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The percentage of TikTok users who regularly access news via the app rose to 43% in 2023 from 22% a year earlier, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, which found half of US adults get at least some news from social media. News organizations are com Pet ing with TikTok and other social media platforms for consumers' attention and advertisers' budgets, with many seeking ways to engage TikTok’s large and coveted Gen Z audience. Pew’s analysis of news consumption by Americans, based on a survey of 8,842 US adults conducted from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 2023, found news websites or apps were used by 67% of those surveyed. Meta-owned Facebook is the most popular social media platform for news, with 30% of Americans saying they regularly access news there, followed by YouTube with 26%, Instagram with 16% and TikTok with 14%, Pew found. News consumption on Facebook persists despite Meta’s efforts to reduce the prevalence of news and other ...

Apple has issued an urgent alert for all iPhone users – and this is one that no-one should ignore. All iPhone owners have been urged to go into their settings as soon as possible and check for a surprise update: iOS 16.1.1. WATCH ABOVE: Warning over new iPhone scam Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Apple say the new iPhone update has several security changes that will help protect your phone from hackers, stopping them from terminating apps and running code to spy on you. “This update includes bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users ,” advises Apple. “A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.” Apple users have been urged to check for this update in their Settings. Credit: 7NEWS.com.au Source: https://thefoxposts.com/emergency-alert-issued-to-all-iphone-users-after-two-security-flaws-found-check-your-mobile-now-TheFOXposts-78.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medi...

Millions of social media users who love to share their best photos of the year online are being urged to be wary of fake apps trying to steal their personal information. At the end of each year, Instagram users post a “top nine” of their most liked photos by using one of several apps that exist to create the collage . WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Mother loses $3000 in ‘Hi Mum’ text scam. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> But the original app offering the service, Top Nine, is warning some of those alternative apps are fakes secretly stealing their data. Top Nine says millions of users download its app each year but some continue to fall victim to opportunistic cyber criminals who create fake platforms appearing to offer the same service. The dodgy apps promise to assemble the user’s top nine photos but are actually stealing Instagram logins and hacking into accounts, Top Nine warns. Some even look “exactly the same” as the official platform and have ...

Twitter Inc said on Monday it was re-enabling Twitter Blue sign ups for iOS and web users , and replacing the "official" label with a gold checkmark on some Business accounts on the social media platform. The company said Twitter Blue subscribers will get access to subscriber-only features such as the ability to edit tweets, while government accounts will get a gray checkmark. Twitter Blue was initially launched early in November, before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. It was then scheduled to launch again on Nov. 29, but was pushed back. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-blue-sign-ups-relaunched-for-ios-web-users-TheFOXposts-4326.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Google said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms if they are accused of intellectual property violations, joining Microsoft, Adobe and other companies that have made similar pledges. Major Technology companies like Google have been investing heavily in generative AI and racing to incorporate it into their products. Prominent writers, illustrators and other copyright owners have said in several lawsuits that both the use of their work to train the AI systems and the content the systems create violate their rights. "To our knowledge, Google is the first in the industry to offer a comprehensive, two-pronged approach to indemnity" that specifically covers both types of claims , a company spokesperson said. Google said its new policy applies to software, including its Vertex AI development platform and Duet AI system, which generates text and images i...

Meta Platforms is looking to introduce ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook users in Europe, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Several pricing plans were discussed, but the 10 euro ($10.49) per month plan is the most feasible, one of them said, while the other source said it will be implemented in the coming months. The proposal is an attempt by Meta to comply with European Union regulations that threaten to curb its ability to personalize ads for users without their consent and hurt its major revenue source. Offering a choice between a free, ad-supported plan and a paid subscription might lead to users opting for the former, helping Meta comply with regulations without affecting its ad business. On mobile devices, the price for a single account would jump to roughly 13 euros because Meta would factor in commissions charged by Apple's and Google's app stores, the second source said. In comparison, Netflix charges 7.99 euros...

Reddit is enabling a new feature for its users that would allow them to translate posts into eight different languages including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. To translate a post users will have to click on 'translate' button at the top underneath the Redditor's username. Users can choose their preferred languages in Settings to get options. Read: Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, threat from Huawei The feature is currently available to iOS and Android users , along with those using the web. The company says that it is also experimenting with translations on comments as well. "Soon, your entire conversation experience on Reddit can be multilingual,” the company wrote in its recent post.   Source: https://thefoxposts.com/reddit-users-can-now-translate-posts-into-other-languages-TheFOXposts-35071.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technol...

