German competition guardians Face to face with Google, Apple & Co.

Status: 23.06.2021 3:56 p.m.

The big tech companies from the USA are becoming more and more powerful all over the world. There are also new players from China. The Bundeskartellamt does not just want to accept market power.

From Sebastian Tittelbach, WDR

For a few months now, one hears an abbreviation more frequently in the office corridors of the Federal Cartel Office: GAFA. They are the first letters of the really big ones: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. And Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt has all of these in his sights. “We are talking about the most powerful companies in the world. We’re getting very strong companies in China – so this is by no means an American event, it’s a global trend.”

New rules have been in effect since the beginning of the year

German competition law changed at the beginning of the year. Since then, the cartel watchdogs have been able to take action against Internet companies more easily. And the 400-person authority from Bonn does not shy away from tech giants from overseas worth billions. “It’s not about throwing sand in the machine”says head of the authorities Mundt. “Our aim is simply to end anti-competitive behavior at these companies.”

Amazon already had to reorganize its marketplace under pressure from the Federal Cartel Office. Amazon has given the smaller retailers who offer their goods there more rights. The Federal Cartel Office is currently taking a look at Apple. “We know what kind of universe Apple maintains, and I personally see it that way that restrictions of competition are possible”, so Mundt. “And now let’s see how this process develops.”

The pandemic is leaving its mark

The corona pandemic did not leave the Federal Cartel Office completely without a trace. In 2020, the investigators only went out for a single search – for reasons of hygiene, the head of the authorities said: “We were out last summer, and we’re honestly looking forward to going back out now, if the numbers allow.”

Even without searches, the Bonn authorities found enough evidence to punish companies. She imposed 349 million euros in fines last year. Half a billion less than in 2019, but still well above the long-term average. Above all, steel and aluminum forges, manufacturers of street sewer castings, such as covers made of cast iron or concrete, and wholesalers of pesticides have to pay. Elsewhere, the cartel watchdogs were more flexible because of Corona: in the automotive industry, for example, they approved collaborations between companies so that the supply chains did not collapse completely in the pandemic. “Then other cooperations are possible between companies where you might have concerns outside of the pandemic, then say in the pandemic: The economic situation is such that you can and must cooperate”, explains the head of the Cartel Office, Mundt.

High hopes, more work

He has great expectations of the new competition register, which was launched in the spring. “The competition register is simply about registering companies that owe something. Violation of minimum wage et cetera.” Such companies can be banned from public tenders for three to five years.

The Bundeskartellamt expects more work on merger control in the current year. Because of the pandemic, there could be more company mergers. The cartel office will examine such mergers without any corona bonus, announces the head of the authorities Mundt. Because when companies merge, it is usually forever – but hopefully not the corona pandemic

Competition authority Antitrust Office targets Apple

As of: June 21, 2021 2:46 p.m.

The Federal Cartel Office is now also investigating Apple. Above all, the US group’s business conduct in the App Store wants to investigate. Similar proceedings are in progress against other large tech companies. The Federal Cartel Office initiates investigations against the technology group Apple. The authority wants to find out whether the US group with parts of its business a “cross-market importance” has in competition. Cartel Office President Andreas Mundt said: “We will now examine whether Apple has built a digital ecosystem across several markets around the iPhone with the proprietary iOS operating system.” After all, the US group also produces tablets, computers, headphones and watches and sells them at the same time “a range of device-related services and services”. The Group’s Services division includes the App Store, iCloud, technical support at AppleCare, the Apple Music music service, the range of games in front of Apple Arcade, the Apple TV + streaming service and other services.

EU sees unfair competition

During its investigation, the Cartel Office will also examine Apple’s technical and financial resources as well as access to data, according to Mundt. One focus of the investigation will be on the operation of the app store, as this enables the group in many cases to influence the business activities of third parties.

Apple’s app store system is already being investigated by the EU Commission, which accuses the group of unfair competition with other providers of music streaming services. Among other things, it is controversial that 15 to 30 percent of the digital revenues in the App Store go to Apple. “We look forward to discussing our approach with the Federal Cartel Office and engaging in an open dialogue about any concerns”it said in a response from Apple. The group is “proud to be an engine for innovation and jobs”. The iOS platform alone supports more than 250,000 workplaces in Germany.

Cartel office can intervene earlier

The background to the investigation is a reform of the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) in January. A central component is the modernization of abuse control. The supervisory authorities can now intervene earlier in the event of suspected violations by large digital corporations and prohibit anti-competitive practices.

This also makes it easier for the Cartel Office to take action against large digital companies that are important to competition across borders between different market areas. This has already had consequences: the last time the Bonn authority was against the online network Facebook and in May against the mail order company Amazon and against the internet company Google Investigation started.

According to the cartel office, an expansion of the investigation against Apple is imminent. The authority intends to “to take a closer look at Apple’s specific behavior in a possible further procedure”. The Office has received various complaints against potentially anti-competitive practices

Source: Facebook

Facebook’s luxury goods team demonstrated how VR allows customers to participate in fashion shows, visit studios, or restored historical sites from the comfort of their homes, thereby redefining the way they visit. Last year, people in the fashion circle received Oculus headsets and used them to participate in the Fall/Winter 2021 Balenciaga fashion show in November 2020.

Violaine Gressier, Facebook’s global luxury goods industry manager, pointed out that this form allows customers to observe the people around them, learn their body language and clothes, and break the barriers between the digital and physical worlds.

Prada also provided a case of using VR. Prada produced a 3D video detailing the brand’s craft heritage. Through VR, they created a more immersive experience than simply watching the video.

Himel, vice president of Facebook Reality Labs, said: “VR is at an inflection point and it is becoming more and more social. Multiplayer games are booming, fitness is becoming a new vertical, and people are starting to imagine how VR can be used as a work device. Of course, all these activities mean that VR developers can make money. It is used to accelerate the collaboration of design teams, train surgeons, and the NFL or other athletes use it to prepare for the game. In the future, we believe that VR can fundamentally Change the way we work.”

In general, technology companies, including Facebook, are increasing investment in tools to help brands sell on their platforms and help customers make purchases on the platforms. AR is one of the areas explored by Facebook Reality Labs. It integrates the real and virtual worlds and promotes it to home decoration and clothing after the virtual try-on and immersive customization features are widely adopted by beauty and car brands.

Facebook’s Spark AR platform enables creators, brands, and developers to create AR effects in Facebook’s ecosystem (including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger). Himel said that about 600 million people are already using AR across devices.

Source: Facebook

The meeting also shared some “success stories” using VR/AR: Louis Vuitton cooperated with the popular e-sports League of Legends, and the event organized with the help of AR was a huge success: 6.1 million displays (AR Stories tried and viewed times ).

In order to attract a younger target group, Porsche France created a filter through which users can test drive the electric Porsche Taycan on the Le Mans circuit. In the end, this electric car won 2 million displays. Gruber of Porsche France said: “Obviously, it has brought growth to our customer data, and we can add new events to these customers.”

Morin Oluwole, Facebook’s director of luxury goods and global head, said: “VR and AR allow you to have a strong connection with consumers, even if there is no actual connection in reality. As a company, we are aware of the future potential of these technologies and Brands and creators are very excited about the way they use them. More broadly, we believe that creators provide a new opportunity for brands to collaborate and encourage you to think about how they will affect your path to innovation.”

Facebook Reality Labs’ mission is to build the next human-centric computing platform. It is developing a number of technologies along with VR and Spark AR-including a pair of smart glasses called Ray-Ban, which is co-produced with EssilorLuxottica. It will be launched later this year.

In terms of research, the team is exploring what wrist-based interaction might look like—thinking about new ways to interact with the technology we use. Everyone agrees that the next computing platform will be “a platform that integrates virtual and real environments in a seamless manner.”

These developments come at a time when people are paying more and more attention to the potential of this new technology and how to best protect people’s safety and privacy. Facebook Reality Labs has established a set of responsible innovation principles and stated that they are committed to building inclusive, privacy-centric products-one of which is to “provide control over important content.”

Take Facebook’s social experience Horizon as an example, where you can explore, play, and create in VR-it’s important to make people feel in control of their experience, so the team has built in some features so that people can stay away from the incident On-site, and mute and shield when needed, and report to the staff.

The story is as follows: “After nearly 3 years of love, V. and I decided to get married in April 2019. However, in February of that year, I met T., one of the partners appointed by the company, I was in charge of cooperation, then everything started. head turns in the other direction. T. not only looks better than my lover, but also has a very rich family. Working together on a couple of projects, I realized that I and T. not only understand each other at work but also get along very well in conversation. With a lot of contact, we gradually developed feelings. More and more I see that T. is really the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with. Most importantly, if I take T., my future will be much brighter. The post of a young man After careful consideration, I secretly hid V. dating T. Many times I tried to turn the cards upside down with V. but I could not speak. Moreover, my parents liked her very much, always telling their sons to treat their future daughter-in-law well, so I was even more awkward. Really talking about feelings, I still love V. but as a man, I need to think further, know how to put money first. Therefore, after thinking carefully, I decided to help V. to perform my calculation, even though I knew for sure that I would have to endure a lot of pressure and scandal. Two days ago, I informed my parents that I would annul the marriage despite their scolding, I decided not to change. At the same time, I also met V. made it clear that I had found another half that was more perfect for me. V. helplessly accepted to break up with me without a word of complaint. After finishing with V., I always ran to my new love with many hopes for a bright tomorrow. At that time to me, T. was like a lever, only marrying her in the future, my career can go far. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned after that. Dating with a new lover for a few months, I discovered that she caught fish with two hands. Even more sad, although I accepted to be patient to ‘grow up’, T. still flatly refused. She said, her feelings for me are just play, never intended to marry a poor guy like me. The previous promises made to me were simply pleasant to say. Failure in love, my career after that time also encountered many difficulties. 2 years went by in a flash, last weekend I was fortunate to be recruited into a very good position in a large company. The sales director of that company was very young, only 2 years older than me, but talented and liberal. I’ve only been working for a few days and I have heard the company’s staff praise a lot about the boss, he is not only good at his profession but also loves his wife very much, which makes me quite curious. After dinner last night, I sat down and went to my boss’s personal page to take a look at his private life. When I saw the wedding photo my boss shared on his timeline, I was stunned, frozen. Unbelievably, the young wife who was loved and pampered by her boss so much that everyone in the company admired her was V., my girlfriend who used to cheat right next to the date of the engagement 2 years ago. Now she is the boss’s wife, living a rich and happy life, few compare. Illustration Along with looking at my boss’s facebook, I clicked on V’s personal page, so that my heart went numb before each photo, each status line she shared about the happy home with her husband. Looking at her facebook, the feeling of shame about the past once again rose up in me. The new job position I was enthusiastically working on suddenly lost interest. Not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t know how to face the boss – husband of my ex. Every time I look at my boss, I seem to look back at my wrong past, which makes me miserable and ashamed. Maybe I’ll resign before my boss knows who I am.” The mistake of the guy above is not too rare or unique. In fact, there are many people who have made such a serious mistake, by the time they realize the mistake, it is too late, there is no chance to do it again. The above story can be seen as a common lesson for young people, never let mistakes in the past affect your future, especially in love affairs.

