Pavel Varenka The world of IT is dynamic, constantly changing and, above all, quite hectic. After all, in addition to the daily wars between tech giants and politicians, there are regularly news that can take your breath away and somehow outline the trend that humanity could be heading for in the future. But keeping track of all the sources can be hellishly difficult, so we have prepared this section for you, where we will briefly summarize some of the most important news of the day and present the hottest daily topics circulating on the Internet.
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A Lord of the Rings themed secret satellite? The United States military is clear
The legendary book series The Lord of the Rings from the pen of JRR Tolkien is probably known to everyone who has ever bothered with anything related to fantasy worlds. Although this is nothing special in the circles of readers and movie lovers, in the case of the US military this connection causes a certain uproar. In connection with the launch of the newest and top-secret spy satellite of the United States, a remarkable poster has appeared to draw attention to the mission and above all to celebrate the ongoing elections. Although the satellite was supposed to be launched already during the election day and reach the Earth's orbit with the help of the Atlas V rocket, in the end the mission failed and the flight was postponed to today, specifically to 12:30 at night our time.
This in itself would not arouse too much passion, since this is a fairly routine operation that takes place every few years, but the poster published by United Launch Alliance also contained Elvish and an obvious connection to the aforementioned Lord of the Rings. In addition to the typical font, the connection is also indicated by the armor itself and the overall concept of the poster. Of course, there is a slightly blurred ring in the background and the old well-known phrase "good wins." So, as it seems, the year 2020 has prepared a positive anecdote in addition to negative surprises. However, what the company was trying to achieve and why it chose a similar form of attracting attention remains a question and an unsolved mystery. The top representatives of Middle Earth, i.e. the United States of America, refused to comment on the matter. However, you can watch the broadcast from the flight above.
Twitter again undermines Trump's authority. He reports posts to him as fake news
The election is in full swing, the votes are slowly but surely being tallied, and the current president, Donald Trump, continues to fight against windmills. These are giant technology companies like Twitter and Facebook, which are committed to fighting misinformation and try to report any objectionable or outright false posts. Unfortunately, this ailment also affects the account of the President of the United States, where the head of the country comments on the course of the election. Donald Trump is known for declaring his victory several times in a row without counting all the votes, which the platforms automatically reported as fake news and warned users against false content.
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Another problem arose when the US president tried to accuse the Democratic Party of vote-rigging, which, at the time of writing, was unsubstantiated. This resulted not only in potential lawsuits, but also in the displeasure of Twitter, which took a strong stand against the opponent's slur and once again reported the post as misleading. Nevertheless, according to experts, this is not a direct attack on the president, as both platforms, i.e. both Twitter and Facebook, treat all users equally and try to limit the rapid spread of misinformation. After all, the technology giants already commented on the whole matter a few days ago and clearly indicated that they will not tolerate exaggerated and unsubstantiated claims even from the mouths or keyboards of politicians. We'll see if Trump runs out of patience and takes to social media again, or if he admits a mistake.
YouTube has started a fight against fake livestreams
We've reported on the tech giants' initiative to fight misinformation many times over the past few days, but now we have a real specialty. In addition to the text posts themselves, livestreams began to appear en masse, where there was an elaborate falsification of the election results. These videos then informed the voters which of their favorites had won and what the final proportion of the vote was without it ever being tallied. YouTube was understandably quick to react and immediately took down the live streams. According to the company's statement, many of these channels also had monetization turned on, thanks to which users were shown ads and thus de facto made money from audience engagement.
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What is all the more interesting, however, is that in many cases these were not unknown or fake channels. One of the YouTubers whose live stream was also stopped boasts 1.48 million subscribers and a fairly solid fan base. The question remains whether the creator in question decided to earn a few extra dollars by manipulating viewers, or on the contrary, there was a violent takeover of the account and an attempt to make money at the expense of the given channel. Either way, YouTube, and by extension Google, pulled all such videos and informed users that they were unsubstantiated content. We will see if similar attempts await us in the following days.
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