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Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety Resigns Amid Criticism and Changes

Ella Irwin, the head of trust and safety at Twitter, has resigned from the social media company amid criticism and significant changes since Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform in October. Irwin’s departure comes as Twitter grapples with ongoing concerns about lax protections against harmful content. She took over as the head of the trust and safety team in November 2022, following the resignation of Yoel Roth. Irwin’s exit raises questions about Twitter’s ability to effectively address the challenges related to content moderation.

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The Critical Importance of Blue Light Filters: Protect Your Eyes and Circadian Rhythms

As the world becomes increasingly digital, many of us find ourselves spending hours in front of screens, whether for work or leisure. This prolonged exposure to electronic devices has sparked concerns about the impact of blue light on our eyes and overall well-being. In this article, we will explore the importance of using blue-light filters and discuss the science behind how they can help protect your eyes and maintain healthy circadian rhythms.

Facebook Messenger Read Receipts Huge Risk for the Abused, Bullied and Stalked
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Facebook Messenger Read Receipts Huge Risk for the Abused, Bullied and Stalked

Facebook enables abusers. And they know that they do it. In a world full of online stalking, cyber bullying, and intimidation of the abused and traumatized, the fact that Facebook has never given users the ability to turn off Facebook Messenger read receipts may be one of the most egregious hand-offs of power to abusers ever to be perpetrated by a social media platform.

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Massive Android Security Hole Affects up to 99% of All Android Users

Three researchers in Germany at the University of Ulm have discovered a massive security hole in Android – so big, in fact, that it affects at least 97%, and as many as 99%, of all Android users. The researchers, Bastian Könings, Jens Nickels, and Florian Schaub, have discovered that the security flaw allows anyone who is sniffing around your connection on an unsecured wireless network to acquire your Google authorization credentials from a specific token (the authToken), giving them access to your contacts, your calendar and, well – really any application that authenticates you by using your Google authorization credentials contained within that authToken.

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Interview with Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, star of ‘Emergency Vets’

Listen to this week’s show with America’s most beloved emergency vet, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, star of Animal Planet’s Emergency Vets and E Vets, as he talks with us about how to keep your pet safe during the holidays, and answers listeners questions! Poisonous Christmas plants, hypothermia and frostbite, food poisoning, new household poisons introduced for the holidays, holiday-related behavior problems… while, as the song famously says, there’s no place like home for the holidays, that holiday home has dangers lurking for your pet at nearly every turn. Dr. Fitzgerald was on Monday Night Radio on Monday, December 20th.