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Fast Company shuts down website following recent hack which sent obscene iOS notifications

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:24:02 +0000

A recent hack at Fast Company resulted in iPhone users receiving racist and obscene push notifications via Apple News in the earlier hours of today. Fast Company has now shut down its website. Read more...

Black men identified as "Primates" by Facebook's not so intelligent AI

Sayan Sen — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:56:01 +0000

Facebook's AI mistook black men for "Primates" in a video on the social media's site. The company has apologized for this "unacceptable error" and has acknowledged the tech still needs more work. Read more...

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, gets account taken over by hackers [Update]

Paul Hill — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 23:22:01 +0000

Hackers from Chuckling Squad took over Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account on Friday. While they had control of the account, they posted racist comments and said there was a bomb at Twitter HQ. Read more...

Valve says it will not tolerate racist remarks from Dota 2 pros in tournaments

Usama Jawad — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:24:01 +0000

Following reports of racist remarks and taunts being used during Dota 2 tournaments, Valve has published a statement saying that it will not tolerate such language from pros at its events. Read more...

Instagram and Snapchat disable Giphy integration due to "racist GIF"

Usama Jawad — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:20:01 +0000

Social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat have temporarily disabled integration with Giphy due to the presence of a "racist GIF" with racial slurs that pops up when a user types "crime". Read more...