These images are transformed from ordinary photos to drawings in a very soulful way. Just a few simple steps, anyone will turn themselves into a cartoon character. As a result, many Facebook users have been fascinated by this trend. Due to Voila AI Artist’s impressive photo editing capabilities, internet users are going crazy with the cartoon photo trend. According to the research of VietNamNet , to create such animated images, users have to download a photo editing app called Voilà AI Artist. According to the introduction of the development team, Voilà AI Artist is an application that combines human creativity and artificial intelligence. The aim is to turn photos into fun cartoons and create stunning masterpieces. Using Voilà AI Artist is quite simple, this application provides 4 different filter groups. Users can download and use it for free without creating an account. If you want to use the paid version with more advanced features, users will have to pay 48,000 VND/week, 87,000 VND/month or 476,000 VND/year of use. Paying will help the image processing speed faster, in addition, the returned image is not watermarked. Filters of Voila AI Artist photo editing application. Photo: Trong Dat To create animated images, users only need to upload photos to the application for the AI ​​system to automatically process. In addition to creating images in the style of Pixar cartoon characters, the application also helps turn ordinary photos into renaissance paintings or caricatures. With such attractive features, even though it has only appeared since May 31, 2021 on A, Voilà AI Artist has stormed and created a fever with more than 10 million downloads globally. . And Vietnamese users are also very quickly caught up in that new trend. In addition to creating cartoon images, Voila AI Artis can also create renaissance-style drawings. However, users should note because in addition to the rights required in normal photo editing applications such as accessing the camera, taking photos, reading content, modifying or deleting content in memory, Voilà AI Artist also requires quite a few sensitive permissions. Accordingly, one of the requirements when using Voilà AI Artist is location access, permission to run at startup, read notifications and prevent the phone from going to sleep. Voilà AI Artist is a product of Wemagine.AI. This is a company registered in the state of British Colombia (Canada). According to the developer, by downloading and installing the application, the user agrees to be bound by Voilà AI Artist’s terms and privacy policy. Users need to be careful because the policy of the Voila AI Artis developer has many absurd points. Photo: Trong Dat By accessing the application, from the first access, the user has unconditionally agreed to the terms of Voilà AI Artist and irrevocably these constraints. The application developer also reserves the right to change the terms and conditions and these changes are effective immediately without the consent of the user. In general, with photo editing applications like Voilà AI Artist, users need to be extremely vigilant about issues related to data and privacy. This is because, through the development of Voilà AI Artist, the developer can collect users’ personal images for other purposes.

Responding to criticism WhatsApp plans one-time messages

Status: 14.06.2021 11:19 a.m.

The WhatsApp chat service is responding to the growing criticism of its market power. The fears of many users are to be allayed with new functions for the protection of privacy. The WhatsApp chat service wants to stick to the complete encryption and is promising new functions to protect privacy. The company, which belongs to the US group Facebook, is launching an advertising campaign on data protection in Germany and Great Britain today. The countries are among their most important markets. Management’s ideas include the ability to send messages that the recipient can only view once. That could be useful, for example, if you have to send family members a password, said WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart.

06/02/2021

Users also want to be able to set that chats disappear on their own after a certain period of time. “Overall, people don’t want their messages to last forever,” said Cathcart. “When we talk, we don’t have a recording device with us. So it’s strange that digital chat platforms save them forever.” The short promotional videos say that content sent on WhatsApp is basically only visible in clear text to the users involved thanks to the so-called end-to-end encryption.

Privacy activists alerted

WhatsApp has recently come under pressure for various reasons: On the one hand, the Announcement of the new usage rules caused criticism. Data protectionists warned that WhatsApp could increase data exchange with third-party companies and, above all, that data would also be shared with the parent company Facebook. WhatsApp rejected this and emphasized several times that the end-to-end encryption, with which the service itself does not have access to content, will not be weakened. WhatsApp boss Cathcart admitted errors in the announcement of the new rules. WhatsApp has not made it clear enough what you are doing and why: “We only became clearer when we saw the confusion. That is our responsibility,” said Cathcart.

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More than two billion users

In view of the criticism, many people have apparently looked around for alternatives to the chat service. The company currently has more than two billion users. It is not known how many actually migrated. A vast majority of users who have already been asked to agree to the new rules would have accepted them, said Cathcart. He did not give exact numbers. Originally, users who do not agree to the new rules should lose access to basic functions over time. Meanwhile they no longer face any consequences . Only the new functions for communication with companies will only be able to be used after approval of the update. According to WhatsApp, they were the main reason for changing the terms of use.

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Attempt a charm offensive

The company’s move could have another reason: The parent company Facebook is currently not only under close observation in the USA . Last year, federal authorities and states filed lawsuits against the Internet giant Google and the online platform Facebook. They are accused of anti-competitive practices. The market power of the large technology groups is now seen as a problem by many governments around the world. Consumer advocates also warn: “The market power of the Facebook group forces users to communicate via WhatsApp,” says Lina Ehrig, the head of the digital and media team at the Federation of German Consumer Organizations. “From the consumer’s point of view, it would be ideal if messenger services are legally and technically designed in such a way that sustainable competition and the innovative strength of the market are promoted.” In order to promote competition, so-called interoperability would be a possible means from the point of view of consumer advocates: As a survey by the consumer advice center shows, around a third of users would be willing to switch messengers if messages could be shared between different providers.

Encryption dispute

For its part, Cathcart is targeting governments. They tried to soften the encryption in chat services. “I hope that, over time, governments will see that the most important role they can play is to keep people safe.” This could be done, for example, by setting standards for companies.

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WhatsApp argues with governments that end-to-end encryption helps protect the security of citizens. Facebook is still sticking to the plan to bring full encryption to its second chat service Messenger as the next step, said Cathcart. In several countries, governments and authorities are attempting the Complete encryption in chat services like WhatsApp . In Germany, too, there is a draft law with which the protection of the constitution is supposed to enable source telecommunications monitoring in encrypted chat services as well.

Facebook about to launch smartwatch?. Illustration The Verge said that Facebook’s smartwatch will have a removable screen, equipped with up to 2 cameras to help take photos and videos without the need for a smartphone. In addition, you can also share photos directly from the smartwatch to Facebook or Instagram easily. A camera of the smartwatch will be mounted on the front to help make video calls and a camera placed on the back of the screen with 1080p resolution with integrated autofocus. Facebook’s idea is to encourage the use of smartwatches to completely replace current smartphones. A plan by Mark Zuckerberg, to be able to surpass Apple and Google, when unable to compete in the smartphone market. Currently, Facebook has also worked with major carriers in the US to support LTE connectivity for its smartphones. That means users can use Facebook’s smartwatch to replace smartphones. Facebook expects to hit around six figures in revenue in its first year. And their products will be distributed through the network’s retail chains. According to the plan, Facebook’s smartwatch will be launched in 2022 and it will use Google’s operating system.

Facebook sees great potential in rural Vietnam (Photo: Nikkei) Facebook is looking for a new growth approach in rural Vietnam as its advertising business gets tougher than before. According to Facebook’s assessment, rural areas in Vietnam are rapidly adapting to smartphones, especially features such as chat and video calling. Responding to the Nikkei newspaper, the social network said that Vietnam and Thailand lead the world in using chat in online sales, in terms of the volume of messages exchanged between businesses and customers. Mr. Khoi Le, in charge of Facebook business in Vietnam, revealed that many of his colleagues in the US have been “opened eyes” to this trend. Currently, Vietnam is an extremely important market for Facebook. According to Nikkei, in its financial report filed in January this year, Facebook listed Vietnam as the largest revenue engine in Southeast Asia. Globally, nearly all of the company’s revenue comes from advertising. Mr. Le said rural markets are part of Facebook’s next phase. Of the 98 million Vietnamese, 62 million live in rural areas. Even so, their spending is expected to grow faster than those of urban dwellers. Facebook forecasts that rural spending on FMCG will grow 7% annually from 2020 to 2025, compared with 2% in cities. A survey by GroupM company on 4,500 Vietnamese people living in rural areas, Facebook pointed out that if in 2018, television is still their main traditional means, by 2020, the rate of watching TV will be only 86% and remaining Internet usage rate will reach 91%. Mr. Le shared: “I used to think that rural people are not really proficient in using the Internet.” However, a Facebook survey found that 92% of rural households own a smartphone, using it to play games, shop and watch television. “They used every tool at hand extremely proficiently,” Mr. Le said. Given the growing video-watching habits of Vietnamese users, Facebook has identified several areas of focus, including live streaming, TV shows on Facebook Watch, video clips in the news feed, reposts. from Facebook-owned Instagram. For e-commerce, Le said these options will complement Facebook’s chat feature, from chatbots to allowing sellers to answer questions directly via livestream. The company hopes it will help retailers stay connected with customers, especially after Apple’s policy took effect in April, requiring iPhone owners to allow apps to track them. The change in Apple’s policy means that companies buying ads from Google or Facebook will send targeted ads to the right audience. On Monday, Apple unveiled more security features for its latest operating systems, a move expected to further disrupt online advertising. According to Phuc Ngo, Director of Strategic Planning at marketing agency Vero, advertisers are still figuring out how to adapt to Apple’s strict tracking policy. Custom ads are currently the most effective, while “community commerce” like Facebook is touting plays a small role in the translations he manages. Mr. Ngo said: “Before the policy change, you can completely depend on Facebook’s artificial intelligence because it is very smart.” While the Vietnamese countryside is getting richer, it still lags behind the cities. The minimum monthly wage in Hanoi is 4.4 million VND, compared to 3 million VND in poor provinces. Focusing on video will bring Facebook closer to competitors like YouTube, TikTok. In contrast, TikTok is also wary of Facebook and YouTube. A survey of research firms Decision Lab said Facebook is the top choice of Vietnamese users when it comes to watching short videos, but it lost 3% in the first quarter from a year ago, while TikTok doubled its market share. Although Mr. Le emphasized the role of e-commerce in helping businesses connect with rural customers, cost is still a major obstacle. With little infrastructure outside of cities, overall logistics costs equate to 16.8% of gross domestic product, higher than the Asian average, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s 2020 Vietnam Logistics Report. . Companies can advertise their products to Vietnamese farmers. But shipping those products after a successful promotion is another matter.

Smartwatch is part of Facebook’s plan to compete with Apple and Google in the hardware market. The device also creates an opportunity for Facebook to confront Apple in the context of the not-so-good relationship between the two companies. Facebook is said to be developing the first smartwatch model. Illustration: The Verge. The conflict between Facebook and Apple stems from the privacy monitoring feature on iOS 14.5. While Apple takes a strong stance on privacy, requiring companies like Facebook to consult before tracking users, the social network argues that it affects advertising revenue, which is “chicken”. lay golden eggs” for the company. The smartwatch development information comes after Facebook faced many privacy-related scandals. According to the The Verge , they could make it difficult for Facebook to convince users to buy this smartwatch, especially when the product is also focused on health monitoring and heart rate monitoring. Many fear that information about health and heart rate could help Facebook better know each user, after the company’s services have collected too much data. An unnamed source said Facebook is also approaching companies that make accessories, helping to attach cameras to many items such as backpacks. Facebook may also work with some carriers in the US to integrate LTE connectivity, allowing the smartwatch to work independently without needing to be connected to a smartphone. Privacy is a concern on Facebook’s smartwatch. Photo: The Tech Lap. Facebook is said to launch the first smartwatch model in the summer of 2022 for $ 400, equivalent to Apple Watch Series 6. Expected sales for the device are several hundred thousand, lower than the 34 million Apple Watch units sold. sold out last year, according to Counterpoint Research . This is not the first time Facebook has launched a hardware product. In 2013, Facebook’s Android smartphone in cooperation with HTC failed miserably, while sales of the Oculus virtual reality headset and Portal smart display were not disclosed. However, a Facebook official said that sales of the Oculus Quest 2 are higher than all of the previous Oculus VR headsets combined. In 2019, Facebook considered buying Fitbit wearables before Google successfully negotiated. Facebook spent about $1 billion, devoting hundreds of employees to developing its first smartwatch. However, even with the camera and unique features, it is unlikely that this company’s device will be as well received as the Apple Watch. ‘I don’t want to be tracked by Facebook’ The iOS 14.5 update allows users to block Facebook from tracking their data. Therefore, advertising on this platform gradually becomes less effective.

