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Instagram, Facebook Bans Influencers From Getting Paid To Promote Vaping, Tobacco, and Weapons (cnbc.com) 32

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:45PM from the new-changes dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Facebook and Instagram will no longer allow influencers to promote vaping, tobacco products or weapons on its platforms using "branded content." Instagram announced Wednesday it would no longer allow "branded content" that promotes those goods on either platform. In June, Instagram introduced a change that would let advertisers promote posts from influencers, or users who work with brands to promote services or products. Users see a "paid partnership with" tag on a post when viewing that branded content on Instagram.

This change closes a loophole in Facebook's advertising policies. Even though Facebook's ad policies have banned the advertising of vaping, tobacco and weapons, private users can post about them, and until now advertisers could theoretically put paid promotion behind those posts. The company said it would begin enforcement of the new rule "in the coming weeks." An Instagram spokesperson said this is the first time it's implementing restrictions around the type of items that can be promoted for branded content. The company also said branded content that promotes goods such as alcohol or diet supplements will require "special restrictions" once new policies go into effect next year.

Comment Ahhh... Nostalgia... (Score 4, Insightful) 95

by Rydell on Sunday April 03, 2016 @12:36PM (#51832695) Attached to: Head of Oracle Linux Moves To Microsoft

You know what struck me while reading this story submission? I decided to go read the comments from the previous slashdot stories linked in the article summary that dated back to 2004-2007. The number of quality comments back then that were devoid of SJW b.s. or other political nonsense completely unrelated to science and technology. Whipslash, how do we bring all those commenters back to the site? That's what we need right now.

JetBrains Reconsiders Subscription Licensing Changes 51

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 18, 2015 @03:17PM from the listening-to-your-community dept.

craigtp writes: On 3rd September, JetBrains, maker of IDEs and other productivity software, announced big changes to the way they sell and license their software. The changes were not well received by certain members of their user base. Within a few days, JetBrains announced that they were listening to the user feedback and that they would reconsider their changes. Today, they've finally announced their revised licensing changes, and while the subscription model remains, some important concessions have been made. Once a user pays for a year's subscription, they'll receive a perpetual fallback license, so they can keep using the software even if the subscription lapses later. They're also providing an option for offline license keys, so the software can run without needing to phone home.

A Quick Leak, As Microsoft Tests the Waters For Cortana On Android 44

Posted by timothy on Friday July 17, 2015 @08:12PM from the help-it's-cortana-fragment dept.

An anonymous reader writes with the news from Venture Beat that a beta of Cortana for Android (long promised) has leaked into the wild via Finnish upload site SuomiMobiili, and from there to others, like APKMirror. From the article: We asked Microsoft where this leak may have come from. "In the spirit of the Windows Insider Program, we're testing the Cortana for Android beta with a limited number of users in the U.S. and China before releasing the beta publicly in the next few weeks," a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat.

Comment Re:This is actually quite amazing, folks! (Score 1) 31

by Rydell on Sunday June 21, 2015 @02:05AM (#49955061) Attached to: 'Brain-to-Text' Interface Types Thoughts of Epileptic Patients

DId you read the journal article? Are you saying that experiment is non-repeatable pseudoscience or something?

It sounded at least plausible to me.

Comment This is actually quite amazing, folks! (Score 1) 31

by Rydell on Saturday June 20, 2015 @09:35PM (#49954391) Attached to: 'Brain-to-Text' Interface Types Thoughts of Epileptic Patients

This is truly incredible what they have accomplished! I was sure when I read the headline that this was going to be another typical case of modern day Slashdot headline madness. I was shocked when I read both of.the attached articles to discover this really does sound like the first step in creating brain to computer interfaces that used imagined speech to control. Very, very cool. Rather surprised at the lack of comments on this one. Maybe everyone assumed it was BS and didn't even bother clicking?

1-Pixel Pac-Man 41

Posted by Soulskill on Monday June 01, 2015 @12:23PM from the point-based-ghostbusting dept.

szczys writes: Retro games just aren't the same since the display technology resolution has exploded. I went the opposite direction and chose a display with less resolution than the original. This reinvention of Pac-Man uses a 32x32 RGB LED module which are made for LED billboards. This makes the player just one pixel. Add in an Atari joystick and we have a winner.This is a great programming challenge. If you've never looked at Pac-Man AI before, it's fascinating and worth your time!

Submission + - Google, Developers Demo Impressive Gaming And VR Apps For Project Tango Tablet (hothardware.com)

Submitted by MojoKid on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @06:12PM

MojoKid writes: Google's Project Tango Android tablet offers a new way to interact with the world through the use of 3D mapping and real-time depth sensing. Combined with custom software and hardware sensors, Project Tango devices are capable of performing over a quarter million 3D measurements per second to create a 3D model of the world we see. There are endless possibilities as Google notes. "What if you could capture the dimensions of your home simply by walking around with your phone before you went furniture shopping? What if the visually-impaired could navigate unassisted in unfamiliar indoor places? And there are obvious big advantages in gaming applications for positioning, augmented reality, etc. Google was offering a first-hand experience with virtual reality gaming using Project Tango at GTC in San Jose today, and the results are pretty impressive. The first demo involved Zombie Gunship Reality, which allows you to take aim at killer zombies from the relative safety of the air. Using an NVIDIA Tegra K1-powered Project Tango dev tablet, you're able to aim your weapon by moving the tablet around in front of you, which provides for a more immersive experience than just tapping/swiping away on the screen alone to move. Google also demoed how a Project Tango device could be used to create a 3D capture of a room or even an entire building, giving users a way to navigate through unfamiliar surroundings without the need for Wi-Fi or GPS hardware.

Submission + - Expedia to Accept Bitcoin (bbc.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 13, 2014 @05:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: With the debacle of Mt. GoX, Bitcoin's future was looking a little murky. But in a significant mainline acceptance, Expedia has said they will begin accepting Bitcoins as a form of payment. At first, they will accept it for hotel bookings only, will accept it only in USA, and also will not be holding Bitcoins for any length of time — converting it to dollars as soon as they can. But, quoting Emily Spaven, managing editor of Bitcoin news site CoinDesk, as told to the BBC, the move was "brilliant news" and it "brings digital currency further into the consciousness of the mainstream".

Submission + - The Changing Face of Robotics

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 27, 2014 @05:49PM

An anonymous reader writes: Using sensors to interface socially, the next generation of robots may not fit the classic idea of what a robot should be. Glen Martin writes: "Equipped with two articulated arms, it can perform a multitude of tasks. It requires no application code to start up, and no expensive software to function. No specialists are required to program it; workers with minimal technical background can “teach” the robot right on the production line through a graphical user interface and arm manipulation."

Comment Answering the poor guy's question. (Score 1) 529

by Rydell on Sunday November 26, 2006 @02:44AM (#16990060) Attached to: The Last Games You'd Play?

When I first read the question I was looking forward to clicking on "Comments" and seeing what fellow slashdotters considered "Cant Miss!" titles.
When I got here I quickly noticed there are almost no posts with actual suggestions of games, browsing through the comments at +3.

Even though its late a few ideas popped into my head.

In no particular order:

System Shock 2 (PC)
Thief (PC)
Rez (Dreamcast or PS2)
Okami (PS2)
ChronoTrigger (SNES)

Looking back over the years, those titles quickly spring to mind as some of the games I've ever played.

Best of luck!

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