BBC informs Facebook of pedophilic content, ends up in hot water In effort, BBC ends up getting reported to the authorities
After making Facebook aware of inappropriate content, the BCC was reported to a UK group that handles child exploitation.
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Tumblr to allow users to make money from ads Users able to disable these ads
Tumblr announced an upcoming partnership program for it’s users. It will allow them to take a part of ad revenue generated by their blog.
Trans-Atlantic data cable by Facebook and Microsoft in development 4100 mile long cable boasts highest capacity ever
A cable over 4100 miles long is under development by Facebook and Microsoft. It will stretch from Virginia to Spain and help increase bandwidth for use by the two companies and others.
Internet coalition asks FCC to fight ‘zero-rating’ Request comes at the same time U.S. House looks to cut commission's budget
A collection of internet organizations, including Kickstarter and Reddit, organized with Fight for the Future to urge the government commission to examine services that are exempt from data usage. These include T-Mobile’s Binge On, which keeps content providers like Netflix and YouTube from using customer’s data. The group believes these could be a threat to net neutrality, they said in a letter.
Amazon Video Direct aims to compete with YouTube New service enhances Amazon Prime Video
The new service launched on May 10, along with a company press release. The service allows users to upload their own videos, as well as profit from the sales of or preroll ad views on those videos.
Hulu developing its own digital TV service Streaming service will allow networks to sell themselves without cable
The streaming service, a joint venture between Disney, Comcast, and Fox will attempt to rival Sling, Playstation Vue, and “skinny” TV packages.
Oculus Social goes live New update for Gear VR could change the face of virtual reality systems.
Oculus Social, a new update date adding social functions to the Samsung Gear VR, went live on March 9.
Vessel goes ad-free for paying subscribers Blog post announces new annual subscription and offers stats for the service
In a blog post by CEO Jason Kilar, Vessel announced on March 7 that the service would be going ad-free, stating that “one of the most popular requests has been for an ad-free experience.” In the same announcement, Vessel also revealed their new payment plan. The standard $2.99 monthly subscription…
YouTube Red Originals get first release on Feb. 10 First wave includes Scare PewDiePie and RoosterTeeth's Lazer Team
In an announcement on their official blog, YouTube revealed the first batch of YouTube Red exclusive content that will release on February 10, 2016. Four pieces of content will release through the YouTube Red channel exclusively for members to the company’s new paid subscription service. Lazer Team, a sci-fi movie by RoosterTeeth Productions…
An ad-free Twitter experience is here… but only for VIPs Service disables ads for high value users
In recent months, Twitter has been removing ads, or reduced the number of them, for various “VIP” users. In an report by Re/code, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey endorsed the idea to cater to it’s more active users back in September, attempting to keep those users more engaged with them.