Photo: Reuters Specifically, when asked about the possibility of Amazon and Facebook being affected by the new proposal, Ms. Yellen said: “It will include companies with large profits and those companies mentioned above, I believe, will be in the bottom line. among affected companies by almost any definition.” Photo: Reuters A joint agreement by the G7 finance ministers recently said it would solve the tax avoidance problem of “the largest and most profitable multinational enterprises”. Reuters says Amazon has a lower profit margin than most other tech giants, and European countries are concerned that Amazon could avoid additional taxes with the US’s initial proposals to the G7. Photo: Forbes For its part, Facebook is open to the changes the G7 team is discussing. The largest social network on the planet also accepts the fact that it may pay more taxes in many countries, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s global affairs director, told Reuters . Photo: Variety “Facebook has long called for a global tax overhaul and welcomes the significant changes introduced by the G7,” Clegg said on Twitter. “Today’s agreement is an important first step toward certainty for business and improving public confidence in the world tax system.”

Former US President – Donald Trump. (Photo: AP Photo) The ban took effect on January 6, 2021, when Mark Zuckerberg’s company locked the account of the former US President. And it will be at least until January 7, 2023, two years after his social media account was suspended, that Trump can reappear on Facebook and Instagram. So with this ban, Mr. Trump will not be able to post anything to influence Facebook and Instagram for the next 2 years. The Facebook account of former US President Donald Trump. (Photo: Pe3k/Shutterstock) According to CNN, after the suspension period, the world’s largest social network will still assess whether the “risk to public safety” has decreased to decide whether to restore Mr. Trump’s account. If Facebook finds that there is still a threat to public safety, it will continue to suspend Trump’s entire account. In addition, after the ban is lifted, if there are continued violations, Mr. Trump will face a series of other penalties from Facebook. Former US President Donald Trump. (Photo: The New York Times) This is a decision made by Facebook’s independent oversight department after reviewing the decision the platform made in January of this year. According to a source from Reuters, this independent Facebook watchdog disagreed with the previous decision to block Mr. Trump indefinitely, and offered them six months to make a decision. (Image: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI |AFP via Getty Images) Responding to the decision of the world’s largest social network, Mr. Trump’s representative said it was an insult to those who voted for him. Former President Trump also confirmed that he will not have a private meal with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he returns to the White House next time, a move that implies he will run for president again. Former US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the White House in September 2019. (Photo: Donald J. Trump/Twitter) In early May, Mr. Trump launched a new blog so that supporters can follow his speeches. However, this blog was taken down a month later because it did not gain significant online traffic.

Street link This fake is called “Coca-Cola Welfare Fund”. Furthermore, the user after clicking on website Above, provide personal information, link to Facebook will receive a gift worth 2 million VND from this “fake” brand. Website pretending to be Coca-Cola. The web interface is designed similar to website mainstream Coca-Cola. However, after trying the login steps, the Facebook account will immediately be disabled hacker intrusion, the user loses control of his personal page. Accounts that are disabled hacker Intrusion will continue to send spam links link Go to your friends Facebook account and post continue the way link up newsfeed to attract the attention of those who are curious and want to receive the gift of 2 million VND. Roads link “poison” contains virus could get into the computer or smartphone personal data, stealing important user data such as passwords, pictures even ID numbers, CCCD and bank passwords and many other security information. Coca-Cola denied any connection to this fake website. The Coca-Cola brand has confirmed that this brand currently does not have any Welfare Fund link on the whole is due hacker impersonate. Up to the present time, the road link This fake is still spreading extremely widely on the Facebook platform in Vietnam. Facebook users need to be wary of strange links, not linked by personal accounts and absolutely do not provide information on any website. website any suspicious signs. Ceiling paint According to News TGDD

The trick that is considered very dangerous today is that reactionary objects fake official information pages, using tricks to create fake websites, fanpages, blogs, facebook, taking the names of agencies. , individual leaders of the Party, State and a number of departments, ministries, branches and localities to spread fake news, bad news, toxic, to cause conflicts, internal divisions, even many websites and blogs Facebook posts information and images very deeply about internal issues, causing skepticism and confusion among officials, party members and the people. For example, the recent fake fan page “Central Propaganda Department” is an example. This fake fanpage has attracted hundreds of likes, hundreds of followers and posted unreliable information. More dangerously, on the social network youtube, with just a simple search, users can access thousands of videos with content related to Party and State personnel; fabricated, slanderous, libelous and defamatory information about Party and State leaders. However, many of these videos, although presented as a news report by the media, in fact the content inside is speculation, fabrication, and false information about standardization work. congress, especially the Party’s personnel work. To create trust for viewers, the subjects are also willing to create their own logos, using images of Party and State leaders, and then attach them to sensational headlines. Leaders of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police spoke at a meeting of the 35 provincial Steering Committees on protecting the Party’s ideological foundation and fighting against wrong and hostile views. Not only appropriating the people’s trust, the deeper purpose of reactionary and hostile forces is to sabotage the Party and State, divide the Party and State with the People, and sabotage the great unity bloc. nation. Detecting and identifying sophisticated tricks and schemes of reactionary objects in order to take measures to fight and oppose is one of the top priority tasks of the current functional forces. The authorities recommend that, in order to avoid falling into the extremely sophisticated “information trap” of hostile forces, each citizen himself needs to stay awake, raise vigilance, properly identify and proactively prevent prevent, fight, prevent, and expose distorting claims of hostile forces. When approaching websites, it is necessary to be vigilant, verify and compare information with official sources, absolutely do not share or comment on articles of unknown source, first of all to protect themselves, then contribute to creating the spiritual strength of the community, firmly defending the ideological foundation of the Party against the plots of “peaceful evolution” by opportunists and reactionaries.

Social network icon Facebook. Photo: AFP/VNA This is the first antitrust investigation that European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has launched against the world’s number one social media provider and the latest she has launched into an American “tech giant”. Ms. Vestager had previously forced Alphabet – Google’s parent company to pay a fine of 8 billion euros (about 9.7 billion USD) and is conducting a similar investigation to Amazon and Apple. During the Facebook investigation, Ms. Vestager said she would review Facebook’s huge data warehouse collected from 7 million companies that have participated in advertising on this social network. The European Commission (EC) and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are investigating the possibility of Facebook exploiting its dominant position in the social network or digital advertising by collecting collects and uses data, and examines Facebook’s “distortion” of the advertising market through service classification. Ms. Vestager stressed that in today’s digital economy, data should not be used in ways that undermine competition. This tech giant may have to change its business model with large fines. Reacting to the EU and UK’s decision, Facebook said it will fully cooperate with the authorities of both sides to demonstrate that Facebook’s integrated “Marketplace” and dating platform provides all people with more choices and all operate in a highly competitive environment. In the role of “gatekeeper”, Facebook as well as other social networking platforms have collected a large amount of personal private information of users based on privacy terms to develop an integrated platform. Marketplace aims to increase competitive advantage over competitors. In the past, the UK has rarely conducted independent antitrust investigations into US tech giants. Since withdrawing from the EU, the UK’s antitrust division has become an independent global regulator. Andrea Coscelli, CEO of the CMA, has pledged to tackle companies like Google and Facebook with a series of antitrust lawsuits, and said he is open to working alongside colleagues in Brussels.

Rejected by Facebook Jan Koum is of Jewish descent, born in 1976 into a poor family on the outskirts of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Koum’s father worked as a hospital and school construction manager, and his mother worked as a housewife. At the age of 16, Koum followed his mother and grandmother to the US to settle first, intending to settle down to welcome his father. They live off social welfare, from food stamps for those who cannot afford food. Koum’s mother takes care of the kids to earn extra money, while Koum cleans a grocery store. Koum still uses notebooks and pens brought from Ukraine because he lacks money to buy them. In 1997, when Koum was 21 years old, his father died in his hometown. Three years later, Koum’s mother also died in the US from cancer. In high school, Jan Koum didn’t have many friends and was seen as an outcast. He almost failed to graduate because of his lack of education. Jan Koum finds joy in his old computer. This time, Koum joins a hacker group called woowoo. With the experience gained from this hacker group, he applied for the exam and entered the University of San Jose. During his studies, he worked for Ernst and Young Auditing Company in the position of security vulnerability tester. In 1997, he ran into Yahoo employee Brian Acton. With the help of Acton, Koum got a job in cybersecurity six months later at Yahoo. Koum decided to leave school to focus on working for Yahoo. After 9 years at Yahoo, Koum rose to the position of infrastructure manager. In 2007, Koum and Acton both quit their jobs at Yahoo, spending time traveling South America in search of new inspirations. When they returned, the two applied to Facebook together, but were rejected. During his unemployment, Koum mulled over his next job. Buying an iPhone, Koum realized he could succeed with apps from the App Store. Koum came up with the idea to let people set up status updates on their phones. He said: “I am annoyed because I miss a lot of calls when I am at the gym. So I came up with the idea of ​​an app that lets friends know if the person on the other end of the line is ready to take a call, with a feature called “status”. We didn’t originally plan to start a company, we just wanted to make a product that people could use.” In February 2009, Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp, turning the product into a messaging app. At first, the cost to verify SMS for users cost about 500,000 USD/month, making Koum’s bank account almost exhausted. By December 2009, they updated a new version for WhatsApp on iPhone, making it possible for this application to send images, immediately the number of users increased. To ensure coverage, WhatsApp charged about $1 a month to use, which brought in about $5,000 in revenue in early 2010, enough to cover expenses later. By February 2013, when the number of WhatsApp users reached about 200 million and the number of employees was 50, Acton and Koum decided to organize a fundraiser and was invested 50 million USD by Sequoia Investment Fund, increasing the value of WhatsApp to 1 , 5 billion USD. The founding duo is very concerned about security for users. “We want to know as little of the user’s information as possible. We don’t run ads, so we don’t need personal data,” Koum said. WhatsApp quickly grew without any marketing or PR campaigns, especially in less developed countries where users rely heavily on SMS messages. Return to conquer the big man WhatsApp’s growth caught the attention of Facebook’s CEO. In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg phoned Koum to express his interest in WhatsApp. The two then kept in touch, often climbing mountains and chatting about the topic of world connection. In February 2014, Zuckerberg met Koum and offered to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion (including $4 billion in cash, the rest in Facebook stock). At the time Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the app had 450 million monthly active users. In 2019, this number has reached 1.5 billion. By February 2021, the application has surpassed 2 billion users in 180 countries, is the world’s most popular free messaging application over the internet today. However, the sale of WhatsApp by co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton is said to be a bad decision. The biggest split between WhatsApp and Facebook is the messaging app’s monetization policy. Koum and Acton have resisted the adoption of Facebook’s widespread advertising model, which uses personal data to allow marketers to show ads to specific sets of customers on the social network. Those disagreements have led to tensions with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. Acton left WhatsApp in 2017, 8 months later Jan Koum also left. “I sold my company. For great personal gain I sold my users’ privacy to Facebook. I made a decision and compromised with that and I regret it” – Jan Koum shared with Forbes. After the two founders left, Facebook persisted with the policy given to WhatsApp. In early January 2021, WhatsApp made a controversial decision, when it changed its policy and terms of use, requiring WhatsApp users to agree to the sharing of their personal information with the parent company Facebook. and Facebook affiliated companies. According to WhatsApp, sharing information will help this application better understand users, in order to improve and enhance the quality of the service. However, this move of WhatsApp has angered many users and called for a boycott of the application, because they do not want to share their information with Facebook. Many WhatsApp users have switched to other free internet messaging apps and services, like Telegram and Signal. In 2014, Jan Koum entered Forbes’ list of the 400 richest Americans at number 62, with an estimated net worth of $7.5 billion. As of August 2020, his net worth is estimated at $10 billion.

