Wed. 02/26 - Bad Guys Can’t Use iPhones

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🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Facebook bans ads around the Cornavirus, a deeper dive into how the Coronavirus crisis might be affecting iPhone development, Bob Iger is no longer Disney’s leader (kinda), why Waymo is hiring like crazy in hopes of a self-driving breakthrough, and if you see someone using an iPhone in a mystery movie, guess what? They’re probably not the bad guy. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com TryGrasshopper.com/ride Links: Facebook is banning ads that promise to cure the coronavirus (BusinessInsider) Coronavirus clouds Apple's timeline for new iPhones (Reuters) Disney has a new CEO, but its old CEO isn’t going away quite yet (Recode) Inside Waymo’s Hiring Binge (The Information) Plume raises $85 million to bring smarter Wi-Fi networks to more homes (VentureBeat) Musicians Algorithmically Generate Every Possible Melody, Release Them to Public Domain (Vice) Smithsonian Institute just released 2.8 million high-quality images for free (TNW) Apple won’t let bad guys use iPhones in movies, says Knives Out director (The Verge) Jif settles the great debate with a GIF peanut butter jar (CNN Business) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Wednesday, February 26, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.4	Today, Facebook bans ads around coronavirus. A deeper dive into how the coronavirus crisis might be affecting
0:14.8	iPhone development. Bob Eager is no longer Disney's leader, kind of.
0:19.0	Why Weimo is hiring like crazy in hopes of a self-driving breakthrough, and if you see someone using an iPhone in a mystery movie,
0:24.7	guess what?
0:25.6	They're probably not the bad guy.
0:27.4	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
0:29.4	Facebook says it will now ban ads that promise to cure or prevent COVID-19
0:38.7	the coronavirus. In a statement a spokesperson told business insider we recently implemented a policy to prohibit ads that refer to the coronavirus and create a sense of urgency like implying a limited supply or guaranteeing a cure or prevention.
0:55.1	We also have policies for surfaces like Marketplace that prohibit similar behavior."
1:01.2	End quote.
1:02.2	End quoting The Verge.
1:03.5	The statement comes less than a month after the company announced that it would be removing
1:06.8	misinformation about the new coronavirus from both its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
1:12.4	At the time, it said that this policy would include
1:15.1	any content about fake cures or prevention methods or misleading claims
1:19.2	about what health resources are available but it didn't mention whether its policies also covered
1:23.7	advertising on its platform. Today's statement clarifies its position.
1:27.6	Facebook's position on coronavirus misinformation is similar to its position on
1:31.3	anti-vacc vaccination content.
1:33.6	Last year it said it would remove anti vaccine groups and pages from its recommendations
1:38.1	and that it would not allow ads to target users based on related terms.
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