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Facebook might be setting a new world record soon but not in a very good way. Reports indicate that it is negotiating with the US Federal Trade Commission over what could be the largest fine ever levied on a technology company, breaking Google’s $22.5 million in 2012. But while the still non-final multi-billion dollar penalty is seen as a “day … Continue reading

The wild west era of the internet is coming back, and you’re tasked with moderating all of the madness. That’s the premise of alternate-reality 1990s internet simulator Hypnospace Outlaw, the latest title from Dropsy creator Jay Tholen. The anticipat…

We’re sure that some of you have experienced this in the past where you have been added to a group filled with random strangers, presumably for the purpose of spam. It can be annoying, although the good news is that it isn’t too difficult to quit these groups. However there is good news for WhatsApp users in a future update.

According to the folks at WABetaInfo, it seems that a future update to WhatsApp will prevent users from being randomly added to groups without their consent. The settings will allow users to choose who can add them to a group. These choices include “Everyone” which means that anyone who has your number, “My contacts”, or “Nobody”.

Presumably users will want to choose “My contacts” as it is a safer choice, or they can opt to not be added to group chats entirely. However in the event that someone outside of your contact list tries to add you to a group, you will receive an invitation to join a group that you can choose to accept or reject.

This will be useful in situations where relatives or friends are trying to organize a gathering and you’re added to a group whose participants might not be people you’re familiar with. No word on when the feature will be released, but it could be worth looking forward to. It should also in a way help to cut down and deal with the spam and fake news, a problem that WhatsApp seems to be having in recent times.

WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Decide Who Can Add Them To Groups

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According to the rumors, Apple could be hosting an event on the 25th of March where they are expected to launch their new video streaming and news subscription service. In light of the potential launch of these services, Apple has made some changes to the way users manage their subscriptions.

As part of the iOS 12.1.4 update, Apple has made some changes to the iOS App Store where it will now be easier for users to manage and view their subscriptions. When launching their App Store on iOS devices, users will be able to see a “Manage Subscriptions” menu option which will show them their subscriptions and let them choose what they want to do with it.

Prior to this, users on iOS devices had to dive quite far into the menu in order to find their subscriptions. This made it difficult for users who aren’t quite as tech savvy, leaving them with recurring subscriptions that they might no longer want, or might have been accidentally tricked into signing up for.

Apple has since been dealing with scam subscriptions and implementing measures that will make it difficult for unscrupulous developers to scam users into subscribing, presumably all ahead of the company’s plans to take on subscriptions in a big way with their own services.

Apple Is Making It Easier To Manage Your Subscriptions

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