Facebook seeks public opinion, Dyatlov mystery solved
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Facebook's content oversight board is accepting public comment on the social networks decision to indefinitely barred Donald Trump from posting to his account, largely because of concerns the now former president could incite violence like the January 6 insurrection at Capitol Hill.
The board is asking the public for its views on a host of issues surrounding the suspension, including whether decision meets with Facebook's responsibilities to respect freedom of expression and human rights.
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After 62 years of speculation, it seems science finally has an answer to the Dyatlov Pass mystery, where nine hikers died under suspicious circumstances in 1959.
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Thanks to simulations, analytical models and even borrowed animation technology from Disney's Frozen, the data indicates a short impactful avalanche is the most likely conclusion, whether that puts To stop to conspiracy theorists speculating is a whole other story.
And finally, last week, Netflix tested a new feature on Android devices that would allow them to set a timer to dictate the viewing period.
Reported by the verge, the feature test had four modes, allowing viewers to opt for viewing periods of 15 minute, 30 minute and 45 minute intervals.
All simply until the end of whatever the viewers were watching.
After the timer finishes the app will cease auto playing.
So if you fall asleep while catching up on your favorite TV show, you won't accidentally snooze through any episodes.
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