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A part of the massive 5,500+ page government funding/COVID-relief package that is expected to be passed through Congress in the next few days will include a legislative priority for the entertainment industry that will bump up the penalty for operating a for-profit illegal streaming service from a misdemeanor to a felony. Under the new law a violation of […]
In a lawsuit accusing the tech company of “anti-competitive conduct,” Google is alleged to have struck up an illegal deal with Facebook. The suit against Google was brought by ten states on Wednesday and announced by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who claimed the company was using “monopolistic power” to control online ad pricing and more. […]
Twitch COO Sara Clemens announced earlier today at the company’s town hall that starting next month, the words “simp,” “incel,” and “virgin” will be banned when used as an insult. How does Twitch plan on enforcing this rule? We’ll let them try and explain. “We will take action against the use of terms like ‘simp,’ ‘incel’ or ‘virgin’ specifically when they are […]
If you’re a frequenter of, well, anything under the Google umbrella, then you likely don’t need this article to inform you that a widespread outage has occurred. Early Monday, tweeted fears and complaints were continuing to stack up due to the outage, which the Verge notes “appears to be” a global problem. At the time of […]
The sun recently launched a coronal mass ejection, or CME, which is described as “large expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from its corona.” Putting that into simpler terms, CNN called it a “massive solar belch,” sending a mass of protons and electrons through the solar system. Check out a visual of it all below. This burst […]
Though it ended in a fiery explosion, Starship‘s latest test flight was deemed a success. SpaceX launched the 165-foot-tall prototype, dubbed SN8, Wednesday in South Texas, where it soared to a height of nearly 8 miles. The test marked a major milestone for the aerospace manufacturer, as it was the highest test flight yet. It also managed to complete a number of […]
Elon Musk is a Texan now. The SpaceX and Tesla founder, whose 2020 has included receiving the nickname Space Karen, revealed his personal relocation on Tuesday while noting that his headlines-making companies still currently have their respective presences in California. Musk, however, remains critical of the state. “If a team has been winning for too long, […]
A Taiwanese man was forced to part with his PlayStation 5 last month after his wife discovered that he had lied to her about it being an air purifier, Taiwan News reports. This heartbreaking story comes courtesy of Jin Wu, who turned out to be the lucky recipient of Sony’s next-gen console. Wu detailed his interaction on […]
Twitter is apparently “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike/downvote button, at least according to its product lead. The subject came up when a user, who Mashable reports is a “cybersecurity expert” for the Biden campaign, pitched the following ideas for the company to focus on instead of adding the newly launched “fleets” (explained here). That person’s […]
YouTube Will Ask Users If They Want to Rethink Posting Offensive Comments
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December 4, 2020
YouTube will prompt users to reconsider whether offensive comments are “something [they] really want to share” before posting. The site made the announcement on Thursday, with the new update aiming to make the platform more inclusive. Android users will see the pop-up first, which will give the “commenter the option to reflect before posting,” the […]