Remove tag ban
article thumbnail

Peloton is blocking the #StopTheSteal hashtag from being created or used

The Verge

The company is now preventing users from creating a #StopTheSteal tag from within the app, saying the tag does not “meet our guidelines” when a user goes to create it. Peloton’s community guidelines specifically ban “hate, offensive, and obscene speech” as well as “bullying, harassment, and other offensive behavior.”

article thumbnail

TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook are struggling with ivermectin misinformation

The Verge

On TikTok, Rolling Stone found videos, some of which had more than a million views, promoting ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment under tags like #ivermectin4covid and #ivermectinworks. The #ivermectin tag is still up, though many of the most popular videos in the tag are of healthcare professionals debunking misinformation.

Video 112
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Florida Introduces ‘Tag Your Reptile Day’ as Iguanas and Pythons Continue Reign of Terror

Gizmodo

Florida is banning the practice of keeping invasive reptiles like iguanas and tegus as pets, but those who already own one of these scaly guys need not worry too much. The pets can be grandfathered in if you get them tagged with a microchip. This may sound like a mishmash of Alex Jones conspiracy theories, but it’s… Read more.

66
article thumbnail

Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t.

Vox

Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition for photo-tagging. Meta is also keeping DeepFace, the sophisticated algorithm that powers its photo-tagging facial recognition feature. “We That facial recognition for photo-tagging is leaving Facebook, also known as the “ big blue app ,” is certainly significant.

article thumbnail

Do you know where your software comes from?

Computerworld Vertical IT

For many years, one security software vendor in particular was tagged as possibly having Russian ties — and as far back as 2017 , the US Government banned the use of Kaspersky antivirus over fears the security software could spy on defense contractors for Russia. Obviously, this comes up as the world sees what’s going on in Ukraine.

article thumbnail

Facebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program

The Verge

As part of it, the company will stop using facial recognition algorithms to tag people in photographs and videos, and it will delete the facial recognition templates that it uses for identification.

article thumbnail

Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time.