And recently, he also made Facebook users happy like opening the flag in their stomach when together with friends, he formed a group called “7onez – Free support” to support problems about Facebook and other social networks. . For the purpose of serving the community’s interests, the group will have members who are experienced in Facebook security, and support to recover accounts when locked, especially problems/questions will be supported free of charge. online fees. Hieu PC’s personal Facebook post Facebook Although just established, the group has attracted nearly 6K people, with the introduction “This is a small group of 7onez used to help you improve your security and recover your Facebook, Gmail, Instagram accounts… Free of charge. Supporters will be those who are censored and selected by the 7onez administration.” So if you have problems with account security or your account is locked, just post or inbox will be answered by everyone, support to get back quite quickly and especially can avoid scam cases. Free support group

Online advertising will be crowned From June 1, Decree 38 on sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of culture and advertising will officially take effect. However, a few days ago, the Vietnam Advertising Association in its petition pointed out a number of shortcomings in this new Decree, which is the sanctioning regulation “Waiting time to turn off or open ads is not fixed area exceeding 1.5 seconds” and “Design and layout advertising mixed with news content”. 80% OF CAKES ARE INTO FACEBOOK, GOOGLE BAGS According to the analysis in the petition of the Vietnam Advertising Association signed by Standing Vice Chairman of the Association Nguyen Truong Son as well as shared by businesses in the industry, the regulations on “Waiting time to turn off or open advertising reports that do not stay in a fixed area beyond 1.5 seconds” is unrealistic, too short to be able to convey the message. Compared with cross-border advertising platforms, the current interface allows viewers to skip ads in as little as 5 seconds. Sharing with VnEconomy, an expert in the field of advertising said that, in theory, businesses will spend advertising money on channels that have many viewers, and bring high efficiency. So when advertising in any channel is difficult, businesses will look to another channel… According to the report Vietnam Digital Marketing Trends 2021, the size of the online advertising market in Vietnam in 2020 is estimated at 820 million USD. It is forecasted that in 2021, this revenue will reach about 955 million USD. In which, up to 80% of the “piece of cake” of revenue goes to Google, Facebook … In the context of industrial revolution 4.0, online advertising is increasingly popular. Leading in terms of market share, online advertising sales in Vietnam are currently cross-border platforms Facebook and Google. And with the above regulation, this expert said that in the coming time, not only 80% of advertising money will flow into the pockets of “giants” but even more. Although the state encourages brands to advertise in Vietnamese newspapers, with such tightening regulations, businesses and brands will have to turn to advertising on cross-border platforms such as Facebook, YouTube… Thus, if advertising in the press of domestic enterprises is being tightened by the strict regulations of this Decree, cross-border advertising enterprises are naturally benefited by the standard , their operating principles as well as we have not been able to handle the violations of these platforms when they are not based in Vietnam. This has created an unequal competition between domestic advertising enterprises/press agencies and cross-border advertising networks… A representative of the Vietnam Advertising Association said that this will certainly affect the revenue of electronic press agencies that mainly rely on advertising. If the advertisement is published on electronic newspapers for only 1.5 seconds and is not inserted into the content, then no business wants to advertise because it will not be effective. Mr. Nguyen Quang Nhat, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Outdoor Advertising Club shared, the number of advertising businesses and agencies in Vietnam is quite large, but in fact, collecting 10 dong, they had to spend 7 dong on Google and Facebook. Advertising funding for news agencies will be increasingly difficult. According to a business with more than a decade of experience in online advertising, the press is currently caught between the problem of charging readers and users and collecting advertising fees. Since there are no user fees, newspapers can only charge from advertising activities. In the advertising fee collection there are a number of formats and if specified to only 1.5 seconds is too short, lacks factual basis and needs to be studied to extend the time. Currently, advertising platforms on OTT like YouTube are usually 5-6 seconds and have a warning to users that they can/will be off after how many seconds… KEY KEYS NEED TO CORRECT ADVERTISING LAW International practice, with free press similar to Vietnam, advertising is allowed to be interspersed with news/article content and customized based on the audience reading the newspaper. Readers have the right to click to view or skip the advertising content. The act of “Designing and arranging advertisements mixed with news content” is one of the administrative violations to be handled. Although this regulation is aimed at protecting the interests of readers, it is not fair in ensuring the rights of individuals/organizations purchasing advertising services as well as businesses providing advertising services. The tools to reach customers through mainstream media products are narrowed, causing obstacles and difficulties for the advertising industry. According to businesses, this new regulation will help readers have a cleaner online newspaper space, no longer bothered by ads. This Decree will prevent the phenomenon of many news sites abusing the form of contextual advertising, confusing readers as well as consumers. In the coming time, these regulations will also become obsolete because the trend of online advertising will take the throne with many different forms of attracting attention; application of technology platforms, cross-border Internet platforms. Therefore, it will become increasingly difficult for the press to call for advertising as advertising will flow into other applications. This business thinks that, with pages that have too many ads and are annoying, it is easy for bored readers to leave and not re-enter. A newspaper without readers cannot call for advertising and hardly survive. Newspapers themselves will have to adjust this issue accordingly and especially improve the quality of information content. Advertising and content must always be tied together. If the information is not good, the number of viewers is small, the advertising is no longer available, the press will have a hard time surviving and vice versa. However, even newspapers that invest in quality articles and respect their readers, with this advertising regulation, will still violate… In fact, the waiting time to turn off or open ads in a fixed area does not exceed 1.5 seconds, which is specified in the Law on Advertising, the implementing Decree and is now repeated. But because it is unreasonable, in the past 10 years, no unit has been fined under this regulation. However, according to Mr. Son, when Decree 38 was issued, we understand that the government is very interested in this, focusing on discipline, all citizens must obey the law, from June 1 onwards. All parties must strictly comply and violations will be punished. To overcome the above shortcomings, a representative of the Vietnam Advertising Association said that Decree 38 is a sub-law document, so it is impossible to violate the law. Therefore, the most important thing is to petition the Government to submit to the National Assembly to amend the Law on Advertising.

With many different boycott content, but which of course includes mixed opinions about this popular tourist resort, most recently, participants suddenly received a warning from Facebook when join this group. Community Violation Notice from Facebook Specifically, the message: “This group has allowed posts that violate our community standards. Please review this group before joining” will appear to new members, when clicking join the group. Despite being warned to violate Facebook’s community policy, the Dai Nam Boycott group is currently continuing to increase in number of new members joining the group. Compared to the time of May 25, there were more than 800 members, as of May 29, it increased to 2.4k members and today (May 30) it has increased to 3.2k members (calculated at the time of screen capture). Figure). And it seems that the number of members joining this group has not shown any sign of stopping at the present time. The number of members of the group is still increasing Previously, the review content of Dai Nam resort was also posted on this group and received a lot of attention from the members. Of course, in the boycott group, it is not unusual that the majority of comments expressed dissatisfaction about this resort. The opinion that they will not come back again because most of the people who have gone (some have gone several times) say that they will not come back again. However, it is worth mentioning that there are netizens who have not yet gone but boycotted (?!). However, there are still some actual review comments that are quite “contemplative” when actually recounting their experiences in Dai Nam with fair comments. There are compliments, there are clear criticisms and at the same time give some advice on experience for those who intend to go to Dai Nam. Most of the comments were criticized for many different reasons. However, there are still people who insist that they will still go after the epidemic is over.

After a series of privacy scandals of technology companies, it is not surprising that a study by Flurry Analytics in the US shows that 96% of iPhone users will refuse to grant permission. Facebook doesn’t seem to understand what privacy means to users yet. Photo: CNN. Despite the annoyances with iOS 14.5, Facebook still doesn’t seem to understand what privacy means to users. That is proven in a study published on SSRN ( Social Science Research Network ), authors include Professor Daniel Sokol from the Levin School of Law at the University of Florida, and Feng Zhu from Harvard University. According to the Inc , a research paper backed by Facebook, asserts that adding ATT to iOS 14.5 is a non-competitive act by Apple. Interpretation of the word “follow” “Apple’s iOS 14 update exposes an anticompetitive, fallacious strategy under the guise of privacy. Apple is banning any apps that aren’t theirs from collecting the information needed to show personalized ads without being able to use it. without user permission. Users can only opt-in after seeing a disturbing, misleading message about “tracking”. This message is not displayed on Apple’s app, because the user has automatically joined the data collection program,” the study said. The main problem here is the interpretation of the word “tracking”. Apple defines “tracking” as an application that collects data and then shares it with another party, also known as third-party tracking. Meanwhile, first-party tracking is data collected and used by the app itself, to improve product experience or features. This is something that is accepted by Apple, and the programmer does not need to ask the user’s permission to follow. Apple and Facebook apps both use first-party trackers. However, Facebook also collects data when users visit other websites. This action is considered by Apple to be a third party tracker, which means that the Facebook application needs to ask the user’s permission before taking the data. Facebook does not seem to want to give users a choice because they think that when given a choice, users will not want to be tracked. Photo: 9to5mac. Facebook is like a stalker and thinks it’s good Since it was introduced by Apple last year, ATT has been constantly criticized by Facebook. In most statements, Facebook is mainly directed towards Apple. That makes many people think that this is a conflict between Facebook and Apple. However, this is really a battle between Facebook and users. If there is no choice, the user is the loser. Facebook is entering an area where privacy is a contradictory concept. They believe that personalized advertising benefits society. This may be the correct view. However, it would be better if users could choose how their data is used. Let’s put the hypothesis in reality. If Facebook sends someone to your front door, look in the bathroom to see what shampoo or toilet paper you use. From the above information, they will send you ads and offers specifically for those products. Facebook could argue that it benefits both users and advertisers when marketing to the right goals and needs, but no one will take it seriously when the platform sends people to snoop around the bathroom. From there, the user will have a need not to track, by closing the bathroom window curtain. If the business model is in trouble just because users have a choice, that’s Facebook’s problem, not Apple’s. Graphics: Ha My. However, Facebook does not want to talk about this issue. Instead, they repeatedly accused Apple of doing wrong, affecting the interests of Facebook and advertisers. The platform even “threats” to charge a fee if users do not consent to data collection. That’s what Facebook doesn’t seem to understand yet. It is entirely possible for them to give users the choice, while still earning revenue as a business, that owns one of the big profitable business models. However, Facebook does not want to give users a choice because they think that when given a choice, users will not want to be tracked. Apple doesn’t ban tracking, they just ask the app for permission to be tracked. When most users refuse to follow, their trust may be lost after a series of scandals. If the business model is in trouble just because users have a choice, that’s Facebook’s problem, not Apple’s. ‘I don’t want to be tracked by Facebook’ The iOS 14.5 update allows users to block Facebook from tracking their data. Therefore, advertising on this platform gradually becomes less effective.

