Meta’s Oversight Board is looking into transparency around disabling accounts

Meta has a lot of work to do when it comes to limiting hate speech on its platforms. Now, its Oversight Board is looking into the company's decision to ban an account for, among other things, posting visual violent threats and harassment against a journalist — and it wants the public's advice. 

In the year prior to the ban, Meta referred five posts due to violations of its hateful conduct, bullying and harassment, violence and incitement and adult nudity and sexual activity community standards. In addition to the posts harassing the woman journalist, the user also shared "anti-gay slurs against prominent politicians and content depicting a sex act, alleging misconduct against minorities." 

Meta's internal review experts decided to permanently disable the account due to the consistent violations and calls for violence. This action was taken despite the number of strikes not reaching the ban threshold — Meta's guidance states that even seven strikes only get users a one-day ban. However, its account integrity page lays out examples of when it will disable accounts, including violating its community standards through "risk of imminent harm" to an individual. 

The Board is now looking for insight from the public until 11:59PM PT on Tuesday, February 3. The Board is specifically seeking comments from individuals who can "contribute valuable perspectives" on the following topics: 

  • How best to ensure due process and fairness to people whose accounts are penalized or permanently disabled.

  • The effectiveness of measures used by social media platforms to protect public figures and journalists from accounts engaged in repeated abuse and threats of violence, in particular against women in the public eye.

  • Challenges in identifying and considering off-platform context when assessing threats against public figures and journalists.

  • Research into the efficacy of punitive measures to shape online behaviors, and the efficacy of alternative or complementary interventions.

  • Good industry practices in transparency reporting on account enforcement decisions and related appeals.

This instance marks the first time the Board has looked into Meta permanently disabling an account. It stated that this "represents a significant opportunity to provide users with greater transparency on Meta’s account enforcement policies and practices, make recommendations for improvement, and expand the types of cases the Board can review."

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realme’s 10,001 mAh Phone Charges in 5 Minutes and Lasts Half a Day

Most people carry a phone and a power bank, nursing battery percentages by dimming screens and closing apps. Every café visit includes checking which table is near a socket, and late nights end early when the battery icon turns red. The ritual of charging overnight is so ingrained that a phone dying before bedtime feels like failure, even though the real issue is that most phones assume you will plug in every 24 hours.

realme P4 Power 5G flips that assumption. The phone is built around a 10,001 mAh Titan battery aimed at week-long endurance, marketed as India’s first smartphone to cross the 10,000 mAh line. realme is leaning into the idea that this pack can replace the power bank in your bag without turning the device into a brick, letting you leave the house without calculating whether you have enough juice.

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Living with 10,001 mAh means you stop thinking about charging for days. You can stream, navigate, and game without constantly checking the percentage. realme’s lab numbers claim over 30 hours of YouTube or double-digit hours of gaming, but the practical benefit is not hunting for outlets or dimming the display just to survive a commute or a long meeting that runs past dinner time.

realme built the battery to last, not just hold a charge. Silicon-carbon anode tech promises three to four times the life cycles compared to graphite, with 1,650 cycles claimed and TÜV Rheinland 5-Star Battery Certification. There is a four-year guarantee that health stays above 80 percent, with free replacement if it drops below that, signaling this is meant to be kept rather than replaced after two years.

Fast charging counters the worry that 10,001 mAh would take forever to top up. realme promises 80 W wired charging, with five minutes delivering roughly half a day’s power when you are rushing out. All-scenario bypass charging lets the phone draw directly from the charger during gaming without stressing the battery, plus 27 W reverse charging turns it into a power bank for earbuds or a friend’s device when everyone else is dead.

At 219 g, P4 Power is in the same weight range as many flagships with half the capacity. realme pitches this as “massive inside, minimal outside,” using the TransView design to keep the aesthetic clean rather than obviously rugged. The trade-off is carrying the equivalent of a phone plus a power bank in one device, but without separate cables, extra charging, or pocket clutter.

realme promises three years of Android OS updates and four years of security patches, aligning with the battery longevity story. P4 Power is one of the few phones explicitly designed to be kept for a full four-year cycle, both in hardware and software. For people tired of juggling chargers and yearly upgrades, that might be the most useful spec, a phone treating endurance and lifespan as features worth engineering around.

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Meet Ubiquiti Fabrics : Easier Control, Unifies Devices & Admins at Scale

Meet Ubiquiti Fabrics : Easier Control, Unifies Devices & Admins at Scale

What if managing complex networks didn’t have to feel overwhelming? Ubiquiti takes a closer look at how their new UniFi Fabrics platform is transforming network management by offering a solution that’s both scalable and intuitive. Designed to meet the increasing demands of modern connectivity, UniFi Fabrics eliminates licensing fees while introducing a centralized management system […]

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Apple Creator Studio: Game-Changer or Subscription Overload?

Apple Creator Studio: Game-Changer or Subscription Overload?

  Apple has launched its Apple Creator Studio subscription, bundling six professional creative apps with exclusive AI-powered tools and premium content. This offering is designed to provide seamless integration and advanced features, catering to creative professionals and hobbyists alike. However, it also reflects a broader industry trend toward subscription-based models, shifting away from traditional one-time […]

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Adobe unveils new AI-powered video editing tools for Premiere

Adobe has announced updates for Premiere and After Effects, including new AI-powered tools that are meant to speed up your video editing tasks. In Premiere, the company’s video-editing software, it has unveiled a new AI-powered Object Mask feature that lets you easily pick and track persons or objects moving through your video clips. You simply have to hover over that object and click to generate a mask overlay in seconds. While the mask is supposed to be accurate from the start, you can adjust and resize it as needed. Adobe says the feature uses its own AI model for the feature and that the processing happens on-device. It also says that it doesn’t use your activities and data to train its models.

