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OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content
The subscription site OnlyFans, known for its adult content, has announced it will block sexually explicit photos and videos from 1 October. People will still be able to post nude content on the site. But this will need to be consistent with OnlyFans' policies. The announcement comes after BBC News had approached the company for a response to leaked documents concerning accounts which posted il ... Read more
2021-08-20 19:23:50
Afghanistan: Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?
"We would go into villages and enrol people into this biometric data system," US Marine Special Operations Command veteran Peter Kiernan recalls. "You had a device about 12 inches by six inches wide. It would scan their fingerprints, it would scan their retina, it would also take a picture of them." It's been a busy week for Mr Kiernan. In Afghanistan, he was in charge of 12 ... Read more
2021-08-20 19:23:33
Facebook reveals most-seen posts are inane questions, not politics
After being accused of spreading right-wing content, Facebook has revealed that its most-viewed posts include asking if sugar goes with spaghetti. Its first-ever report on the contents of people's news feeds in the United States focuses on how many people see a post rather than any other measurement. It shows a word search promising to reveal "your reality" was the most popular post fo ... Read more
2021-08-19 20:00:17
OnlyFans: Platform to ban sex videos after BBC investigation
Internal documents, leaked to BBC News, reveal that OnlyFans allows moderators to give multiple warnings to accounts that post illegal content on its online platform before deciding to close them. Described as a "compliance manual", the documents also show that staff are asked to be more lenient towards successful accounts on the British content-sharing service. Moderation specialists ... Read more
2021-08-19 19:59:40
Apple censors engraving service, report claims
Apple censors references to Chinese politicians, dissidents and other topics in its engraving service, a report alleges. Citizen Lab said it had investigated filters set up for customers who wanted something engraved on a new iPhone, iPad or other Apple device. And Apple had a broad list of censored words, not just in mainland China but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Apple said its systems " ... Read more
2021-08-18 20:00:44
40 million T-Mobile customers hit by US data breach
More than 40 million T-Mobile customers have been hit by a US data breach, the company has admitted. It blamed the breach on a "highly sophisticated cyberattack". It said it is "taking immediate steps to help protect all of the individuals who may be at risk from this cyberattack". The firm said that while criminals stole personal information, no financial details were leake ... Read more
2021-08-18 20:00:15
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:46:24
The little-known human stories behind emoji designs
You may not think much about the emoji you use to text every day but there are compelling human stories behind them. "My father's music is message music, to uplift the world from its slumbering mentality," says reggae musician Andrew Tosh, speaking from his home in Kingston, Jamaica. His father, Peter Tosh, was one of the three founding members of the 1960s band The Wailers, along with ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:45:50
Twitter's new design to get fix after headache complaints
Twitter is making changes to its new redesign, after users complained of headaches and discomfort. Unveiled only last week, the redesign mainly involved high-contrast colours and a custom-designed font, Chirp. At the time, the social network said it "might feel weird at first" but would improve content consumption and clean up "visual clutter". But many, especially with acce ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:45
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:17