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  • Spam Call Bothering You? Google To Soon Roll Out Special Label Denoting ‘Suspected Spam Caller

    Spam Call Bothering You? Google To Soon Roll Out Special Label Denoting ‘Suspected Spam Caller

    California, December 30: Google Voice is set to launch yet another update to its layout after the addition of Wi-Fi and network cellular switching. According to a report by US-based tech portal 9to5google, the incoming call screen of Google’s own telephone service is set to receive a “Suspected spam caller” label soon.

    The label shall appear both on the caller screen and in the history list of callers. On the caller screen, the message would appear underneath the phone number, with the caller’s avatar also changing accordingly. The users would have two options in response to such a call. If they confirm a call as ‘spam’, it will cause future calls from that particular number to go straight into voicemail. The resulting call history would end up in the spam folder. Data Breach: Indian Government Sector Top Target for Hackers As Cyber-Attacks Rise by 95% in Second Half of 2022.

    On the other hand, the call can also be marked as ‘not spam’, which would remove the spam label from that number in future incoming calls. Google earlier updated the camera app on its mobile phone device Pixel 7 Pro which allowed users to have more control over its macro mode. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, the new update adds a toggle that lets users manually turn the macro mode off or on instead of having to rely on the auto mode. Google Rolls Out ‘Suspected Spam Caller’ Label on Voice To Warn Users About Spam Calls.

    While the phone can still try to detect if you’re close enough to a subject like it has since launch, it’s nice for there to be an actual menu for those who want finer-grain control. The Verge has reported that these new options live in the settings cog accessible in the top-left corner of the camera’s viewfinder. Google’s added a “macro focus” option that lets users choose between off, auto mode, and on. According to 9to5Google, previously one was only able to temporarily turn it off after it had activated.

    (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

  • Google Rolls Out ‘Suspected Spam Caller’ Label on Voice To Warn Users About Spam Calls

    Google Rolls Out ‘Suspected Spam Caller’ Label on Voice To Warn Users About Spam Calls

    San Francisco, December 30 : Tech giant Google has announced that it is rolling out a “suspected spam caller” label to its telephone service Google Voice, which will warn users about spam calls. The label will help protect users from unwanted calls and potentially harmful scams, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Thursday. The new label will appear on the incoming call screen and in the users’ call history. Apple Expected To Launch 11.1, 13-Inch OLED iPad Pro Models in First Quarter of 2024.

    “The company makes this determination using the same advanced artificial intelligence (AI) that identifies billions of spam calls each month across Google’s calling ecosystem,” Google said.

    Users have the option to confirm the suspected spam call, by which future calls from that number will go directly to voicemail or they can “mark a labelled call as not spam, after which the suspected spam label is never displayed for that number again.” Apple iPhone’s ‘Find My’ Feature Helps Rescue Car Crash Victim Again in US.

    This feature does not have admin control and is available to all Google Voice users. Meanwhile, last week, with an aim to provide a better calling experience, the tech giant had rolled out a new ‘intelligent network switching’ feature to Google Voice, which will automatically switch ongoing calls between cellular data service and Wi-Fi.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 30, 2022 10:56 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Twitter Blue Subscribers Now Get Prioritised Rankings in Conversations, Replies and Search; Visibility of Spam, Bots Decreased

    Twitter Blue Subscribers Now Get Prioritised Rankings in Conversations, Replies and Search; Visibility of Spam, Bots Decreased

    San Francisco, Dec 24: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has updated the list of features for its Blue service, which mentioned that subscribers paying for the $8 per month service will now get “prioritised rankings in conversations.”

    According to Twitter, this feature prioritises subscribers’ replies on tweets that they interact with. Twitter CEO Elon Musk had promised this feature in November and said that the subscribers would get, “Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam.” Twitter Blue Allows Video Uploads Up to 2 GB in Size, 60 Minutes in Length.

