The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with two other international consumer protection networks, announced on Thursday the results of a study into the use of “dark patterns” — or manipulative design techniques — that can put users’ privacy at risk or push them to buy products or services or take other actions they otherwise […]
Red Velvet Joy’s Public Complaints About SM Entertainment Cast Dark Clouds Over Her Contract Renewal
Red Velvet‘s Joy has recently become the talk of the town among Korean netizens after she publicly complained about SM Entertainment staff in recent weeks. | @_imyour_joy/Instagram Most recently, Joy openly expressed her dissatisfaction when talking to fans about the group’s latest music video, “Cosmic,” on Bubble. Though the video was widely loved and appreciated […]
Former Teen Top Member C.A.P Exposes “The Dark Side” Of K-Pop
Former Teen Top leader C.A.P (known as Bang Min Su) recently opened up about the “dark side of K-Pop” in a new documentary. Former Teen Top leader C.A.P (known as Bang Min Su) | TOP Media Channel 4‘s British foreign affairs program Unreported World recently released a new 23-minute documentary titled The K-pop Dream Factory. […]
Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats; unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
Strava on Thursday announced a slew of new features and updates at its annual Camp Strava event, as the San Francisco-headquartered company doubles down on efforts to make its social fitness app stickier both for free and premium subscribers — with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a central role. One of the perennial complaints emanating from the […]
WhatsApp’s latest update streamlines navigation and adds a ‘darker dark mode’
WhatsApp is updating its mobile apps for a fresh and more streamlined look, while also introducing a new “darker dark mode,” the company announced on Thursday. The messaging app says that over the years, it has primarily focused on adding utility to the app and that while the product continues to grow, its design needs […]