Photo: TMZ Specifically, images from TMZ show Mark Zuckerberg wearing a Sharkbanz ankle bracelet while surfing in Kauai, Hawaii. A spokesperson for Sharkbanz meanwhile confirmed Mark Zuckerberg purchased two Sharkbanz devices from the company’s website. Photo: Instagram The Sharkbanz bracelet for $84 claims to be able to help the wearer prevent accidents from shark attacks by emitting a special electric current. This current can make sharks more likely to sense electromagnetic fields as they search for prey. Sharkbanz’s products have actually been used by quite a few people, including former US President Barack Obama. Photo: Sharkbanz Although very famous, many experts have expressed skepticism about this product line in the past. World-renowned diver Erich Ritter told DW in 2017 that he did not believe Sharkbanz was effective. “These bracelets only protect people psychologically,” he said. “They don’t work at all.” Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at California State University, says he’s never seen any data that suggests people should use a product like Sharkbanz. Even so, Sharkbanz and many 3rd parties confirm that sharks tend to stay away from ringed dummies in tests.

Even recently, a “virtual currency” called Phuong Hang token has also appeared on social networks. This is a cryptocurrency that is created and works based on an existing token. (Screenshots) (Photo: Facebook NN) Specifically, Phuong Hang token is developed based on the Binance Chain platform. This virtual currency is codenamed MPH (short for Mrs Phuong Hang). The development team said that the creator of the virtual currency Phuong Hang has canceled the token owner rights and left it to the community to manage. The total issuance of Phuong Hang token is 26,011,971,000,000 (26 trillion tokens). The number of tokens created according to the birth date of giant Nguyen Phuong Hang is January 26, 1971. (Photo: Facebook NN) 60% of these tokens will be liquidated on the Pancake virtual currency exchange and locked for 1 year, 30% burned and 10% used for marketing and airdrop costs. Currently, investors can buy Phuong Hang virtual currency for 1 MPH to exchange 0.00000000279451 USDT (Each USDT is equivalent to 1 USD). (Screenshots) Similar to Dogecoin, Shiba coin or Akita coin, … Phuong Hang virtual currency or Phuong Hang token is actually a type of meme coin (virtual money born for entertainment purposes). This currency is very easy to manipulate by celebrities. Their value can also turn around at any time. Therefore, investors need to be very careful when speculating or hoarding this virtual asset.

Currently, it seems that this feature is being applied to group posts, it will help limit “battles”, or help you check your spelling once before you are ready to comment. For example, in a post that has been restricted from commenting, I tried leaving the first comment and commenting on the second one but was notified. “Can’t comment – Because an admin has restricted you or this post, you can now comment on the post. Please refresh this page to find out” . Can’t comment in a row anymore but have to wait after 5 minutes This feature is causing a stir in the online community and leaving many controversial comments, about whether this feature is useful or not? – Van is there but forced to wait? Who’s free?? Then what is the fiery ‘battle’???? – To compose a long post like this and then have time to check the spelling mistakes. – Help people with hands faster than brain, lying tongue have time to think before ‘dancing’ that key, this feature is too useful. – Then instead of short comments, drama fans will be able to read long comments like this. – It’s a fashion that people swear at each other, write down their phone numbers to curse, but who can wait 5 minutes. – Then go to inbox to quarrel quickly, and love begins.

Users can hide the number of likes on Facebook On May 27, Facebook officially announced the launch of the feature to hide the number of likes on Facebook and Instagram. Users can optionally hide the public like count on posts. Accordingly, this social network will offer an option to hide the number of likes on all posts on the news feed. Users can also choose to hide the number of likes on their own posts so that others can’t see how many likes that post has. According to Facebook, with this feature, people can focus on the shared image or video instead of the number of likes. Users can hide the number of likes on other people’s posts, by accessing the new “Posts” section in the “Settings” section. This control applies to all News Feed posts. Besides, users can also choose to hide the number of likes before sharing a content. The feature can be optionally enabled/disabled, even after the content has been posted. Because everyone wants more flexibility, we’ve made the choice so they can adjust as they please. Over the next few weeks, both of these controls will be in place, according to Facebook. Previously, this feature was tested on Instagram recently to find out if hiding the number of likes reduces the user experience or not. Many users and experts say that not seeing the number of likes is beneficial for some, but annoying for others, especially in the context that people base their likes on the number of likes. to gauge the popularity and popularity of a content. Therefore, this feature will be offered as an option so that users can decide which option is right for them. Facebook says it’s working to discover more ways for people to have more control over their experience. That’s why the largest social network on the planet is launching new tools to let people filter objectionable content from Direct Messages and offer features to control what they see. and share on Facebook News Feed- like the News Feed Filter Toolbar, Favorites and Adjust who can comment… Changing the way people see like counts is a big change. Facebook and Instagram will continue to work on new ways to give people more choice and feel good about the time spent in apps.

Facebook tightens control of fake news. Illustration Recently, Facebook has taken “strong” action against users who constantly share fake information on this company’s social platform. In the announcement, Facebook said it would reduce engagement of all of a user’s news feed posts if this person regularly shares content labeled as fake news from one of its fact-checking partners. In addition, Facebook will also implement measures to notify users if they are interacting with content that has been reviewed by fact-checking partners. In recent times, false information and conspiracy theories have appeared a lot on social platforms with many users, such as Facebook or Twitter. Therefore, Facebook affirms: “Whether it’s fake or misleading information about Covid-19, vaccines, climate change, elections or other topics, we are working to ensure that more and more people are Few people have to see that kind of information on our platforms.” Earlier this year, Facebook said it removed 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December last year. The move comes ahead of an examination by the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on how technology platforms tackle the problem of disinformation.

“We want to build the best platform for millions of creators to earn extra income. These include streamers as well as game creators” , CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg share on personal page . Starting May 26, Facebook Gaming will be testing some of these new monetization features. Accordingly, similar to when live stream , viewers can give stars to gamers when they upload videos on demand. It is known that Facebook is collaborating with a small group streamer to test the feature of giving Stars on VOD content. Gender streamer from now on, there is more feature to make money from VOD Specifically, this testing process will include the implementation of the main feature of giving stars and private messages that fans want to send to gamers. Previously, when, live stream , gamers can directly respond to these messages. To do the same on VOD, Facebook has added a tool that allows creators to reply to each star’s message or reply in bulk. Facebook added that gamers can also set a certain star goal in each VOD posted. The real timer on the upload will show the goal and number of Stars awarded. Facebook CEO also hopes these new features will help many people who are active in the creative field to continue contributing.

Specifically, Facebook said this feature has been tested recently, to find out if hiding likes reduces the user experience. (Artwork: LN24) The results showed that not seeing the number of likes benefits some users, but at the same time annoys others. Therefore, this new feature will be offered as an option so that users can decide which option is right for them. This means that users can optionally hide the public like count on posts. (Photo: Facebook) (Photo: Facebook) Facebook claims to be looking for more ways for people to deliver a better user experience. Starting today, Facebook will offer an option to hide the like count on all News Feed posts. You can also choose to hide the number of likes on your own posts, so that others can’t see how many likes that post has. This way, people can focus on the image or video being shared instead of the number of likes, according to a Facebook representative. (Photo: Facebook) Users can hide the number of likes on other people’s posts, by accessing the new “Posts” section under “Settings”. This control applies to all News Feed posts. In addition, users can also choose to hide the number of likes before sharing a content. This feature can be optionally enabled/disabled, even after the content has been posted. (Photo: Tech) Some experts say that hiding likes is the right thing to do. “Removing the counter helps reduce stress, anxiety and many negative emotions when using social networks, because many people often envy each other through post likes. Hiding likes also helps users focus. into the content of the article more.”

Facebook icon. (Photo: AFP/VNA) According to Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, Facebook technology group has paid 20 million AUD (about 16 million USD). Sales tax in Australia in 2020. Figures from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission show that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has weathered the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; Accordingly, the total advertising revenue of this group in Australia is AUD 712.7 million (about USD 570 million), higher than the figure of AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid A$559 million to an overseas subsidiary for “ad resale,” causing net income 2020 is only 155.3 million AUD, lower than 167.1 million AUD in 2019. Accordingly, the company’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million. With this profit, the company paid 20 million AUD, compared with 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company has pay income tax in Australia at more than 30% under local tax laws. While the two “tech giants” Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media companies had to cut costs and in some cases had to cut jobs due to advertising revenue. reported a drop of up to 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media outlets about paying for their news content to appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed a contract with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, Facebook will sign an official agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next 2 weeks. . Facebook is also negotiating with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC.

Facebook logo at headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Photo: AFP/VNA According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission shows that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has overcome the worst effects of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and made a profit. Total advertising revenue in “Kangaroo country” was AUD 712.7 million (equivalent to USD 570 million), up from AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid $559 million to an overseas subsidiary for ad inventory-related content, bringing the company’s net revenue to just $155.3 million. As a result, Facebook’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million, and with this profit, the company paid AUD 20 million (USD 16 million) in taxes, compared with AUD 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company paid income tax in Australia at rates above 30% under local tax law. While tech giants Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media outlets have had to cut costs and in some cases cut jobs due to business reasons. Advertising revenue dropped by 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media companies about paying for their news content to appear on the social network’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed contracts with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, will sign a formal agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, negotiations with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC are still ongoing.

The above proposal is one of several to address a shortcoming in the Voluntary Code of Practice on Misinformation released in 2018 and signed by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. this switch. Google and other big tech firms will have to commit to limiting ‘ad embedding’. The EC wants platforms to tighten eligibility requirements and content review processes for programs to monetize content and share advertising revenue on its service to prevent the participation of competitors. posting content that is systematically considered disinformation. In contrast, ad technology companies must define the criteria used to place ads and apply measures to verify ad placement. The EC also wants companies to clearly and specifically label advertisements (related to politics or other areas, etc.), and distinguish them as paid content. The newly updated code also provides for the first time key performance indicators to allow authorities to verify that these companies are living up to their commitments. The EC will publish the updated Code of Conduct on May 26.

WhatsApp will block users who do not accept the new terms after May 15. Photo: WhatsApp After May 15, people who bypass WhatsApp’s new privacy rules will result in that account being restricted from accessing the app and eventually not being able to view the list of chats and calls. voice or video. After a few weeks, that user will be blocked from all resources including sending messages, but the account has not been removed from the system. Within 120 days of receiving the notification and the user stops logging in, that account will be deleted, all data will still be available if the user syncs with Messenger. WhatsApp updated its new policy earlier this year, all users were informed that the service would share data with other Facebook companies. Many users just want their data shared as little as possible, as some reports suggest that WhatsApp is collecting and sharing data related to location, IP address, phone model, operating system, etc. Your operating system, browser, mobile network, ISP, or even information about how you’re texting, calling, groups you’re in, status, profile picture, or the last time the user was online. To use the application, users must accept the new WhatsApp terms. However, the 27 European countries will not be affected by this new policy thanks to a privacy law known as GDPA and users will not have their personal data shared with another 3rd party.

