A Tesla Cyberquad modeled for children was recalled after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided the toy vehicle did not meet safety standards.
After the finale of Moon Knight season one, fans of the Marvel Studios and Disney+ series got clear confirmation of another personality living in the body of Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac), teasing that there is definitely more to the story. It’s been six months and still no official word, we don’t deserve it.
The programming’s been on the wall for a while, but yesterday, as reported by fan sites like Brick Fanatics and Brickset, Lego announced that it will be discontinuing its Mindstorms robotics lineup at the end of the year, and only guaranteeing support for the accompanying mobile apps, where the robots can be…
Buyers can get the full $1,900 refund for the ATV if they remove and mail back a critical component that, once pulled, will leave the vehicle unusable.
In its latest effort to limit health misinformation, YouTube is trying to make it easier for users to identify and differentiate reliable, factual videos made by certified healthcare professionals from those made by wellness gurus and their ilk. Starting today, the platform will let doctors and nurses apply for…
Spirit Halloween is no stranger to being a punchline. The seasonal chain’s miraculous ability to colonize abandoned storefronts in the blink of an eye, its niche wares, and the way—every year—it disappears without a trace of glitter, fake blood, or wig hair left behind makes it ripe for internet jokes. And the trend…
Not understanding how websites work can get you into trouble. One enduring example of this is the Twitter “like,” which a stunning amount of people—including, for some reason, loads of politicians—do not realize is publicly visible to the rest of the internet.
An anonymous whistleblower tip sent to Facebook last year contains a slew of accusations mirroring many of those found in an ongoing federal lawsuit facing Meta and OnlyFans. The anonymous tip, according to a copy provided to Gizmodo, was submitted more than six months before the lawsuit began.
Twitch is continuing its ongoing safety reforms with a simple but potentially useful move: writing its policies in plain language. The company has rewritten its Community Guidelines to provide what it believes is a clearer structure with simpler wording, more context and practical examples. This includes new top-level categories (such as “Civility & Respect” and “Sensitive Content”) and more logical category groupings, such as a “Youth Safety” section that covers everything related to users under 18. Some violations now have dedicated categories, such as “Sexual Harassment” and “Prohibited Games.”
The livestreaming service emphasizes that the guidelines themselves haven’t changed. This is an effort to make the rules more usable. In theory, at least, you’ll see fewer inadvertent violations and more people reporting misbehavior. Twitch pointed to past revisions as an example of what could happen. When it enacted clearer rules for hate and harassment at the start of 2021, it saw both a 920 percent year-over-year surge in enforcement as well as a 511 percent jump in valid user reports.
The rewrite is an acknowledgment that Twitch’s lack of clarity has sometimes led to very real problems for creators. The service added a “Hot Tubs” category last year in part because its previous approach (lumping these streamers into the “Just Chatting” section) led to ambiguity for both users and advertisers concerned broadcasters were flouting the rules. Twitch also revised the language for its sexual content policy, and in June streamlined its approach to mentions of self-harm.
Twitch says it will continue refining the policies themselves, including a “more comprehensive” revision of its sexual content material. The clarification isn’t going to satisfy users concerned about the effectiveness of the guidelines. It may result in fewer accusations of unfair bans and demonetization, though, and might make it easier for Twitch to expand policies over time.
“Like a real American, I accept the sentence handed down by the court,” the former officer told HuffPost.
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