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Tinder is making it easier to share date details with family and friends
Tinder is looking to make it easier for users to share details of their dates with loved ones. They can share a link to a page with details about the person they're meeting, along with the time and place of the rendezvous.
Uber makes its safety tools easier to access and customize
In Uber's new safety preferences page, users can choose to activate its safety tools for every ride or just for rides after 9PM.
Safe Browsing on Google Chrome adds real-time protection against malicious sites
Google says it has updated Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. With the Safe Browsing mode enabled, Chrome will check URLs in real-time without disclosing which sites you visit to Google's servers.
The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok
TikTok is in the EU's crosshairs over potential Digital Services Act violations around the safety of minors and other matters.
Lyft expands program that matches women and nonbinary riders to drivers
Lyft is expanding its program that matches women and nonbinary riders to similar drivers. The Women+ Connect initiative is now available in numerous new cities, including Los Angeles and Miami.
The FAA says it's keeping a closer eye on Boeing as it investigates cabin panel blowout
The FAA will have more oversight of the production and manufacturing of Boeing's 737 Max 9 planes after one lost a cabin panel mid-flight. The agency suggested it might delegate a third party to conduct Boeing inspections and quality control.
Tesla is recalling 120,000 vehicles in the US over a door safety issue
Tesla has issued a second recall in the US in as many weeks. The company has issued an over-the-air update to resolve a issue that could increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Meta faces another lawsuit over child safety
The New Mexico attorney general's office says it set up dummy kids accounts on Instagram and Facebook According to a lawsuit, these accounts were barraged by inappropriate sexual content and requests.
Meta whistleblower tells Senate the company 'cannot be trusted with our children'
Another Meta whistleblower has testified before Congress regarding teen safety issues on the likes of Instagram. He told a Senate subcommitee that "we cannot trust them with our children."
Twitch's off-service conduct policy finally covers doxxing and swatting
Starting today, Twitch will start suspending and banning users who doxx and swat others outside of its own platform.
Utah sues TikTok over child safety issues and its links to China
Utah has sued TikTok over child safety issues and the company's China-based ownership.
Lyft aims to match women and nonbinary riders and drivers with each other more often
Lyft's Women+ Connect feature gives women and nonbinary drivers the option to match with women and nonbinary riders more often. The initiative is designed to bolster safety and encourage more women to sign up as drivers.
Synchron's BCI implants may help paralyzed patients reconnect with the world
The burgeoning industry is already inundated with unrealistic expectations driven by overly-ambitious promises. BCI startup Synchron is trying a different tact.
Tesla says data breach that affected over 75,000 people was caused by 'insider wrongdoing'
A Tesla data breach affected more than 75,000 people and was caused by "insider wrongdoing," according to a notification on Maine's Attorney General website.
Sorry, you won't be able to block Elon Musk (or anyone else) on X
X owner Elon Musk says the service formerly known as Twitter is getting rid of the option to block other users, except for when it comes to DMs. Musk suggested it "makes no sense" to block other users instead of muting them, even though the block button has long been a key safety feature for many folks.
Tinder is losing the tool it uses for background checks
The background-checking tool used by Match Group to offer a safety feature for Tinder users is shutting down. The non-profit and female-founded Garbo, which the dating app conglomerate has partnered with since 2019, will shut down its consumer tool at the end of August. “Most tech companies just see trust and safety as good PR,” Kathryn Kosmides, Garbo’s founder and CEO, told The Wall Street Journal, which published a report on the severed partnership. “I’d rather Garbo shift focus to our other efforts than allow the vision of Garbo to be compromised and relegated to a piece of big corporations’ marketing goals.”
Xbox adopts an eight-strike suspension policy
Starting today, Xbox's safety team will apply strikes on every enforcement action against a player who violates the community standards. If a player reaches eight strikes, they won't be able to use Xbox's social features for an entire year.
Android's earthquake warning system failed in Turkey, according to the BBC
The Android earthquake alert system may not have properly warned people in Turkey, according to an investigation.
Xbox makes abusive-voice-chat reporting a system-wide feature
Microsoft is doing more to tackle toxicity in multiplayer Xbox games. The company will let console players capture a 60-second video clip of abusive or inappropriate voice chat and submit it for moderators to review.
Discord (still) has a child safety issue
A new report has revealed alarming statistics about Discord's issues with child safety.