On Thursday, a plaintiff filed suit in San Francisco, accusing Facebook of illicitly using iPhone cameras to spy on users of Instagram, an app owned by Facebook. The complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, is an extension of a July media report that Instagram accessed iPhone cameras even when users were…
Quibi Advertisers Renegotiate Deals Due to Low Viewership The last few months have been quite eventful in the world of streaming platforms. The coronavirus pandemic caused demand to skyrocket. Into this moment have come to a couple of new players. One of the most visible of them, Quibi, has seen…
How To Look Your Best While Using a Webcam As millions across the world have been forced to work or learn from home as a result of the coronavirus, many are discovering the unique joys and difficulties of telecommunicating. While sending off emails are easy enough to do from your…
Facebook Acquires Giphy to Integrate With Instagram Facebook announced Friday that it would be acquiring GIPHY, the leading purveyor of animated GIFs, in a reported $400 million deal. The acquisition envisions a streamlined use of GIFs on Facebook-owned Instagram, where users already enjoy using short animations in GIF form to…
Instagram Introduces “Caption Warning” In an effort to combat cyberbullying, Instagram is introducing the “caption warning.” Before submitting an inappropriate caption, a pop-up box will appear with a message prompting an edit. Instagram’s AI algorithm compares a caption to previously reported ones. Keywords such as “stupid” or other derogatory terms…