EU Fines Instagram by €405M for Mishandling Teenage Users’ DataEnormous fines the European Union imposes on hi-tech giants for violating its directives are already a norm. Yet the sum of the recent fine Instagram is facing in the EU is quite astonishing: € 405 million. Instagram, of course, disagrees with this and says the sum is inadequate. Yet the main violation remains mostly undisputed.
The reason why Instagram is facing such a punishment is quite serious a violation. According to the verdict of Ireland’ Data Protection Commission, Instagram (in spite of regulations prohibiting this handling of user data) displayed the personal information of its users aged 13-17. This violates the...
Greg Burn
Sep 14, 2022
Instagram Reels Will Be Easier to Search by TopicsReels, the short video feature that Instagram has introduced in response to TikTok’s success, is now its main growth driver. No wonder Instagram pays much attention to make Reels even more attractive for both creators and viewers. The recent innovation now enables Reels creators to ad topics as they upload their videos, so the audience will easier find it.
The screenshot posted by Matt Navarra shows that the new menu option that appears as you upload your video to Reels allows you to “Add topics”. It seems to be a more centralized, curated version of the hashtag feature, with which users...
Greg Burn
Sep 12, 2022
Not Another Lawsuit: The “It’s Complicated” Dance on Fortnite Is No IssueThere won’t be another scandalous lawsuit involving Epic Games this time. Though a well-known choreographer Kyle Hanagami wanted to sue Epic for the choreography the developers allegedly stole from him, his lawsuit has been dismissed. Well, Fortniters, you can still do the “It’s Complicated” move as you win.
The moves in question, as Kyle Hanagami claimed, first appeared in Charlie Puth’s video named “How Long”, where he was responsible for the choreography and invented this sequence. It seemed that Mr. Hanagami had all the chances to advance with his lawsuit: unlike other supplicants, he had his moves copyrighted and so it...
Greg Burn
Aug 31, 2022
Google Search and Maps Now Will Show Abortion Providers LabelsAs Roe vs. Vade gets overturned, it inevitable affects tech giants, especially the way they deal with private data and recommendations. In the wake of the decision taken by the Supreme Court, Google has to provide better access to abortion resources. Now, both Google Search and Google Maps will clearer show abortion clinics and mark them as such.
The reason behind this change is partly the direct speech addressed to tech giants by the lawmakers. The problem they saw was in a certain confusion that Google used to allow. When someone searched for an abortion center, the return included the results...