Telstra has acknowledged an “outage” preventing customers putting funds onto their prepaid mobile phone accounts. “We’ve recently been made aware of an outage in the system where prepaid recharges are failing,” the telco tweeted on Thursday morning. “We’re hoping to have this rectified soon so please try again later in the morning as it should be rectified by later today.” Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A user posted a screenshot of Telstra’s error message when he tried to recharge, which encouraged him to try again “in a few hours”. “We’re temporarily unable to recharge your Pre-Paid service due to planned maintenance,” the message read. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Please try recharging in a few hours.” Telstra has encouraged customer s unable to recharge their prepaid services to try again in a few hours. Credit: AAP Loading Tweet The company responded to the tweet by the user, saying, “We’re sorry for the inconvenience with this. O...

Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the apps with ads in the EU, the report said, citing three people with knowledge of the plans. The report added that the possible move may help Meta combat privacy concerns and other scrutiny from the EU as it would give users an alternative to the company's ad-based services, which rely on analyzing people's data. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The social media behemoth has been in the crosshairs of EU antitrust regulators and lost a fight in July against a 2019 German order that barred it from collecting users ' data without consent. It is unclear how much the paid versions of the app woul...

Threads is working ardently to com Pet e with X, formerly Twitter, to get its user on Meta's platform. Recently, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social platform is set to get another new feature that will enable users to search through posts using keywords. The upcoming feature will pull people up with that username after keywords are typed in, while clicking search will expand the search to all posts containing the keyword. Read: Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office, seeks to avert EU antitrust fine Instagram spokesperson Christine Pai said the feature was being tested out in Australia and New Zealand, with more countries to be added soon. “We are actively listening to the community’s feedback and working on more features to improve the search experience,” Pai says.   Source: https://thefoxposts.com/threads-to-let-users-search-through-posts-TheFOXposts-34238.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam...

Alienating users by the day, Twitter is yet again intending to make the platform less friendly to its users with a new policy that would limit the amount of messages un verified users can send in a day. The company claims the move is motivated by the sharp tick in spam messages on the social platform. Just this month, Twitter added new Settings option for Messages which directed DMs from accounts people follow to their primary inbox and DMs from verified users they don't follow to their message request inbox. The platform says it noted a 70% reduction in spam messages after this new addition to Settings. Read: Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird to be replaced by an X The recent move seems more to be motivated to push unverified users towards paying for its premium Blue subscription rather than reducing spam messages. The announcement made on the website, explicitly told readers to "subscribe today to send more messages". Twitter has already put a limit on ...

Customers of streaming giant Spotify are being warned to be aware of a phishing scam designed to swindle personal details and money out of unsuspecting users. Email spam protection service MailGuard discovered the sneaky tactic last week when it started blocking the scam email s bearing the subject line: “Spotify: We’re unable to bill you.” WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland man wanted for bizarre ‘humming’ box cash copying scam. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “The sender name reads ‘Last Reminder’, but it’s actually sent from what appears to be a compromised support account belonging to a South African business,” it warned in a blog post. The email includes the Spotify logo in its header to seem more authentic and tells the recipient they need to update their payment details as the service is “unable to bill”. Email spam protection service MailGuard discovered the phishing email last week with the subject line:  “Spotify: We’re unable to bill y...

Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the "Twitter-Killer", Threads was the top free app on Apple's App Store in the UK and the US on Thursday. Its arrival comes after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Musk have traded barbs for months, even threatening to fight each other in a real-life mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas. "The cage match has started, and Zuckerberg delivered a major blow. In many ways, it's exactly what you'd expect from Meta: Stellar execution and an easy-to-navigate user interface," Insider Intelligence principal analyst Jasmine Enberg said. Twitter responded on Thursday by threatening to sue Meta, according to the publication Semafor, citing a letter delivered to Zuckerbe...

Several days after Twitter disabled tweet views for users not logged in to their accounts, the company quietly backtracked from its decision. Users are able to see individual tweets without being logged in to their Twitter accounts. According to Elon Musk, the tweet decision was a “temporary emergency measure." He said, "We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users ". A similar explanation was provided by Twitter over its decision to limit the number of tweets users can view in a day, saying that it was to “detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform.” While no comment has been released on the return to their decision, Twitter has quietly enabled tweet views for non-logged-in users just as Meta releases its Twitter com Pet itor, Threads. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-backtracks-on-requiring-users-to-log-in-to-view-tweets-TheFOXposts-29029.html?utm_source...

