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July 27 - Facebook Inc will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites, it said on Tuesday (July 27) in a slew of announcements about young users. The change means advertisers will soon be able to target under-18s only by age, gender or location on Facebook, its Messenger service and its photo-sharing platform Instagram. In a blog post, Instagram said it was making the change because it agreed with youth advocates that young people might not be equipped to make decisions about targeting. A Facebook spokesman said there would be no changes to the user data the company collects. Instagram users under 16 years old will also start to be defaulted into having a private account when they join the platform, the company said, in an effort to stop unwanted contact from adults. They will still be given the option, however, to switch to a public account and current users can keep their account public. ... » Learn More about Facebook will restrict ad targeting of under-18s

NEW YORK: Facebook said on Wednesday (Jul 28) it expects revenue growth in the third and fourth quarters to "decelerate significantly", sending the social media giant's shares down about 5 per cent in extended trading. The warning overshadowed the company's beat on Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue, bolstered by increased advertising spending as businesses build their digital presence to cater to consumers spending more time and money online. Facebook said it expects Apple's recent update to its iOS operating system to impact its ability to target ads and therefore ad revenue in the third quarter. The iPhone maker's privacy changes make it harder for apps to track users and restrict advertisers from accessing valuable data for targeting ads. The company also announced on Wednesday that it would require anyone working at its US offices to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Monthly active users came in at 2.90 billion, up 7 per cent from the same period last year but ... » Learn More about Facebook warns growth to slow significantly, mandates vaccine for US staff

When parents share photos of their children on Instagram, they usually don't think about all the people that can potentially see the pictures. Cybercrime experts say these include, above all, paedophile who secretly steal photos of children and re-upload them on dubious portals – where harmless everyday pictures are placed in a sexual context. Especially during the summer holiday season, these dark networks are likely to be particularly happy about a lot of picture material from beaches and swimming pools. "It is understandable that parents and grandparents want to post photos of their children and grandchildren – they want to share their joy. Unfortunately, however, the internet is the least suitable space for this," says Joachim Tuerk, who lobbies for protection of children in Germany. There is ultimately no privacy and no control over what happens to the photos and videos once they've been spotted by someone in the pedo-crime scene, a vast web where people are always looking ... » Learn More about How sharing photos of kids unintentionally helps paedophile platforms

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Singapore-Taiwan actress Kate Pang is no stranger to talking about her mental health. On July 20, Pang shared a lengthy but insightful Facebook post about her mental health journey as a child and later, as a parent. Accompanied by the following monochrome picture, the post in Chinese has garnered more than 4,300 reactions to date. Negative thoughts during childhood Pang's personal experiences as a child who was in mental distress contributed to her awareness that adults, especially parents, could unintentionally hurt a child with long-term repercussions. The 38-year-old disclosed that she had engaged in self-harm and harboured suicidal thoughts when she was still in primary school. Although Pang considers her grandmother, who raised her since she was two, "the world's best mother," the actress admitted that her grandmother had also left some emotional scars on her that have persisted ... » Learn More about Kate Pang shares how primary school teacher saved her from self-harm & suicidal thoughts

A woman in Hougang was caught on camera refusing to share the HDB block lift with a food delivery rider on his way up to make a delivery. Footage of the incident, shot from the body camera of the delivery rider, was put up on Facebook on July 23. What video showed The video started with the delivery rider removing food from his thermal bag. The rider was casually humming a tune at the same time, which was audible in the video. As he approached the lift, a woman was already waiting at the lift landing. He then held open the door for passengers to get off before attempting to enter the lift ahead of the woman who was there earlier than him. But before he could enter the lift, the woman came from behind the food delivery rider, and said, "Excuse me." She then walked into the lift and said, "You wait for next one." She stood at the edge of the lift and refused to let the rider in. The rider questioned her why he couldn't enter and she responded, "I don't ... » Learn More about Hougang woman refuses to share HDB lift with delivery rider, says it’s because of Covid-19