Instagram used to be a place where you could find community and discover your passion for photography. Since 2017, however, I’ve noticed a change as the platform transitions to algorithmically sorting photos in news feeds. This change causes the images displayed to be related to the characters or issues that the user is interested in. This is the reason photographers are no longer interested in this application even though it used to be a place to incubate their passion. The original Instagram app. Photo: Techradar. Before Instagram, photography forums and platforms like Flickr and Tumblr used to be a place to connect photo lovers with each other. These communities are run by forum administrators or members. And most of all, without any intervention of algorithms like today. The Algorithms Behind Instagram Instagram has billions of users every month, so it’s impossible to control the huge amount of content posted every day. According to the Omnicore , up to 95 million images are shared every day on this app. Instagram has used algorithms instead of human factors to control and decide which content should be shown priority. Specifically, only posts with your personal photos or special moments will be prioritized by Instagram. It seems that this algorithm is “Facebookizing” Instagram. Users reflect on Instagram’s new algorithm, asking the app to bring back the chronological display of photos. Photo: Techradar. I tried posting an old photo of myself on Instagram with my birthday message. Surprisingly, this photo got the most engagement of anything I’ve posted in the past 12 months. The artworks of these photographers will now be difficult to reach their Instagram followers. On average, only 5-10% of followers interact and comment on each photographer’s post. Specifically, you will get 150-300 interactions for every 3,000 followers you have, or even less. According to Instagram, their algorithm has not changed, if you want to get a lot of likes, then work hard to interact with other accounts. A rival shopping and copying app Instagram seems to be obsessed with competing in the market by copying the competition. The proof is after the success of TikTok with the total number of app downloads increasing by 800% from the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2019. Not long after that, Instagram responded by launching the Reels function in August 2020. At the same time, TikTok launched e-commerce support on each of its videos. On December 10, 2020, Instagram announced that a shopping feature was integrated into Reels similar to what TikTok did. Instagram’s shopping feature and Snapchat’s Instagram stories feature were copied from Snapchat. Photo: Techradar. Facebook is also adding Instagram features to its platform. Stories on Instagram can now also appear on Facebook, and more than that Facebook is preparing to test the Reels feature. There are still many other options It looks like Twitter and TikTok are benefiting from users who are frustrated that Instagram is slowly becoming Facebook. Twitter is a suitable platform for photographers while still carrying the same values ​​​​as the photography forums of the past. Additionally, Twitter has just launched a 4K photo feature on its mobile app. Facebook allows users to cross-share Reels from Instagram. Photo: Techradar. Besides, video content creators on TikTok are encroaching on Youtube with popular “how-to” videos. Instagram needs change If possible, Instagram should give users the choice of showing photos in the news feed between appearing in chronological order or by interaction between accounts. Next are the paid plans, with these users will not be affected by the advertising of third parties. In addition, Instagram should have more premium plans for businesses and celebrities that come with benefits like sales and advertising.

Inspector of Hanoi Department of Information and Communications sanctioned Mr. Tran Van Duy for administrative violations. On May 10, the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications issued Decision No. 53/QD-XPVPHC, sanctioning an administrative violation against Mr. Tran Van Duy for providing false information. Specifically, at 19:30 on May 4, Mr. Tran Van Duy (born in 1982 in Hoang Liet ward, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi) used a personal facebook page named “Hanoi Pho” ( address: https://www.facebook.com/hanoiphotv) posted information “Hanoi street is open in the first day of blockade”, accompanied by a video about Hanoi street experience, false information content In fact, violating the provisions of Article 5 of Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013 of the Government on management, provision and use of Internet services and online information. Facebook account “Hanoi Pho” is a personal electronic information page set up by Mr. Tran Van Duy, through the use of the social network facebook to provide and share information. According to the above regulations, Mr. Duy is only allowed to post personal information, however, Mr. Tran Van Duy has posted on this account information about Hanoi’s cuisine and information about the Covid-19 epidemic. Pursuant to Point a, Clause 3, Article 99 of Decree No. 15/2020/ND-CP dated February 3, 2020 of the Government providing for penalties for administrative violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequencies, With regard to information technology and electronic transactions, the Inspector of Hanoi Department of Information and Communications has fined Mr. Tran Van Duy for an administrative violation with an amount of VND 12.5 million. The remedy is to force the removal of the offending information.

Tran Van Duy, the owner of the Facebook account “Hanoi Pho” was fined 12.5 million VND for posting false information Specifically, at 19:30 on May 4, 2021, Mr. Tran Van Duy used his personal Facebook page named “Hanoi Pho” to post information “Hanoi Street Thong Thong Thong Day”. The #hnp blockade head is accompanied by a video about Hanoi street experiences on May 4, 2021, with false information content, violating the provisions of Article 5 of Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated May 4, 2021. 15/7/2013 by the Government to manage, provide and use Internet services and information on the network. According to Clause 4, Article 20 of Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013 of the Government on management, provision and use of Internet services and online information: “Personal information website is Website established by an individual or through the use of social networking services to provide and exchange information of that individual, not on behalf of other organizations or individuals, and not provide aggregate information”. The facebook account “Hanoi Pho” is a personal electronic information page set up by Mr. Tran Van Duy through the use of the social network facebook to provide and share information. According to the above regulations, Mr. Duy is only allowed to post personal information, however, Mr. Tran Van Duy has posted on his facebook account “Hanoi Pho” information about Hanoi’s cuisine and information about the COVID-19 epidemic. . Through verification, the Inspector of Hanoi Department of Information and Communications confirmed that the content of the information posted above is untrue and violates the provisions of Article 5 – Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated 15 July 2013 by the Government to manage, provide and use internet services and information on the network. Pursuant to Point a, Clause 3, Article 99 – Decree No. 15/2020/ND-CP dated February 3, 2020 of the Government providing for penalties for administrative violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequency On electricity lines, information technology and electronic transactions, the Inspector of Hanoi Department of Information and Communications fined 12.5 million VND for administrative violations against Tran Van Duy. Currently, Tran Van Duy has removed false information on his Facebook account.

The case that the information of 533 million Facebook accounts has just been released by hackers has made the issue of user privacy once again the focus of all attention. Agreeing on the fee of 5 million dong to regain the account after clicking on a strange link sent by a friend thanks to a vote on Facebook, Ms. LA, the owner of a famous beauty spa in Hanoi, spent 2 more days considering the proposal. about identity verification. Due to the characteristics of her job and the desire to create credibility with her partner, Ms. LA accepts to spend an additional 50 million to ask an intermediary to register for a green certificate. People who need to authenticate their Facebook accounts and other social networks like LA are not rare, especially business people, or celebrities. They are willing to spend a small amount of money to assert something that is their own property. While some platforms allow for free and simple identity verification, with Facebook it is both a difficult challenge and an intermediary fee is an option that is almost mandatory. That seemingly absurd thing is still happening every day, every hour, but no one is sure whether those verified accounts are guaranteed forever or not, because of the status of blue-tick accounts being occupied. becoming an online sales channel in recent times is easy to find. Especially when information about the data of 533 million Facebook users has just been released, many people cannot help but worry. The above data source is being sold by hackers on a hacker forum last week, including information such as phone number, login ID, full name, home address, date of birth, profile and email address … Which involves users in 106 countries, with 32 million Americans, 11 million British and 6 million Indians. In this regard, Facebook said the stolen data did not include users’ financial, health and password information. However, these data can provide valuable information for hackers and other breaches. More importantly, this is not the first time Facebook’s user data has been exposed on a large scale. Facebook user data is regularly leaked The 2015 cult case involving the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica illegally used the personal data of more than 87 million Facebook users to target political ads. This is a scandal that caused Facebook to accept a settlement of up to $ 5 billion, and also caused founder Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the US Congress. Then in September 2019, a database of more than 400 million phone numbers related to Facebook accounts was released, including about 50 million Vietnamese users. Just 3 months later, the information of 267 million users including login IDs, names and phone numbers continued to fall into the hands of hackers. At the same time, the data leak in Belgium and Luxembourg, including that of European Justice Didier Reynders, many EU cabinet members and diplomats, has caused Facebook to suffer for a while. long time. However, Facebook explained that these data leaks were not caused by hackers breaking into the system, but rather by a vulnerability in the sync communication tool that was exploited by vandals in 2019. Facebook later The company has discovered the vulnerability and fixed it, and confirmed that similar incidents will not happen again in the future. Meanwhile, Mike Clark, Facebook’s director of product management, is constantly moving to try to downplay the impact of this large-scale leak. By March 2021, netizens were again shocked by the information that the data of 41 million Facebook users in Vietnam was distributed by hackers. Talking to a VietNamNet reporter at the time, a Facebook representative acknowledged that the leaked data was from users of this social network, but said “this may be information obtained before we (Facebook – PV) made changes over the past few years to protect users’ information. However, whether Facebook really protects users’ information according to what the head of this platform often says, that is another story. Judging by the recent situation, it seems that the problem of leaking Facebook user information is difficult to completely solve and needs to be looked at in detail. The spread of user information may first be because Facebook did not pay attention to this aspect, nor did it establish a complete and strict system to protect user information. At the same time, after a data breach, Facebook did not thoroughly summarize the problem, how to fix loopholes and prevent new problems from appearing. Not only that, a Facebook spokesperson said it is not clear which users should be notified in the recent incident. Because users cannot patch the vulnerabilities themselves and their personal data has been spread on the Internet, Facebook will not specifically notify the users involved. As a result, Facebook’s performance in this area is relatively poor, and user data leaks are frequent. After all, compared to other social software, users’ dependence on Facebook is still very high. If it leaks many times, I am afraid that it will easily cause irreparable losses and bad consequences. Legal privacy of Facebook users With the data of 87 million users exposed in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the 10 countries with the most Facebook accounts being collected are the US, Philippines, Indonesia, UK, Mexico, Canada, India, Brazil, Vietnam and Australia. Vietnam has 427,446 user accounts whose data has been collected. CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook made mistakes and that his company failed to protect customer data, losing users’ trust. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t do that, we don’t deserve to serve you,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his personal Facebook page after the scandal. In addition to the $5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at the time, the two sides reached a landmark settlement against allegations of misuse of user data. . According to the settlement reached by the FTC, when more than 500 user information is illegally stolen, Facebook is required to report it within 30 days. In connection with this case, Facebook also had to pay £500,000 (about $ 649,000) after a fine from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). By October last year, a user group called Facebook You Owe Us in the United Kingdom, led by the law firm Milberg London and supported by former CEO Richard Lloyd, continued to sue Facebook and seek compensation. another large sum. Meanwhile, most of Facebook’s data disclosure scandals have a direct impact on users of this social network in Vietnam. No one has been able to determine how many of the 427,446 Vietnamese user accounts in the Cambridge Analytica incident, or the 41 million accounts in the newly announced case in March 2021, were affected, even appropriated and had to be stolen. spend a small amount of money to get your account back like LA One thing is for sure, users are solely responsible for the security of personal account information in accordance with the general provisions of most platforms, including Facebook. However, if personal information on platforms like Facebook is leaked without subjective reasons from the user, on the contrary due to a security incident from the platform, who will be responsible for this? Since Facebook is obligated to compensate users in the US or EU affected by security incidents on the platform, why are 69,280,000 users using this social network in Vietnam, accounting for 70 .1% of the entire population (statistics as of June 2020), of which many are victims of Facebook incidents, are automatically responsible? This question, the writer would like to leave the answer open, because currently Vietnam does not have specific regulations and sanctions that apply specifically to social networking platforms, or the object of application in this case is outside of Vietnam. the scope of control under applicable law due to not having a home office. However, it is a problem that needs to be solved in the near future…

Instagram icon. Illustration According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in New York, in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the attorney generals of the states and territories pointed out that the results of many studies have shown the harmful effects of children using use social networks. There are many issues affecting children’s mental and physical health and many cases related to cyberbullying at a time when children are not yet able to face the challenges when they have an account. private social network. They argue that there are more secure ways for children to connect with family and friends than by connecting on social media. For her part, New York State Attorney General Letitia James raised concerns around online harassment, the potential for children to become victims of adult “predators”, mental health issues as well as Facebook’s gaps in data protection and privacy. According to Ms. Letitia, there are too many concerns around allowing Facebook to continue pursuing this idea, so the heads of judicial agencies in 44 US states and territories called on Facebook to abandon plans to release a version. Instagram Kids. This is the new pressure that Facebook has to face when it announced its intention to release a version of Instagram Kids for children under 12 years old from March this year. The very next April, Democratic congressmen sent a letter to CEO Zuckerberg criticizing the plan. In the latest response on May 10, Facebook spokeswoman Stephanie Otway emphasized that parents know their children are on social networks, so Facebook wants to improve the situation by offering solutions. giving them control over what their kids are doing online. The company is working with child psychologists to prioritize the safety and privacy of children, said Stephanie. In addition, Facebook will also work with authorities and parliamentarians on these concerns. For his part, CEO Zuckerberg said that if supervised, the use of social networks can help children more connected with friends. Meanwhile, talking to the Wall Street Journal, Adam Mosseri, in charge of Instagram, said that the plan to create an online playground for children is in its infancy at an early stage and if it is born, it will certainly be a tool to help fathers. Parents manage their children’s activities better and this playground will be completely ad-free. Facebook currently bans children under 13 from using this social network, but according to CEO M.Zuckerberg, many children still lie about their age to create their own login accounts.