The little blue tick isn’t just for Twitter, the verification checkmark was also rolled out by Gmail in 2021 — and it hasn’t taken scammers long to exploit the process. Cyber threat actors have managed to create verified accounts by impersonating real Business es, making it even harder to detect email scams sent directly to Gmail inboxes. When you hover over a sender’s business logo and blue checkmark in your inbox, a small box will pop up reading: “The sender of this email has verified that they own (business domain URL) and the logo in the profile image.” Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> But look closely at that URL because an illegitimate domain name could be an indication that it’s not actually the trusted sender who they say they are. Cybersecurity engineer Chris Plummer spotted an example of this in an email from a scammer impersonating American postal service UPS last Thursday and flagged the flaw with Google. “There is most certainly a bu...

Twitter has extended the editing window for a tweet to one hour instead of 30 minutes , but the feature is only available for paid subscribers. After introducing the option to edit the tweet for the next 30 minutes, Twitter is now extending the window for its Twitter Blue subscribers. The upgraded feature is only applicable to original tweets and not the replies. Blue subscribers now have up to 1 hour to edit their Tweets. — Twitter Blue (@TwitterBlue) June 7, 2023   The feature to edit the tweet still 30 minutes after posting was incorporated before Elon Musk's takeover. However, the feature is very popular among users . It is one of the key features driving the numbers in paid subscriptions. Read More US tightens crackdown on crypto with lawsuits against Coi NBA se, Binance The feature is rolling out to limited users but will eventually be available to the broader subscriber base. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-users-can-edit-tweets-for-up-...

Twitter Inc on Thursday allowed users who subscribe to its Blue verification feature an early access to its encrypted messaging service. The social media platform, owned and run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said the service was now available to verified users who have the latest version of the app installed. A Twitter Blue subscription, which has now become the basis for verification on the platform, starts at $8 per month, or $84 a year. "As Elon Musk said, when it comes to Direct Messages, the standard should be, if someone puts a gun to our heads, we still can't access your messages," the company said on a blog post. "We're not quite there yet, but we're working on it." Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-s-verified-users-get-early-access-to-encrypted-messaging-TheFOXposts-22120.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

The AI-powered news app, Artifact, has a new feature that allows users to follow individual writers . With the help of the latest update, Artifact will prioritise the follow ed writers on the feed. Users can also opt to get notifications when those writers post anything on the app. Like Twitter, writers can also get a verified tick mark on their accounts to avoid confusion. Although the feature is currently available for iOS, as per The Verge, it will soon be launched for Android. Read More Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO Writers can also see the reach of their articles. They will be able to see if anyone has linked their publication. The new update of Artifact makes it similar to Twitter. Considering how Twitter has lost its charm, Artifact has an excellent opportunity to grow. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/artifact-now-allows-users-to-follow-individual-writers-TheFOXposts-22154.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign...

Twitter is rolling out its encrypted direct messages, promised to users for quite some time, but with some limitations for users . The feature is currently only available to verified users and Twitter Blue subscribers, who can use the privacy encryption for DMs between two verified users. According to the company, the encryption won't support group messages, or any kind of media, except links. Moreover, users won't be able to report encrypted messages but would have to report the account as a whole. The level of privacy encryption offered by Twitter makes it less secure in comparison to other apps that have the same feature. The company noted that “currently, we do not offer protections against man-in-the-middle attacks” and suggested that it can access encrypted DMs without the participants knowing. Read: OpenAI CEO to testify in US Senate next week amid questions about Technology “If someone–for example, a malicious insider, or Twitter itself a...

Vietnam is preparing to make it mandatory for social media users of both local and foreign platforms to verify their identity in a bid to rein in online scams, state media reported on Monday. The measure, part of the Telecommunications Law Amendment to be issued by the end of this year, will enable law enforcement agencies to track down offenders using social media to break the law, state-run Voice of Vietnam (VOV) newspaper reported. "There are times the authorities can identify social media account holders that violate the laws but cannot track them down because those criminals use cross-border applications," VOV cited information deputy minister Nguyen Thanh Lam as saying. "Unverified accounts, no matter on local or foreign platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, will be dealt with." According to the report, both individual and organisational users would be subject to the measure. However not all providers currently offer identity verification in ...