    Earlier this month, the micro-blogging platform repeated this promise and said, “soon, subscribers with the blue checkmark will get priority ranking in search, mentions, and replies to help lower the visibility of scams, spam and bots.” ‘MrBeast’ Aka Jimmy Donaldson New Candidate for Twitter CEO! Elon Musk Says ‘Not Out of the Question’ After Polls Results Speak in YouTuber’s Favour.

    The updated page also mentioned that subscribers can now upload videos up to 60 minutes long from around the web at 1080p resolution and 2GB in file size, but also all videos must comply with the company’s rules.

    Earlier, Twitter Blue subscribers were only able to upload 10-minute-long videos on the platform at 1080p resolution with a file size limit of 512MB.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 24, 2022 09:52 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Elon Musk Says, Twitter Started ‘Purging’ Spam and Scam Accounts, Users May See Drop in Followers’ Count

    Elon Musk Says, Twitter Started ‘Purging’ Spam and Scam Accounts, Users May See Drop in Followers’ Count

    San Francisco, Dec 1: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the micro-blogging platform has started “purging” a lot of spam and scam accounts, so the users might see a “count drop” in their followers.

    He tweeted: “Twitter is purging a lot of spam/scam accounts right now, so you may see your follower count drop.”

    Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk’s action. Twitter Alert! Your Follower Count May Witness Big Dip, Here’s Why.

    While one user commented, “Dude that’s like all my followers”, another said, “exactly.. but good to lose followers that were never actually followers..lol.”

    Before the Twitter takeover, Musk had claimed in April this year, that he would “defeat” the “spam bots” on micro-blogging or “die trying.”

    He tweeted: “If our Twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying!”

    Later on May 29, 2022, Musk raised the presence of fake/spam accounts or “bots” on Twitter, saying the micro-blogging platform has ‘very bot-friendly’ rules. Twitter Bans Around 44,611 Accounts for Promoting Child Porn, Nudity in India Post Elon Musk’s Takeover.

    By that time, Twitter said less than 5 per cent of accounts on its platforms could be fake.

    Musk had asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe whether the platform’s claim on the number of its user base is true.

    While the micro-blogging platform said in its SEC filing that less than 5 per cent of its monetisable daily active users (mDAUs) were fake, Musk believed the number of bots was four times higher.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 01, 2022 02:21 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Elon Musk Says Twitter Purging Lot of Spam Accounts, People May Witness Dip in Follower Count

    Elon Musk Says Twitter Purging Lot of Spam Accounts, People May Witness Dip in Follower Count

    Elon Musk today informed through a tweet that Twitter is undergoing a purge. The platform will be removing a lot of spam or scam accounts which will lead to a drop in the number of followers of some of the most prominent accounts on the platform. EU Digital Chief Thierry Breton Warns Elon Musk; Says Twitter Must Follow Europe’s Platform Rules

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  • Google Reportedly Receives Poll Panel Nod From FEC To Keep Politician Emails Out of Spam in the US

    San Francisco: Google has received a go-ahead from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in the US to keep politician campaign emails from being marked as spam. Google will now allow candidates and political party committees to apply for its programme that would make their messages exempt from Gmail’s spam detection systems, reports The Verge. Google Outage: Google Search, YouTube, Google Maps & Other Services Were Down; All You Need To Know.

    “I have a hard time getting around the fact that this is a unique benefit offered to political committees, and only political committees,” FEC commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub sails quoted as saying in the report.

    Google had asked the FEC in June to allow a programme that could keep campaign emails from ending up in spam folders. First reported by Axios, Google’s pilot programme would be for “authorised candidate committees, political party committees and leadership political action committees registered with the FEC.”

    The programme was announced after Google came under heavy criticism that its algorithms unfairly target conservative content across its services and filters Republican fundraising and campaign emails to spam.

    “Our goal during this pilot program is to assess alternative ways of addressing concerns from bulk senders, while giving users clear controls over their inboxes to minimise unwanted email,” a Google spokesperson told The Verge. “We will continue to monitor feedback as the pilot rolls out to ensure it is meeting its goals,” said the company.

