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New Facebook whistleblower claims company allows hate, illegal activity
Not a real whistleblower. Real whistleblowers these days don’t get public attention or published stories. This is another attempt to control the narrative and give Facebook more censorship power. And it’s bullshit.
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Apple debuts watchOS 8, coming to the Apple Watch in the fall
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Apple launches new Pride music page celebrating LGBTQ+ artists
I agree they should have an option to turn off that stuff, just like the million different holidays in Calendar. One tip I would recommend is to check out the New Music mix as it is supposed to offer up music you may like. After a week or two it really started to dial me in and I love the music I discover thru it now. Just make sure to “love” the tracks that you like so it can start catering to your tastes properly.mrstep said:
I just signed up last week, the coming lossless + surround finally convinced me to give it a try. It's putting all kinds of stuff in the Browse section that I have no interest in and specifically tried to opt out of, this just sounds like they plan to run other one-off categories that I'm not interested in. You can listen to what you want and see as many promotions as you like, what you're describing sounds as annoying as Samsung placing ads in their smart TV interface. Obviously they're a global company which is why I'd assume they have a way to manage content, they're bound to have have things that aren't interesting to everyone. So your advice is just have a UI full of stuff I'm not looking for - helpful!darkpaw said:
Is this "political cause-of-the-month stuff" because it's about Pride, or are you against every promotion? Do you like Black History Month in Apple Music, for example, or should it be hidden from you because you haven't specifically chosen to receive such an event? Must there be a switch for every event they want to promote so you can go into the Settings and turn them all off?mrstep said:I like Classical music, asked Apple Music not to suggest Pop, Rap, Hip Hop, Country, etc., and apparently it takes that to mean that I *really* want to see those when I browse, particularly Rap. I don't need to see their curated political cause-of-the-month stuff either - is there any way to not get this other content pushed constantly other than unsubscribing?
You don't have to listen to the Pride playlists, etc. No one is forcing you. Apple are a global company and their customers are diverse. By specifically excluding things like Pride month, they would be specifically excluding some of their customers. There is nothing wrong with Apple promoting Pride month. This is just you not wanting to see it at all.
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Apple's AirTag helps you keep track of your things for $29 each, $99 in a four-pack
I noticed that Apple doesn’t mention pet tracking.. liability thing or what? I’ve been wanting something like this for my cats.eightzero said:Interesting the precision tracking feature requires iPhone 11 or newer. Guess that's an understandable technology limitation. My wife will be disappointed her new iPhone SE won't work for that.
I'll be getting a 4 pack; two of which are going on each of my dog's collars. Not sure yet - anyone say anything about the Find My app having geotagging? Can I be alerted if airbags stray from a given location?
Edit: and the lack of a required subscription for this is a very welcome feature.
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Apple unveils new 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini LED Liquid Retina XDR display
