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Love means more than just a like, even on Facebook

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Love is worth more than a like. This is generally true, and now it also applies on Facebook.

Reactions such as “love” will now have more weight on your news feed versus a simple like. This means if you choose to “love” a post, you’re essentially telling Facebook to show you more of that kind of post.

The largest social network recently said in a statement that leaving a “reaction” indicates a “stronger signal that they’d want to see that type of post than if they left a Like on the post”. It makes sense since it takes extra effort to react on a post (long press or hover) compared to just liking it (one click or tap).

It has also been a year since Facebook has given us these little emojis, so they have had enough time to sift through the data.

Does it differ from one reaction to another? Right now, the answer is no. It doesn’t matter whether you “haha,” “wow,” or even choose “angry” on a post. If you choose to react against just like, it’s a cue to the news feed that you want to see more of that kind of post.

So, if you want to teach your news feed what you want to see, be careful what you react to. Keep in mind that you still have some control over what you see by tweaking your news feed settings.

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Facebook also revealed that among the reactions, “love” is the most used ever since the feature launched. It says “love” accounts for “more than half” of all the reactions used so far.

Sure, the reaction appears right next to “like” making it easier to reach, but it’s nice to know that despite all the hate on the internet, people are still spreading the love.

Sources: Mashable, The Next Web

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YouTube improves guidelines against medical misinformation

Taking the fight to the next level

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September 13, 2023

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Google is taking its fight against medical misinformation on its streaming platform to the next level.

YouTube has started streamlining its existing medical information guidelines, categorizing them into “Prevention”, “Treatment”, and “Denial” for a solid foundation for developing guidelines as other medical data arises.

Prevention will remove any information that contradicts prevention and transmission of health conditions.

This includes content around harmful substances, practices, or prevention methods, as well as claims that there is guaranteed protection against diseases like COVID-19 or other cases such as videos saying that MMR vaccines cause autism.

Treatment, meanwhile, deletes content that contradicts treatment of health conditions. For example, a video that promotes the use of caesium chloride (cesium salts), Hoxsey therapy, and coffee enema, among others, for cancer treatment shall be banned.

Lastly, Denial erases content that disputes the existence of a health condition. A popular instance would be videos denying that there is COVID-19, or that people have not died from the contagious disease.

Apart from these improved guidelines, YouTube plans to make playlists of cancer-related videos, partnering with Mayo Clinic for informational content.

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WhatsApp might soon let you chat with Telegram, other apps

Beta is ongoing

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September 12, 2023

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The European Union’s effect on Apple is well documented. The region is forcing the company to adopt USB-C as a standard. However, Apple isn’t the only target of the European Union’s ire. It is also targeting companies that it deems a “gatekeeper” in the world of technology. Meta is one of those companies. In response to the European Union, Meta is working on a WhatsApp update which allows cross-platform messaging.

Currently, WhatsApp does not allow users to interact with users on other messaging platforms like Telegram and WeChat. According to an ongoing beta spotted by WABetaInfo, Meta’s messaging app might soon allow users to message these third-party platforms straight from the app. Recipient users won’t need a WhatsApp account to use the feature.

After naming the world’s biggest tech companies as gatekeepers, the European Union is forcing them to enable interoperability with competing brands. WhatsApp’s new beta is an effort to comply with these new rules. Meta is required to implement the update by March next year.

The report does not reveal much about how the third-party chats will work. For example, will chats between platforms have the same features as chats between those on the same platform. If anything, WABetaInfo believes that WhatsApp will still retain the end-to-end encryption enjoyed by the main platform.

There is no word on when WhatsApp plans to implement the feature for all users.

SEE ALSO: WhatsApp now lets users share photos in HD

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Pick.A.Roo Wholesale announced for small, medium businesses

Improving the supply chain

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September 9, 2023

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Pick.A.Roo is introducing an innovative feature called Pick.A.Roo Wholesale which shall help the supply chain for small to medium-sized enterprises, including independent restaurants and bars.

This will let such business owners have direct access to the industry’s biggest suppliers and outlets, like S&R Wholesale, SuySing, Tiptop Distribution Inc., Farmer’s Market, Boozy, and more.

The collaboration between Pick.A.Roo and suppliers will allow the app to deliver to 40 key cities from a catalogue of about 400,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs), improving the way small and medium businesses can conveniently access supplies.

The streamlined approach eliminates the challenges of supply and stocking while giving owners flexibility for their orders, which can be delivered in a matter of hours.

Pick.A.Roo is available on the App Store and Google Play.

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