    Former US President Donald Trump’s campaigns were criticised for using spammy tactics in its fundraising emails.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Aug 12, 2022 10:43 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Elon Musk Threatens To Walk Away From Twitter Deal If Data Not Provided On Spam and Fake Accounts

    California, June 7: Openly accusing Twitter of breaching the merger agreement, Elon Musk has threatened to walk away and call off the USD 44 billion acquisition of the social media company for not providing the data he has requested on spam and fake accounts.

    Musk alleged that Twitter is “actively resisting and thwarting his information rights” as outlined by the deal, CNN reported, citing the letter he sent to Twitter’s head of legal, policy and trust, Vijaya Gadde.

    Musk demanded that Twitter turn over information about its testing methodologies to support its claims that bots and fake accounts constitute less than 5% of the platform’s active user base, a figure the company has consistently stated for years in boilerplate public disclosures, however, Monday’s letter claimed Twitter had sought to restrict access to the information by interpreting the merger agreement narrowly, such that providing the information would fall outside the scope of Twitter’s contractual requirements.

    While Musk has called for doing his own independent assessment based on Twitter data, some Wall Street analysts have said this pushback may be a case of buyer’s remorse and an effort to pressure Twitter into negotiating a lower price for the USD 44 billion deal, CNN said. Elon Musk Reportedly Aims To Build Over 1,000 Starships To Transport Life to Mars.

    In a separate securities filing, Twitter previously disclosed that Musk had waived a due diligence clause in the deal that could have made it easier or him to back out of the agreement; without it, Musk could face a tougher climb, and the prospect of litigation.

    “This is a clear material breach of Twitter’s obligations under the merger agreement and Mr. Musk reserves all rights resulting therefrom, including his right not to consummate the transaction and his right to terminate the merger agreement,” an attorney representing Musk wrote to the company amid the ongoing issue. Shares of Twitter fell 5 per cent in early trading Monday. Meanwhile, Twitter’s CEO, Parag Agrawal has stood by his company’s longtime spam metric.

    “Twitter has and will continue to cooperatively share information with Mr. Musk to consummate the transaction in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement,” the company said in a statement on Monday.

    Musk has alleged that the true number of spam accounts is likely much more, potentially as high as 90%. Musk has previously said the acquisition “cannot move forward” until the company provides “proof” of its spam metric.

    In making the agreement to buy Twitter, Musk has made spam bots on the platform a central issue. He has vowed to defeat them of “die trying,” even as he has described Twitter as being vital to “the future of civilization.” Elon Musk Warns Tesla Employees, Says ‘Come to Office or Get Out’.

    Since Musk’s announcement of his USD 44 billion purchase of Twitter, there have been many reactions worldwide.According to some, he will open doors for freedom of speech while others fear the consequences that might come from Musk, potentially removing all content moderation.

    (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

  • Apple iCloud Users Continue To Experience Spam Calendar Invitations: Report

    Apple iCloud Users Continue To Experience Spam Calendar Invitations: Report

    San Francisco: Despite previous attempts to put the situation at rest, some iCloud users continue to experience spam calendar invitations, causing their calendars to be filled with random events. The situation received widespread coverage in 2016, where Apple said that it was “actively working to address this issue” by “identifying and blocking suspicious senders.” Apple’s Spatial Audio Feature Coming Soon to India.

    Victims are targeted in various ways. The most common method is by receiving a normal iCloud calendar invitation through their calendar app, MacRumors reported.

    Interacting with the invitation, including declining, accepting, or choosing “Maybe,” lets the spammer know that the email is valid, so it can continue to be targeted. Other users are targeted through web pop-ups on potentially malicious or adult websites, the report said.

    Apple has not publicly commented on what specific measures it has taken to solve the issue, but through a video posted by Apple Support, that has so far garnered more than 97,000 views, it has a solution. The video advises that users, logically, unsubscribe from these spam calendars. The video doesn’t offer any insight into what proactive measures users can take to not receive the invitations in the first place. One measure that some users have found to be helpful is to redirect calendar invitations to their email, rather than an in-app calendar invitation. By redirecting invitations to their email, users can better manage and delete calendar invitations.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 22, 2021 03:59 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).