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13-year old teenage girl becomes victim of the social media chroming challenge

Dataconomy

The latest “social media chroming challenge” has infiltrated popular platforms like TikTok, captivating a vast number of individuals who are actively engaging in online discussions surrounding this phenomenon. What is social media chroming challenge?

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Twitter adds third-party signup with Apple or Google

The Verge

Twitter has introduced third-party login support , letting users create accounts and log in to the social network with their Apple or Google accounts ( via 9to5Mac ). Your Google Account on the app and on web ?? Google users can perform a password reset after disconnecting their accounts.)

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Google plans to open its US offices to some employees in April

The Verge

Google plans to open its US offices in a limited capacity in April for employees who want to work in person, the company tells The Verge. Offices will likely open in April, “based on specific criteria that include increases in vaccine availability and downward trends in COVID-19 cases,” Google says.

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Apple reportedly denies Parler’s App Store appeal, citing derogatory terms and ‘Nazi symbols’

The Verge

Apple has reportedly denied social media company Parler’s bid to reenter the iOS App Store, saying its platform hasn’t addressed problems with offensive content. According to Bloomberg , Apple said that Parler’s latest community guidelines still didn’t meet its standards. “For

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Smooth Cybercriminals: Google Warns of Iran-Backed APT Hackers

SecureWorld News

One notorious hacking group from Iran uses particularly dirty schemes to fleece users, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). According to Google’s TAG blog, APT35 have been active since at least 2017, including attacks on the 2020 U.S. When they did, attackers sent them phishing links in follow-on correspondence.".

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Google expects most staff to spend about three days per week in the office post-pandemic

The Verge

Google expects 60 percent of its approximately 140,000 global employees to spend around three days in the office per week post-pandemic. Google’s future workplace will have room for all of these possibilities. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) May 6, 2021.

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Making social media happen in government: case study of NSW Department of Education

Trends in the Living Networks

I’m at the launch meeting of the social media community of practice set up by Institute of Public Administration NSW (IPAA). At the conference I wrote about the case study of Queensland Police , which is a great example of government bodies creating value through social media. Here are a few live notes from the event. .