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Facebook Faces a New World as Officials Rein In a Wild Web
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 17.9.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook, marketing, privacy, social media, threat
Summary | Facebook’s head of global policy management recently agreed to remove anything that violates the Vietnamese law from the social network. Governments around the world (even in the US) are increasingly trying to keep control of what's happening online. As a result, governments and big tech companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon don't always agree with each other. On the one hand, big tech companies want to have more control and power, and on the other hand, nations want to gain more control over people's online behvior. Facebook's desire to expand everywhere (e.g. in China) is one of the reasons for today's struggle between tech companies and nations. Facebook also faced some issues in Europe and Africa.
Image Description | Photograph of people using computers in a computer room, map of Facebook's users, two women laughing in front of a board displaying social media icons, Mark Zuckerberg and other people running in China, Mark Zuckerberg, his wife and daughters, glass building, people in front of a thumb-up sign, woman, crowd (some of them are using their phones), and people on their computers.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, Facebook, female(s), male(s), smartphone, social media
Harry Potter Facebook status: How to cast wizarding spells through your social media posts
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 26.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook
Summary | To celebrate Harry Potter's 20th anniversary, Facebook added wizarding Easter eggs for fans. For instance, if you type specific words (e.g. Harry Potter, Slytherin, or Gryffindor) on the social media platform, you'll be able to see a wand and cast magical animations.
Image Description | Video about Harry Potter, portrait of Harry Potter with a wand, smartphone and laptop screens displaying the Facebook logo, and Harry Potter quiz (video).
Image Tags | computer/laptop, Facebook, male(s), smartphone
Facebook will not delete videos of violent death, abortion and self-harm, leaked guidelines show
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 21.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook
Summary | Facebook doesn't want to deleter posts about violent death, abortion, and self-harm; the group doesn't want to censor anyone. Leaked documents revealed some of Facebook's rules in terms of violent content. For instance, videos of abortion are allowed but nuditiy is not. Pictures of animal abuse can also be shared.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone, charts showing FB's montly active users, laptop screen displaying Facebook's login page,
Image Tags | chart, computer/laptop, Facebook, hand(s), smartphone
Screens and teens: survival tips for parents on the technology battlefield
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 23.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, smartphone, social media, threat, youth
Summary | A mom talks about her battle over digital screens with her children. Children are spending more time online, and research keeps showing the negative effects that screens can have (e.g. isolation, bullying, porn, suicide etc.). Since the phenomenon is so new, it is difficult for parents -they have no guide to follow. Technology is not necessarily bad, but parents should make sure their children are okay and happy. The article provides a list with some advice concerning young people and screens; from screen time limit to online groups and social media.
Image Description | Photograph of a young girl using her laptop, a mom and her daughter with a laptop and tablet, three children behind books, and a mom and her two kids with a laptop, tablet, and smartphone.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), male(s), smartphone, tablet
Google launches new Assistant and puts it at heart of Home
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 4.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google
Summary | Google just launched a personal assistant; its new characteristic is its conversational interface. You can ask it a question at home and it will respond to you. You can also use it on your smartphone. Instead of typing a question, you can now directly ask something. Besides Google, Apple also has its personal assistant Siri, and Amazon has Alexa. Google Home can turn on the lights, play music, and answer your questions.
Image Description | Photographs of Google's assistant, Google Home speakers, and three smartphones displaying chat conversations
Image Tags | Google, smartphone, speaker, text
'Bring your own device': weighing up the business benefits
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 23.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Some businesses let their employees bring their own devices (e.g. laptop) at work. This is called BYOD (Bring your own device). This way, companies can save money, and it's also more convenient for employees to carry one device instead of two. In order to avoid any problems, companies that work with BYOD need to come up with good employee agreements, and use cloud-based services. The article also lists several examples of BYOD companies and explains the (dis)advantages of the method.
Image Description | Portraits of four men, and photograph of people's hands using a tablet, a smartphone, and a laptop.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, hand(s), male(s), smartphone, tablet
Facebook takes a new crack at halting fake news and clickbait
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, fake news, threat
Summary | Facebook has announced that it will work on new strategies to flag fake news on their platform by labeling them "disputed". Facebook's activism will also target click bait stories which can be equally misleading. Click bait are headlines which leave out essential content or grossly exaggerate to lure people into clicking on the link.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman's hand holding a smartphone showing the Facebook logo in front of a screen showing the Facebook sign-in page.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, Facebook, female(s), hand(s), logo, smartphone
Forget India - Lenovo is betting on Africa as next big smartphone market
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 27.2.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Eric Cador, president of Lenovo in Europe, Middle East and Africa, wants to reach Africa. Africa can be the next great market and smartphone superpower. By 2020, around 70 per cent of Africans will be using smartphones. Lenovo is the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world.
Image Description | Photograph of a woman taking a picture of someone with a smartphone, photograph of Eric Cador, chart representing 2015 smartphone vendor market share, photograph of a laptop
Image Tags | chart, computer/laptop, female(s), male(s), smartphone
The science behind why you shouldn't take your phone on holiday
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 28.4.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | addiction, smartphone, technology-free, threat
Summary | We take our smartphones with us everywhere, including when we go on vacation. However, smartphones can become a distraction. The articles lists several reasons why people should leave their phone at home and enjoy their vacation: for instance, holidays are good and technology can lead to a lot of problems and dangers, you want to relax and soak up the artmosphere, you want to avoid unimportant trivia, you want to bond with other people, you want to avoid wasting time, you want to leave with the best memories.
Image Description | Photograph of a group of young people taking a selfie, two hands holding a smartphone and taking a picture of a landscape, four young people on their digital devices, man holding a phone and looking at it,
Image Tags | female(s), hand(s), male(s), selfie, smartphone
Can travel still broaden the minds of the smartphone generation?
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | addiction, smartphone, technology-free, threat, youth
Summary | William Sutcliffe is the author of "Are You Experienced?"; he complains about the smartphone generation and how new technologies have changed travel and backpacking. According to Sutcliffe, it almost looks like people's experiences and adventures today haven't really happened until they have been shared, liked, and commented on. Travels are important for young people; once you're cut off from everything familiar, you can be challenged and see the world from a new perspective. But in today's digital world, is it still possible to cut yourself off from home?
Image Description | Photograph of 5 young people taking a selfie with a selfie stick, drawing of the front page of the book Are you Experienced?, picture of a young man holding a smartphone and looking at it, young woman using her smartphone and looking at it, photograph of a landscape and someone's legs, portrait of a young woman
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), selfie, selfie stick, smartphone
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