For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. Google has pulled seven tracking apps from the Play Store after Avast, a cybersecurity company, found they allowed people to stalk on their employees, children, or […]
Google has removed 7 ‘stalkerware’ apps from its Play Store Read More »
Male trainee Yoon Seo Bin of Mnet‘s idol survival seires ‘Produce X 101‘ has officially been removed from the program, JYP Entertainment announced on May 8. Previously, after the airing of the first episode of ‘Produce X 101’ last week, Yoon Seo Bin became wrapped up in severe bullying, underage drinking, and underage smoking rumors. After
Trainee Yoon Seo Bin removed from ‘Produce X 101’ and released from JYP Entertainment Read More »
Google has provided an update on its efforts to remove manipulative and misleading ads from bad actors on its platform. Source link
Google Says it Removed 2.3 Billion Ads in 2018 Due to Policy Violations Read More »
Average Position was one of the original metrics in Google Ads when they launched their search advertising product called AdWords. But as search advertising has evolved, what used to be a primary metric for making optimization decisions has lost its usefulness and so Google has announced that it will disappear later this year. This means
Google’s next chapter for metrics to focus on clarity once ‘average position’ is removed Read More »
Search Engine Land was misidentified by Google’s system as being hacked and was removed from Google’s search results early Friday morning. Google has resolved the issue and Search Engine Land should return to the Google index shortly. What happened? A Google spokesperson said: “This was a case where our system misidentified the site as being
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Heeeeey everyone! Long time no “see!” I wanted to update you all on some things since it’s been a while since I’ve posted. The number one email I’ve received in the last few months has been regarding my 2Create courses. You may have noticed that most of them have been set to “private.” After my
Why I Removed My 2Create Courses & More Updates! Read More »
Debra Mastaler is Features Editor at Search Engine Land. She is an internationally recognized authority on link building and is an OMCP Certified Link Building Trainer. Based in Washington DC, Debra is also a columnist for Search Engine Land, has written for or been featured in numerous tech publications and is active on the search
Facebook has removed a cluster of Pages which were found to be part of a new political misinformation campaign. Source link
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Facebook has released its first-ever transparency report, outlining the amount of content it has identified as breaking Community Standard rules between October 2017 and March 2018. According to the data, Facebook took action against a majority of the offensive content before it was reported by users. The report is part of its Community Standards initiative
For the first time ever, Facebook has released the guidelines its internal content review teams use to determine whether or not to remove a post for breaking community standards. Not only is the site offering a window into how it decides what stays up and what gets removed, Facebook is opening an appeals process for
