Flash Player, software that has declined in popularity since the advent of the internet on mobile phones is officially discontinued by Adobe The internet plug-in designed by Adobe, that was responsible for some of the internet’s best-loved viral animations has officially been discontinued. On the 1st January the software company, Adobe stopped supporting and updating […]
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MESSAGING: Telegram boss assures us that “all features currently free will remain free” and that the messaging service will remain ad-free Changes, but no revolution? The popular encrypted messaging program, Telegram will launch paid services from 2021 to finance its growth, after the failure of its fundraising and its virtual currency project, its boss announced on Wednesday. “Telegram will start generating […]
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UPDATE: The iPhone 4 and lower as well as smartphones running Android 4.0.3 and earlier will no longer be able to use all messaging services Some people may have to ask for a new smartphone at Christmas. In 2021, some phones running outdated versions of iOS and Android will no longer be able to access WhatsApp, reports Phonandroid . The Facebook group’s messaging app has a habit of […]
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SOCIAL NETWORKS: With the “Digital Services Act”, the new European legislation will impose on all platforms “the duty to cooperate” to remove hate content The Digital Services Act, which will be presented on December 15 by the European Commission, will for the first time impose “means obligations” on social networks in the moderation of content. The […]
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Facebook and Instagram users are reporting a sudden outage in across Europe and parts of the UK today, 10th December London appears to be the worst affected area in the UK, according to the website DownDetector. The site monitors usage patterns across various online services and started receiving reports of problems at around 9am this […]
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PERSONAL DATA: Users will have until the 8th February 2021 to validate the new terms of use, otherwise they will no longer be able to use the WhatsApp application. Take it or leave it. At the start of 2021, WhatsApp will change the conditions of use of its services, and in particular, the way in which the application processes users’ personal […]
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The “UFC- Que Choisir” site has shown, with supporting examples, that several online giants have false promotions for Black Friday. The “UFC- Que Choisir” site has shown, with supporting examples, that several online giants have taken very great liberties with real fake exaggerated promotions. With a known system, that of artificially inflating prices to give the impression that […]
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Facebook has said it will start removing false claims about new coronavirus vaccines after it was revealed jabs could be rolled out as soon as next week. The social media site will remove disinformation – including claims vaccines contain microchips or anything else not on the official ingredient list – but warned it will ‘not […]
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CYBERSECURITY: Google web browser, Chrome presents actively exploited zero-day vulnerability The Mountain View firm has just released a new update for Chrome . This does not bring new functionality, but many important security fixes. There is indeed question that Chrome 86 is the victim of a “zero-day” security breach actively exploited by hackers. It is therefore strongly recommended to install the update […]
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INTERNET: A patent recently filed by Instagram suggests a new source of income for the application A new “feature” intended for influencers could very soon appear on Instagram. Indeed, according to a patent discovered by Mike Murphy, Instagram could consider charging bloggers for setting up links in post captions. A pop-up window would appear to ask the user whether or not […]
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