WhatsApp went public with a new major promotional campaign and new privacy features. What is the strategy behind this? They never really needed that: WhatsApp didn’t need advertising. Almost everyone has the app on their smartphone anyway. But now the world’s most widely used messenger has turned: the subsidiary of tech giant Facebook launched its…
Donald Trump’s account remains blocked – but initially only temporarily. US political scientist Darrell West criticizes: Companies like Facebook have too much power. Donald Trump’s Facebook account remains blocked. That was decided by a supervisory body today. However, this should be checked again in six months. Darrell West is a political scientist and deputy director…
Google has been publishing content from participating press publishers on its “News Showcase” portal since last autumn. It is now being checked whether the access conditions are sufficiently transparent. German media regulators are looking at the Google News Showcase offering. The state media authorities announced on Wednesday at the request of the German Press Agency…
WhatsApp has changed its terms and conditions. If you don’t want to agree, you have to find another messenger. But who does it better in terms of data protection? Messenger is now almost a dime a dozen. The questions that WhatsApp users ask themselves when they do not want to accept the new general terms…
Since the beginning of the year, malware has been spreading via WhatsApp via links to alleged competitions. Initially only the messenger was affected. Security experts are now warning of spreading to other services. Stuttgart – At the beginning of the year, security experts warned of malware that was making the rounds on WhatsApp: the WhatsApp…
A banner will identify videos that contain unverified information TikTok also launches new functions in Italy for the identification of misleading or untruthful contents, “in order to limit their sharing within the community”. The announcement comes in a post by Gina Hernandez, Product Manager, and Trust & Safety. Today against fake news “we take a…
According to an internal e-mail, Facebook does not want to actively tackle the problem of data leaks and thus better protect users, but instead declare it to be a problem that is common in the industry. The mail was accidentally opened on a Belgian magazine. After a data leak with 533 million people affected, Facebook…
New problems for Google and its services. There are difficulties in accessing Gmail services and anomalies are also recorded for YouTube. The ‘alarms’ triggered by users converge on the downdetector.it site, which collects the reports, and are poured in particular on Twitter, where the hashtag #googledown returns to peep out after the ‘earthquake’ of two…
Probably the best-known communication platform, “Teams” from Microsoft, is to get a new feature in July. And users are already familiar with this from messengers such as WhatsApp. Germany – Microsoft Teams is undoubtedly one of the big winners of the corona pandemic. Whether through the obligation to work from home, the restriction of private…
On October 30 and 31, the Jacobins convent in Rennes will host “Boost with Facebook”. Free, this event is intended for VSEs, SMEs, start-ups or project leaders who wish to deepen their digital skills in order to develop better. Interested in the digital and digital world? Don’t miss the Boost with Facebook event, which will…
After its huge start in the streaming business, the success of the Disney + video service is now waning significantly. Although the number of subscribers continues to grow, investors are still disappointed. Burbank – The entertainment giant Walt Disney is groaning further under the Corona crisis, and the success in the streaming business also declined…
WhatsApp executives announced the upcoming arrival of new features on their messaging application during an update. Inspired by Snapchat, an option will allow you to delete messages for all the recipients of the same conversation. The WhatsApp messaging platform will soon add a new feature to its mobile application, offering to delete messages for all…
The instant messaging giant is working on a new feature to enhance privacy WhatsApp working to strengthen user privacy. The world’s most used application for instant messaging would be focusing its efforts on an upgrade. The new feature should allow users to activate a timer to match the photos they share, on groups or in…
“As a company, Microsoft is fully geared towards games,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The group presents plans for gaming via TV app. Redmond – Microsoft wants to use an app to turn the television into a game console. All you need is a controller and a fast internet connection – because the games actually…
BredaRelatively many successful Dutch YouTubers are highly educated. Four in ten YouTube stars have completed an HBO or WO education, while this share is more than 10 percent lower for all Dutch people. This is apparent from research by CVSter.nl into the training courses of Dutch YouTubers with more than 100,000 subscribers. Gamers often highly…
What does SAP have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google? In terms of corporate value, it is rather low, but at least SAP is the only German company that plays a role in the world market with software. That’s why we’re not only looking at the stock exchange prices of the FAANG…
It’s a bitter blow for Netflix: The direct competitor Amazon has secured the rights to one of the world’s most popular series for its streaming platform “Prime Video” via an exclusive deal. The popular sitcom “Friends” is in many ways one of the company’s most valuable formats for the streaming giant Netflix. At Netflix alone,…
Apple has published its quarterly results, better than expected. The sale of accessories and services is increasing, while that of its smartphones is decreasing. The American company has been diversifying its offer for several years, reducing its dependence on the iPhone. Strong growth in services and accessories, slight decline in iPhone sales, sales up sharply:…
After death, traces are left on social networks, mailboxes, blogs… A company erases them and also records last wishes. The web makes us immortal. The social networks continue to celebrate the birthday of a deceased person , share photos memories … The iProtego Marseille company undertakes to erase the digital data of a deceased person …
The voice assistant “Alexa” from Amazon can in future also say prayers or recite Bible verses. The project was financed by the digital fund of the Evangelical Church in Germany with 60,000 euros. Munich – Amazon’s voice assistant, “Alexa”, can now say prayers, recite Bible verses or start a meditation offer. The applications (“skills”) of…