The company has also given its Shape Mask tool an upgrade. You can generate its redesigned Ellipse, Rectangle and Pen masks directly from the toolbar. Further, it updated their controls to make moving or adjusting the masks more precise. The masks can now also track objects on your video clips 20 times faster than their predecessors, which means you won’t have to keep such a close eye on the status bar. Another new Premiere update lets you easily bring media from from Firefly Boards, Adobe’s AI-powered digital canvas, into the program. In addition, Adobe Stock is now fully integrated within Premiere.

For After Effects, Adobe has rolled out an update that lets you import SVG files that are commonly used in Illustrator. You can now also build graphics and photorealistic objects inside images with 3D parametric meshes, consisting of cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toris and planes, within the visual effects software.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/adobe-unveils-new-ai-powered-video-editing-tools-for-premiere-140000970.html?src=rss

DeepSeek’s Engram Conditional Memory Shows How to Reduce AI Compute Waste

DeepSeek’s Engram Conditional Memory Shows How to Reduce AI Compute Waste

Are transformers really the pinnacle of AI innovation, or are they just an overengineered way to solve simple problems? Prompt Engineering explores how the innovative DeepSeek Engram challenges the dominance of transformer-based architectures by proposing a bold alternative: treating transformers as little more than expensive hashmaps. This provocative claim stems from Engram’s ability to separate […]

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Rad Power Bikes warehouse catches fire following flammable battery warnings

In a strange twist of fate, a fire broke out this week at the Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, Electrek reports. The structural blaze came less than two months after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned customers to "immediately stop" using and dispose of some of the company's e-bike batteries due to fire hazard. In December, Rad filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, stating it couldn't afford to recall the batteries. 

"We’re working with local authorities to review a thermal incident that occurred at our Huntington Beach store Sunday evening," a Rad Power Bikes spokesperson told Engadget. "The incident was contained and happened while the store was closed. The cause of the fire has not been confirmed."

The recent two-alarm fire hit a commercial complex with multiple businesses. Footage from the fire shows e-bikes outside of the warehouse as firemen fought the blaze. Engadget has reached out to Rad for more information on the fire's impact. 

The CPSC's November warning told of 31 reports of fire, with 12 of those involving property damage. In some cases, the battery was in storage, not being charged or used, yet still caught fire. The CPSC told customers to get rid of (in a safe, detailed manner) specific models of Rad's lithium-ion batteries. It claimed that the "hazardous" batteries were at risk of igniting or exploding, even more if wet or interacting with debris. 

Rad told the CPSC it couldn't recall the batteries as it couldn't afford to offer replacements and refunds. "Rad offered multiple good-faith solutions to address the agency’s concerns, including offering consumers an opportunity to upgrade to Safe Shield batteries (described below) at a substantial discount. CPSC rejected this opportunity," Rad Power Bikes said in a statement at the time. "The significant cost of the all-or-nothing demand would force Rad to shut its doors immediately, leaving no way to support our riders or our employees."

The company also said it disagreed with the CPSC's "characterization of certain Rad batteries as defective or unsafe." It also pointed to the incident rate being below one percent and stated that all lithium-ion batteries come with a risk when customers do things — such as improper charging and excessive exposure to moisture — that Rad cautions against. 

Update, January 20 2026, 11:08AM ET: This story has been updated to include a statement from Rad Power Bikes. 

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Intel Readies Custom Panther Lake Chips Built for Portable Gaming

Intel Readies Custom Panther Lake Chips Built for Portable Gaming

What if the future of handheld gaming wasn’t just portable but truly powerful? Below, ETA Prime takes you through how Intel’s bold new Panther Lake chips are redefining what’s possible in compact gaming devices. These processors promise a innovative blend of high performance and energy efficiency, designed specifically for handhelds, laptops, and mini PCs. Imagine […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Making Calls from Your iPhone Lock Screen

The Ultimate Guide to Making Calls from Your iPhone Lock Screen

Making a phone call directly from your iPhone’s lock screen is a practical way to save time and streamline communication. With iOS offering a variety of tools and customization options, you can quickly contact important numbers without unlocking your device or navigating through multiple menus. The video below from iReviews explores five effective methods to […]

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The UK is mulling an Australia-like social media ban for users under 16

The UK government has announced a consultation, asking people for their feedback on whether to introduce a social media ban for children under 16 years old. It would also explore how to enforce that limit, how to limit tech companies from being able to access children’s data and how to limit “infinite scrolling,” as well as access to addictive online tools. In addition to seeking feedback from parents and young people themselves, the country’s ministers are going to visit Australia to see the effects of the country’s social media ban for kids, according to Financial Times.

Australia's minimum age social media ban went into effect on December 10. It’s the first of its kind and covers several social media platforms, including Facebook, X, TikTok, Twitch, Snapchat, YouTube and Reddit. Just recently, Meta shut down nearly 550,00 accounts, most of which were on Instagram, to comply with the new law.

The UK passed the Online Safety Act in 2023 and has been enforcing its rules since. Last year, for instance, it started requiring websites that publish pornography to conduct age checks for users. But British politician Liz Kendall said parents still have serious concerns about the content their children can consume online. As The Guardian notes, the announcement for a consultation comes just before the House of Lords votes on an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The amendment is seeking a social media ban on children under 16, which will be enacted within a year if and when the bill passes.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/the-uk-is-mulling-an-australia-like-social-media-ban-for-users-under-16-130000446.html?src=rss