fiind de aproape trei ori mai mare decât în săptămâna precedentă. Popularitatea aplicației în SUA ar fi crescut și după ce WhatsApp a modificat politica sa de confidențialitate. De asemenea, potrivit AGERPRES, o coaliție de ONG-uri a cerut marți YouTube să închidă canalul oficial al președintelui american Donald Trump și a amenințat platforma video Google cu un boicot publicitar dacă nu face acest lucru.

Persons: Telegram, Donald Trump, american Donald Trump, Jim Steyer, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Facebook, american, Google, SUA Locations: SUA, AGERPRES, Washington

Percepția generală este că Donald Trump a încurajat și susținut atacul de săptămâna trecută asupra capitoliului american. Conținutul prin care au fost încurajate manifestările de miercuri de la Washington a fost șters de pe ambele platforme. În momentul în care a devenit evident că asaltul a fost organizat prin intermediul rețelei sociale Parler, Amazon a decis să șteargă platforma de pe serverele sale, citează Playtech. YouTube a anunțat că a suspendat canalul lui Trump pentru că a încălcat politica platformei referitoare la incitarea la violență. Până la această oră, niciun clip nu a fost șters, iar canalul continuă să rămână online.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Jim Steyer Organizations: Facebook, Amazon, YouTube, americană, Liga, Free Press, Mozilla Locations: american, americane, Washington, SUA

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