Get ready to make some noise! To celebrate World Emoji Day, Facebook is giving a voice – or rather sounds – to some of its emojis. The platform has unveiled Soundmojis – emojis that make sounds – for users to send via Messenger. Emojis are a key part of social networking, especially on Facebook. Thus, to mark World Emoji Day on Saturday, July 17, Mark Zuckerberg’s platform has announced the launch of sound emojis on Messenger. The news comes via the platform’s official blog. These Soundmojis are different from regular emojis because a sound accompanies the image. Users will have access to a library of Soundmojis, which will be updated regularly with new sounds and famous audio clips, said Facebook. Indeed, the platform states that while emojis like the drumroll, clapping and crickets will embody those sounds, users will also be able to have fun with sound clips from TV shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Bridgerton , as well as the Fast And Furious 9 movie. Users will even be ... » Learn More about Facebook launches Soundmojis, the smileys that makes sounds

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg A neighbour who may or may not be very fond of the Hougang woman has come forward to provide further information on her daily antics. The latter attracted Singaporeans' attention when she refused to share the lift with a food delivery rider. While the middle-aged woman cited safe distancing measures as the reason for her lack of friendliness, Singaporeans boo-ed her attitude as one that is unreasonable, after footage of the incident was uploaded online on July 23. More recently, a July 25 report by Lianhe Wanbao revealed that the same woman has allegedly taken the liberty of cooking along the corridor, right outside a neighbour's window, on at least two occasions. This was apparently told to the Chinese daily by 40-year-old resident named Kai Wen. According to Kai Wen, the woman did not wear a mask while cooking in the public area. She allegedly stir-fried meat and vegetables during ... » Learn More about Hougang woman who refused to share lift allegedly cooks outside neighbour’s window without mask

PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has shared photos on the first day of the five-day special Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday (July 26). On Facebook, Dr Wee posted a picture of himself wearing a face mask attending the special Dewan Rakyat sitting. “We are all ready to face any challenges,” he said on his Facebook page on Monday (July 26). On Instagram, Dr Wee also said that he has a new sitting partner in Parliament. He shared a short video clip of him being cheeky with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. In the video clip, Hishammuddin was seen closing the clear plastic barricades that divide their sitting in Dewan Rakyat. “My new neighbour in parliament, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, closes the plastic barricades that prevent the transmission of Covid-19 during the Dewan Rakyat sitting,” he said. ... » Learn More about Dr Wee shares his first day in Parliament

Facebook vs Apple iPhone row: Facebook recently released a cloud streaming service for games that can be accessed by users who are running Apple iOS devices via their browser. The cloud games service will allow users to play games from within their browser without the need to download any content to their device. The web app route was taken by the social networking giant after it clashed with Apple over its streaming policy and cloud-based gaming on iPhones. Apple's cloud gaming policy states that games that can be streamed must be submitted to the App Store for review. This is in contrast to how cloud games work, where the content is served from the company's servers to the user's devices. Facebook is hardly the first company to use this technique of streaming games via a web app to bypass the App Store – both Amazon and Microsoft have done the same for their cloud gaming services. Facebook users can take advantage of basic games like Solitaire and stream more high profile ... » Learn More about Facebook vs Apple row: Here’s how to play games without downloading them on your device

Here's something that you might not know you can do with durian seeds: Turn them into chips. Facebook user Rozana Hashim AsSalihin, who hails from Kelantan, shared a nifty recipe for a part of the durian that might usually be thrown away. The steps are simple enough to follow. First, clean the durian seed, peeling the brown skin if you wish (this is optional). Next, soaked the seeds in salt water overnight. The next day, slice the durian seeds and leave them to sit for an hour. Then fry the seeds over a low fire, constantly mixing it as it takes time to turn crispy. Once they're fried and crispy, you might want to season it with a seasoning of your choice. Not uncommon Eating durian seeds is actually not uncommon. Durian seeds contain a range of nutrients like fibre, zinc, calcium, and carbohydrates. However, they can only be eaten when cooked because the raw seeds contain cyclopropene fatty acids, which can be toxic and possibly carcinogenic. ... » Learn More about M’sian woman shares how to turn durian seeds into crispy chips