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Facebook pledges $1 bn for news, defends Australia blackout

San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organizations. Nick Clegg, head of global affairs, said in a statement that the company stands ready to support news media while reiterating its concerns over mandated payments. "Facebook is more than willing to partner with news publishers," Clegg said after Facebook restored news links as part of a compromise with Australian officials. "We absolutely recognize qualit...

Facebook pledges $1 bn in news investments over 3 years

San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organizations. Nick Clegg, head of global affairs, said in a statement that the company is willing to support news media while reiterating its concerns over mandated payments. "Facebook is more than willing to partner with news publishers," Clegg said after Facebook restored news links as part of a compromise with Australian officials. "We absolutely recognize quality ...

YouTube to roll out parent-approved accounts for tweens

San Francisco (AFP) - YouTube on Wednesday said it  will roll out new accounts that let tweens or young teens explore the streaming video service within boundaries set by their parents. An early version of the offering will be released in coming months, letting parents use Google accounts to provide children YouTube access that comes with content and feature constraints, according to kids and family product management director James Beser. The move responds to concerns about violence and other inappropriate content which may be viewed by minors on the massive video-sharing platform. "We’ve hea...

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Facebook adds new tools to fight online child exploitation

San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook on Tuesday said it is stepping up its fight against child abuse with new tools for spotting such content and tighter rules about what crosses the line. "Using our apps to harm children is abhorrent and unacceptable," global head of safety Antigone Davis said in a blog post. "We are developing targeted solutions, including new tools and policies to reduce the sharing of this type of content." The social media giant updated its guidelines to make it clear it will remove Facebook or Instagram accounts dedicated to sharing images of children posted along with caption...

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Facebook to restore Australia news, pay media companies

Sydney (AFP) - Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation. Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a face-saving compromise that will see Google and Facebook plunge tens of millions of dollars into the struggling local news sector. In return the US digital firms will, for now, avoid being subjected to mandatory payments that could cost them vastly more and create what they see as an alarming global precedent. Just hours after the compromise was unveiled, Facebo...

Waymo brings robo-taxis to San Francisco in new test

San Francisco (AFP) - Waymo, the autonomous driving unit of Google's parent company Alphabet, said Wednesday it would begin testing its driverless ride-hailing service on the streets of San Francisco with employees as riders. The move expands the testing for the autonomous vehicles, which have been in use in the Phoenix, Arizona area since 2017 by Waymo, formerly known as Google Car, which has deployed its vehicles in San Francisco since 2009. The first ride-hailing tests will be with Waymo employees, to gain feedback before expanding to more riders. Waymo has improved its technology, which wi...

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