The UK health system will use a centralized approach, meaning the matching process will happen on a server rather than on individual phones.
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Facebook Expands Coronavirus Symptom Survey Globally
The social media giant is working with Carnegie Mellon University to track the spread of COVID-19, and the company says the data correlates with publicly-available figures.
Facebook Expands Community Help Feature So Users Can Offer Coronavirus Support
Users can request, or offer, baby supplies, business support, food, toiletries, and volunteer work, in a similar way to what other apps like Nextdoor have been providing.
CDC Creates Coronavirus Chatbot Called Clara to Check Your Symptoms
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s chatbot will assess symptoms and risk factors, suggest what actions people should take, and provide information on how to safely manage at home.
Twitter Won’t Remove Elon Musk’s Coronavirus Misinformation Tweets
Despite the company stating it will remove content questioning the severity of the virus or offering health advice without scientific support, Twitter says Elon Musk did not violate its rules when he tweeted that children are ‘essentially immune.’
TikTok Censored ‘Ugly, Poor or Disabled’ People to Attract More Users
Documents reveal how the popular app also censorsed content that would harm China’s reputation or ‘defames’ civil servants, politicians, or religious leaders.
Microsoft Teams Goes Down as Europe Tries to Work From Home
Coronavirus means people across Europe are self-isolating and working from home, but users of Microsoft’s Slack competitor struggled to log in and send messages to colleagues.
Amazon Asks All Employees to Work From Home
Not all employees can work from home, but Amazon is also providing paid time off for full and part-time employees who contract the virus, and unlimited, unpaid time off for all employees.
Google Maps Asks Businesses to Provide Accurate Coronavirus Info
Google wants Maps users to see up-to-date opening hours and the latest information concerning how businesses are adjusting as the virus spreads.
Court Rules YouTube Does Not Illegally Censor Conservative Content
Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown said that despite YouTube’s ubiquity as a platform, it was still a private forum, not a ‘state actor’ that could be regulated by the First Amendment.