[ad_1] Snapchat has temporarily removed its Giphy GIF sticker feature after a user saw an extremely racist GIF as an option. Snapchat confirms to TechCrunch “As soon as we were made aware, we removed the GIF and have disabled Giphy until we can be sure that this won’t happen again. A source tells TechCrunch the…
[ad_1] TORONTO — Two of Canada’s biggest internet service providers are preparing to increase their monthly subscriber prices. Rogers Communications will raise prices for most of its current internet plans by $8 a month, starting Monday. For its lowest-price plan, there will be a smaller increase of $4 per month a package that delivers speeds…
[ad_1] 97% of those trying to become YouTube stars won’t make enough money to survive, new research suggests YouTube stardom can come at a heavy price. Nearly 97% of people trying to make it big as a professional YouTuber won’t make enough money off advertising to surpass the U.S. poverty line, according to new research.…
[ad_1] “Facebook has played at times a negative role in the political discourse,” according to Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard roommate Chris Hughes. “The algorithms are not neutral,” he said today at a Bloomberg Beta event promoting his new book Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn. Mentioning “the filter bubbles” and “the Russia…