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On election night and into Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook have continued to label inaccurate election posts from Trump and others — Twitter, Facebook and YouTube remained on alert as the lack of a clear election result kept the online misinformation flowing.
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
YouTube says it won't remove an OAN video called “Trump won”, which claims Democrats are tossing GOP ballots, but says the video undermines election confidence — - Google-owned YouTube refused to take down a video that falsely claims Trump won the Presidential election and democrats committed voter fraud.
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook now says it will label posts from presidential candidates and “other individuals” who declare premature victory in individual states or overall — Election night ended the way many experts predicted it might: with several races too close to call and President Donald Trump claiming victory anyway.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook and Instagram add pop-ups with timestamps atop News Feeds telling users that no winner has been projected, after Trump prematurely claimed victory — Facebook and Instagram are running notifications in their respective apps informing U.S. users that the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election …
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Facebook Live spread election conspiracies and Russian state-controlled content by algorithmically recommending it to thousands of people during the election — Less than 24 hours before one of the most contentious US presidential elections in recent history, a Facebook employee tried to flag …
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| TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches ephemeral messages, photos, and videos that disappear after seven days, rolling out on iOS and Android globally starting today — Facebook recently announced that WhatsApp passed the whopping milestone of 100 billion messages sent per day, but not everyone wants those chats to stick around forever.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is grappling with a shortage of power management chips for iPhones and other devices — - Suppliers seen prioritizing Apple's needs over other buyers — Power-management chips key to enabling 5G, new camera features — Apple Inc. is grappling with a shortage … | Financial Times: |
Sources say Jack Ma's criticism of regulators and state-owned banks in a speech triggered the move by Communist party leaders to limit the power of Ant Group — The billionaire's criticism of regulators triggered the move by Communist leaders to limit the power of the fintech group
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| John Velasco / Digital Trends: |
DJI launches the $449 Mini 2 with upgraded camera for 4K 30fps recording, OcuSync 2.0 with a 10 km video transmission range, claims 31 mins of flight time — - Proper 4K video capture — Handles windy conditions — Stable connection with OcuSync 2.0 — Ridiculously compact size| Tim Copeland / Decrypt: |
Ethereum Foundation says Ethereum 2.0 is set to launch on December 1 if enough validators are present on the network — The first version of Ethereum 2.0 is set to launch on December 1, according to an Ethereum Foundation blog post today, as long as certain criteria are met.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber and Lyft in-app messages urging riders and drivers to vote for Prop 22 could set a precedent for how companies use tech to lobby for political outcomes — The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22. And the voters listened. — Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million …
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| Sara Morrison / Vox: |
CA's Proposition 24 passes, and is set to expand and strengthen CA's recent privacy law, the CCPA, and create a Privacy Protection Agency for rule enforcement — Alastair Mactaggart (center), board chair and founder of Californians for Consumer Privacy, testifies before the Senate Commerce … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox Series X review: good performance and impressive backward compatibility, 120Hz mode for smoother gameplay, and quick resume, but no AAA games at launch — The new Xbox feels like you're upgrading your PC — Video by Becca Farsace, Phil Esposito, and Vjeran Pavic |
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