Without user data, Facebook can hardly prove to advertisers the effectiveness of the platform. Photo: Unsplash. Diversity or ‘dead’? At the end of April, Apple officially released the iOS 14.5 update, which requires the application to ask users’ permission before tracking their activities. This has directly restricted the flow of data Facebook receives from the app to build user profiles. These profiles allow Facebook advertisers to target more effectively. Apple’s privacy changes make it impossible for apps like Facebook to send an identifier to a customer without that person’s permission. Since then, the ability to prove the effectiveness of Facebook ads is reduced. For example, Facebook is now unable to provide advertisers with many metrics like how many people who saw an ad during the week actually purchased a product. “In terms of expertise, the level of influence is relatively significant. Specifically, the limitation in user data collection, the loss of the previous set of customers, the slower reporting system, makes it passive in the data collection. In addition, there are many changes in marketing logic and algorithms that take a long time for advertisers to adapt,” Mr. Ky said. The discordant relationship between two big names in the technology village has been a hot topic on online advertising groups in Vietnam recently. Photo: Fast Company. Nguyen To Uyen, CEO of Coll Group, calls the change on iOS 14.5 a new “storm” for advertisers on the Facebook platform. number. Not to mention, the orders coming from this operating system are also very good quality, the refund rate is low,” said Ms. Uyen. Ms. Uyen said that due to the habit of most advertisers, they rely on Facebook’s “Detailed Targeting” feature, which allows them to drill down to demographics, interests, and customer behavior based on IDFA (code). virtual profile of the user). “When the iOS 14.5 update took effect, most of the ads running suddenly became ineffective, seriously affecting the sales of advertisers,” Ms. Uyen analyzed. ”Don’t put your eggs in one basket” In July 2020, a wave of boycotts of Facebook broke out with the hashtag #stophateforprofit. A series of small companies and large corporations such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Starbucks, Unilever … announced to stop spending advertising on this social network, while others look to other platforms. In fact, as of 2019, Facebook is no longer the only address for business advertising. Experts also say that, in order to make a long-term advertising strategy, businesses must diversify their exploitation channels and find the maximum source of potential customers. “Focusing only on Facebook, users are ‘collecting eggs in one basket’ by themselves,” Ky said. For large enterprises, the degree of influence can be even greater, based on factors such as the field, the size of the business, the influence of Facebook on the business activities of certain businesses. “Enterprises have not yet adjusted to adapt to new needs. For example, now there are specific solutions, dealing with many fields such as e-commerce, education, real estate.. ,” Ky added. Without user data, Facebook can hardly prove to advertisers the effectiveness of the platform. Photo: Unsplash. Sharing the same opinion, Ms. Uyen also said that many businesses are deifying Facebook’s features. “This is just one of many intermediary platforms, bringing the right products to the right potential customers,” Ms. Uyen suggested about e-commerce platforms, social networks, newspapers, etc. have the ability to attract different groups of customers with different shopping behavior. The CEO of Coll Group suggested that advertisers change their thinking and how to place their ads. “Focus on analyzing the product’s core benefits, customer portraits, behavior, and psychology to come up with appropriate advertising tactics,” Ms. Uyen advises sellers to build content to attract more targeted customers than depend on prepackaged Facebook data. Finally, she believes that Apple’s action will open a new trend for technology companies. In fact, a week after launch, only 4% of Americans want to be tracked by Facebook. “The desire to keep personal information confidential on the Internet is the legitimate right of everyone, whether in the present or in the future. Therefore, business based on user information will no longer be appropriate,” Ms. To Uyen concluded.

Facebook may be fined $ 1.8 million in Israel for “acquiring” 2 companies without permission According to Reuters, Facebook is facing a fine of up to $ 1.8 million for its act of acquiring two Israeli companies, RedKix Inc in 2018 and Service Friend Ltd in 2019 but without approval and violating the law. clause in the Economic Competition Law of Israel. Authorities in the country argue that Facebook has a market share in Israel in excess of 50% and that the group must report transactions and obtain consent before any merger in the country. . The authorities also said that Facebook and Istagram are two exclusive social networks in Israel. Facebook will face a hearing soon and the company will have 60 days to appeal the charges before serving the fine. Talking about this, Facebook has denied allegations of antitrust behavior and said that Facebook is still cooperating with the investigations of the authorities. In addition, Facebook believes that there is no reporting obligation in relation to these transactions and hopes that the competent authorities will come to the right conclusions. Last year, Facebook was also fined by the US federal court up to $5 billion related to data privacy violations and forced Facebook to strengthen privacy protections, provide quarterly report on the implementation of the agreement and the establishment of an independent monitoring board. In Canada, Facebook was also fined $6.5 million by the Competition Bureau for sharing user information with other companies.

The site, described as a “safe place to free speech”, acts as Mr Trump’s personal channel, allowing him to keep his fans up to date with the latest news over the course of months. blocked by Twitter and Facebook. Former US President Donald Trump recently launched his own media platform to directly inform his supporters and followers. (Photo: AP) Trump’s recent statements have been posted to the website without fear of censorship. Users can also share statements to their own social networks. The 212k interactions with the former president’s new platform include likes and comments left by users of the social networks Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Reddit. It is known that before Mr. Trump was blocked on Twitter, each of his messages on the platform received hundreds of thousands of interactions. In total, former President Trump has 88 million followers on Twitter, 32 million on Facebook, 24 million on Instagram, and about 3 million subscribers on YouTube. Earlier, Trump’s new website was launched on the same day that Facebook’s Supervisory Board decided to continue to block the social network account of former US President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Twitter said it would still ban Mr. Trump’s account permanently. Former President Trump was also “banned” from Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitch and other social networks. Tech companies have accused the former US president of causing riots at the Capitol on January 6. “The Trump website is a great resource for finding the latest news from the office,” said Jason Miller, a communications strategist who served as a key advisor to the Trump 2016 and 2020 campaigns. his room, but this is not a new social media platform. We will have more information in the near future.” The website “From Donald Trump’s Desk” is backed by Campaign Nucleus, a digital ecosystem created for the efficient management of political organizations and campaigns, managed by former Brad Parscale Trump’s campaign founded. In early April, Mr. Trump signed up for a new social network called “Campaign Nucleus”, which can be used to send emails, messages and statements to the media. Other users will also be able to contact party representatives and participate in chats.

Recently, however, a coalition of 44 US attorneys general signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, listing reasons and citing research suggesting Facebook should not continue with the plan. develop the Instagram app for kids. One of the reasons listed in the letter is: Facebook has had many controversies in the past related to protecting children’s privacy; other research also shows that social media can harm children both physically and mentally; children do not have a complete understanding of privacy and can easily become targets of anonymous criminals; especially the large percentage of young Instagram users surveyed have experienced cyberbullying on this app. It seems that with the development of Instagram for Kids, Facebook not only failed to meet the need, but even created another need, as the platform mainly appeals to children with or without Instagram accounts. In short, an Instagram platform for young children will be harmful for a multitude of reasons. The attorney general urged Facebook to drop its plans to launch this new platform. In a statement released by Attorney General Maura Healey, the head of the coalition, she cited Zuckerberg’s rejection of the idea that social media is harmful to children. The statement points out that there is much evidence and research that contradicts Zuckerberg’s denial. Currently, children under the age of 13 are not allowed to own an Instagram account unless the description of the profile clearly states that the account is being managed by a parent or guardian. Back in March, Instagram released a blog post showing their efforts to protect minors under the age of 18 on the platform. The AG Alliance believes that this is not enough, especially for those under 13 years old. According to Gsmarena

Facebook has used Twitter to highlight new prompts that will appear for users who share content without reading the articles. The text of the prompt reads “You are about to share this article without opening it. Sharing articles without reading them could mean missing out on important information.” Users will have two options inside the Open Article and Continue Sharing prompts, respectively Open Article and Continue Sharing. Essentially, Facebook hopes the content is enough that some people will read the news stories before sharing them online, but Facebook says it won’t force them to access the articles. Users can still continue to share a post without reading it because Facebook and other social networks cannot force users to read content before sharing it with others. However, this feature could be beneficial in the long run as it will still deliver the core message that some Facebook users have not yet grasped to share online. It is essential that people fully grasp the story they want to share. Even if people choose to continue sharing without reading, they’ll know the same prompt will appear again every time they share content if they don’t click on the post. A simple way to avoid annoyance is to view the full article. It’s currently unclear if the feature will roll out to all Facebook users after initial testing, and how long it will take for Facebook to bring it to phones and web browsers. In fact, another social network, Twitter, tested the same feature last June before rolling it out to all users in September.

According to Mr. Phan Vinh (Linh Nam, Hanoi), about a week ago, he was constantly tagged (marked) on posts on the social network Facebook. All of these posts have the same content related to an accident. In addition to information about the victim’s name, the article also includes a link for users to verify for themselves. “I know many people with the same name as the victim, the post is not full, so I can’t be sure who it is. Moreover, I didn’t know who the person tagged me, so I ignored those posts,” Vinh said. Users need to be wary of being tagged in Facebook posts by strangers. Photo: Trong Dat Vinh made a correct decision because if he clicked on the link, he would most likely be turned into a victim of scammers. This is not a new trick when many crooks intentionally create a fake website and trick users into accessing it. Once you click on the link attached to the article, you will be asked to log in (usually with a Facebook or Google account) to continue viewing the content. At this time, the bad guys will have their account passwords in hand to use them for impure purposes. In addition to the risk of losing the account, the victim also has the risk of revealing personal information, sensitive images, … Not only that, the bad guy can also cheat through the victim’s account Island borrow money from their friends. Usually, phishing posts have a familiar motif, with content that piqued the user’s curiosity. These posts are often accompanied by a link to another website. This is the first feature that users need to pay attention to. Bad guys often use links impersonating news agencies to trick users into accessing fake websites. Photo: Trong Dat Users also need to be wary of being tagged by strange accounts. If you see a post tagged with a large number of users (usually 99 people), absolutely do not click on the link because it is definitely a scam content. In addition, if you accidentally visit a strange link, users should not log in to their Facebook, Google, bank accounts, etc. when they receive a request, no matter what website. In fact, bad guys often use a fake website with a realistic interface to steal information, especially passwords for Facebook accounts, banks, … Therefore, users should only log in. sensitive accounts when actively accessing the websites of those services themselves. To be more careful, with websites related to financial and banking services, users should star (bookmark) these websites on the bookmarks bar of the browser. When someone asks you to borrow money on Facebook, don’t trust it, call that person directly (or through another app) to verify this information. Only with such vigilance, can users escape the “claw” of online scammers.

Johannes Caspar, head of data protection in Hamburg, the city where Facebook is based in Germany, said: “The aforementioned ban is intended to protect the rights and freedoms of millions of users in Germany, who are have agreed to the terms of use (app). It is very important to prevent damage and disadvantages associated with such a black box process.” Germany also urged the European Union to apply a similar ban in 27 member states. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion WhatsApp users around the world have been asked to agree to the new rules and conditions by May 15. Facebook, which has 60 million users in Germany, is encouraging its 1.5 billion users globally to update the WhatsApp app as soon as possible. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion and now competes with other messaging rivals such as Signal and Telegram, both of which claim to have a higher level of personal data protection than WhatsApp. Since the beginning of this year, when running the WhatsApp software, a window will automatically pop up. The first page says that WhatsApp is updating its terms of use and data protection regulations, which states that WhatsApp cannot read or listen to chats because they are encrypted, WhatsApp is adjusting the chat business is simpler. The second page says that WhatsApp is updating its terms of use and data protection policy, asserting that WhatsApp does not change the privacy of private chats, but adds information on how to chat with businesses. business as desired and how the business can manage user chats. At the bottom of page 2 there is only the “agree” button and the user cannot do otherwise. If you do not agree to the new update, starting May 15, the use of WhatsApp may experience problems, such as not being able to receive or send messages, even if the account is not deleted or disabled. In short, WhatsApp requires users to agree to their new policy to be able to continue using the service after May 15, in which the update will allow more information to be shared from WhatsApp with Facebook. and other apps like Instagram and Messenger (such as contacts and profile data), except for encrypted chat content. Responding to the German ban, a WhatsApp spokesperson asserted that the ban was imposed without a legitimate basis and was based on a “fundamental misunderstanding” about the purpose and effect of the update. Therefore, the ban will not affect the continued rollout of the update.

By comparison, Trump’s tweet last October was retweeted hundreds of thousands of times and received more than 1.5 million likes. After the US presidency, Mr. Trump is no longer an Internet celebrity. Photo: Business Insider. In other words, the number of interactions on a single post by Trump in office is more than the total interaction of the new blog. According to the Business Insider , a personal page launched last week that allows Trump to communicate with his fans. He can post statements, videos and pictures. So far, the site works a lot like the timeline on the old Twitter account. That is, Mr. Trump mainly uses it to post statements against his critics. The former US president was banned from Twitter and other major social media platforms after the attack on the Capitol on January 6. He was impeached for his role in inciting riots through false statements about the 2020 election. Mr Trump regularly uses social media to spread one-sided personal assessments, including the “stolen election” comment. Polls show that many Republicans believe in Donald Trump’s disinformation campaign. The fact that the former US President’s personal website has been estranged from the online community shows that the ban on Twitter and other social networks has had a great impact on Mr. Trump’s ability to communicate with the public. The largest social network in the world before Facebook was born The video shows the popular social networking sites from 1997-2020. The rankings are referenced, using data from Wikipedia, the Internet Archive and Google Books.

GQ Mexico reported that many successful men dress alike. They often simplify their decisions by building minimalist habits. Here are the reasons why successful people wear the same thing. Waste less time Entrepreneurs have a lot to deal with during the day. Instead of pondering for 5-10 minutes for the look, they choose simple items such as t-shirts, dark turtlenecks with jeans and sneakers. Steve Jobs is one of the most influential people in the computer industry. The familiar outfit of the former Apple CEO is a black turtleneck, blue jeans and New Balance sneakers. This quickly became his signature look as well as part of the brand. Steve Jobs chose a simple set of clothes to save time at work. Photo: GQ Mexico. Save gray matter Former President Barack Obama said in an interview with Vanity Fair : “You need to focus your decision-making energy. What you have to do every day to be successful is to always improve yourself and avoid being distracted by trivia.” Inc says that when you build minimalist fashion, you reduce your daily anxiety and focus on growing your work. Mr. Obama chose minimalist colors to be able to speak confidently in any situation. Photo: Business Insider. Make life simple Fashion has a wide range of items and styles to suit everyone. If you choose simple designs, soft materials, you will always feel comfortable and confident. The vast majority of us are obsessed with material things and the way people look at us. In fact, buying a new pair of shoes may make you feel more confident, but it won’t enrich your life in the long run. Similar to Steve Jobs, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg only appeared with a gray or blue T-shirt and dark jeans. “I want to free up my life to focus on making the necessary decisions for work,” he shared with GQ Mexico. Minimizing clothes every day helps entrepreneurs simplify their lives. Photo: The Verge.

Illustration. FT montage Facebook-led digital currency project Diem (originally called Libra) is moving operations to the US and will partner with a local bank to issue US dollar-backed stablecoins. The project, which is supported by 26 businesses and non-profit organizations, has also dropped its application with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to operate as a payment service, and will instead post registered as a money services business with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The initiative was formerly known as Libra but was renamed late last year due to pressure from global regulators, who were concerned that it could threaten monetary stability and become a moot point. hot for money laundering. Some of its founding members — including PayPal, Mastercard, Vodafone and eBay — have dropped out because of similar reputational fears and concerns. Initially, Diem sought to create a synthetic coin backed by a basket of currencies, before narrowing his vision to focusing on launching a single coin backed by a single coin. USD. On Wednesday, May 12, Diem said it planned to run a “blockchain-based payment system that facilitates the real-time transfer of Diem stablecoins between approved network participants browsing”, called the Diem Payments Network. It said it was moving its headquarters from Switzerland to the US. Silvergate, a San Francisco-based bank, will become the exclusive issuer of Diem’s ​​stablecoin token and will manage the reserve, it said. “Our plans bring the project fully into the scope of US regulation and no longer require a license from Finma,” said Stuart Levey, chief executive officer of Diem and former chief legal officer of HSBC. “. “We are committed to creating a secure payment system for consumers and businesses, paying faster and cheaper, and taking advantage of blockchain technology to the benefit of the financial system. to more people around the world,” he added.

TikTok wants to encroach on e-commerce. (Image: Bloomberg) TikTok wants to repeat the success of Douyin – the version of TikTok exclusively for the Chinese market. Only in the first year, Douyin earned 26 billion USD in e-commerce transactions. According to Bloomberg, TikTok has started a partnership with a number of brands so that they directly sell products to millions of users right on the app. It is not clear when TikTok will officially announce the feature. A representative of Hype, one of the brands TikTok partnered with, confirmed the experiment. According to images provided to Bloomberg, Hype’s booth in TikTok displayed a range of products with photos and selling prices. ByteDance – TikTok’s parent company – is actively exploring the Chinese e-commerce market in the hope of writing another glorious medal in the company’s history right before the IPO. The company aims to process more than $ 185 billion of global e-commerce transactions by 2022 based on the reach of TikTok and Douyin. Unlike Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance’s app is well known globally. Founder Zhang Yi Ming wants to use it as a stepping stone to the online shopping game. ByteDance remains a slowdown in China’s “social commerce” market, where celebrities sell products to followers. In the email, TikTok said it is experimenting and learning, and constantly discovering many new ways to add value. Currently, the major social networking companies are scrambling for online retail market share, a market expected to generate $ 5 trillion in sales this year. In May 2020, Facebook introduced a new tool to improve the shopping experience on Facebook and Instagram. Pinterest also jumped into the e-commerce market when it brought buyers to the seller’s website. For its part, TikTok has challenged the online shopping market through promotional campaigns with Walmart and Shopify. Businesses often mark products on TikTok content, with a link that leads buyers to their own website, but all of it takes place within the TikTok application. TikTok wants to lock users down more tightly by allowing brands like Hype to run booths on the platform, take orders and interact directly with buyers. TikTok hopes to sell more ads to sellers, increase traffic and eat commissions. In December 2020, Zhang told TikTok employees that e-commerce, when combined with short videos and livestreams, offers even greater opportunities outside of China. The company has quietly built up a team of engineers in Singapore to develop its e-commerce business. It is very likely that TikTok will successfully re-establish with videos suggested by artificial intelligence when it comes to shopping online. Du Lam (According to Bloomberg)

Mr. Le Duy Minh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department According to Mr. Le Duy Minh, Head of Tax Department of Ho Chi Minh City, in order to control and manage taxes, their technology platform and business programs and software must be located in Vietnam and be managed by authorities. physical. Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department can only verify from the bank account the revenues and expenditures of these units, that is only working at the “top”, but not yet able to do the “original part”. The City Tax Department is proposing to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to support this issue. “All these transactions, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, have to support the City Tax Department to be able to penetrate their system. We must have solutions and software to track online purchases and sales to be able to strictly manage them. I now just stop at the level of verifying that their accounts are opened in Vietnam, how they collect and spend taxes on that basis ”, said Mr. Le Duy Minh.

Johannes Caspar, the head of the Hamburg municipal privacy agency, issued a three-month emergency ban. Accordingly, Facebook is prohibited from further data collection. He also asked the European Union data panel to take action and make a ruling in the bloc. WhatsApp’s new provision of data collection is invalid because they are not transparent, inconsistent, and too broad. In a statement on May 11, Mr. Caspar confirmed that the ban aimed at protecting the rights and freedoms of millions of WhatsApp users in Germany must agree to Facebook’s conditions. The German ban hits the heart of Facebook’s business model and advertising strategy. Previously, the country’s antitrust office also criticized the company for its habit of collecting data about users doing online and associated with Facebook profiles. The huge amount of information allows for targeted advertising and brings great revenue to social networks. However, WhatsApp called Mr Caspar’s statements “false” and said the ban could not prevent the new term from being deployed. In the announcement, WhatsApp said that the German authorities’ actions were based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the new term. Facebook faces a wave of protests around the globe because of WhatsApp’s new terms, requiring users to agree by May 15. Mr. Caspar is concerned that Facebook could wrongly handle the data and it is important to prevent data misuse, affecting the September election. Du Lam (According to Bloomberg)

Social network icons Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Photo: Kyodo / VNA According to the Vietnam News Agency reporter in Germany, the Hamburg Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, where Facebook has a branch in Germany, has sent a ban to the social network that owns the popular messaging service WhatsApp. From the beginning of this year, when running the WhatsApp software, a window will automatically pop up. The first page states that WhatsApp is updating its terms of use and data protection regulations, in which the first statement: WhatsApp cannot read or listen to chats because they are encrypted, and second: WhatsApp are making adjustments to make it simpler to chat with businesses. Next, the second page said that WhatsApp is updating its terms of use and data protection regulations, which confirmed that WhatsApp does not change privacy in private chat, but added information on how to get it. chat with the business as desired and how the business can manage user chat sections. Especially at the bottom of page 2 there is only the “agree” button and the user cannot do otherwise. If you do not agree with the new update, starting May 15, using WhatsApp may experience problems, such as being unable to receive or send messages, even if the account is not deleted or disabled. In short, WhatsApp requires users to agree to their new policy in order to continue using the service after May 15, in which an update will allow more information from WhatsApp to be shared with Facebook. and other apps like Instagram and Messenger (such as contacts and profile data), except for encrypted chat content. According to a statement by the Hamburg’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, the terms of the above agreement will be invalidated in Germany for three months, and the office will refer the case to the European Data Protection Authority, The independent EU agency enforces the rules across the bloc. According to Hamburg State Data Protection Commissioner Johannes Caspar, Facebook’s data protection breaches in the past as well as the September general elections in Germany indicate the risk of “mass building user profiles”. can be taken advantage of. He emphasized the ruling was intended to protect the rights and freedoms of millions of users across Germany. The official is concerned not only about privacy, but that records could be used to “influence voter choices and manipulate democratic decisions”. Currently in Germany there are about 60 million WhatsApp users, the most popular chat application currently in the country. However, in response to the ban, a WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed that the ban was issued without a legitimate basis and is based on a “basic misunderstanding” of the purpose and effect of the update. Therefore, a ban will not affect further rollout of the update.