Telechronics (Ademar Days of opinion): Facebook anti violence, digital platforms and video games.
Facebook will remove false information published in this social network that can contribute to acts of imminent violence.
“We are starting to implement this new policy in countries where we see examples where misinformation led to violence”, said the manager of Facebook products, Tessa Lyons, citing the case of Sri Lanka, recently shaken by inter-religious conflicts, country in which we tested the new measure.
Hate speech and direct calls for violence already violate the rules of Facebook. The new policy is to examine and remove other content, less explicitly violent, but still are likely to strengthen conflicts. So, the social network can remove, for example, inaccurate or misleading content, as fake photos, created or shared to contribute or exacerbate physical violence.
Facebook will rely on the help of local organizations or specialized agencies to determine whether these publications may cause imminent violence and, therefore, justify their removal.
The European Commission puts Portugal as the third country in Europe to create more jobs in the digital platforms.
According to the study, Portugal reaches 10,6%, which translates into a significant financial dependence linked to digital platforms, such as mobility services (Uber, Taxify e Cabify), among others (Glovo, Airbnb, Zomato, Booking e UberEats, to name a few).
Business involving contact centers and commercial retailers with digital presence, such as supermarkets and clothing stores and footwear are also included in the statistical.
Data are focused on who wins at least half of their income on platforms, working more 20 hours a week in this area. Us 14 countries targeted in the study, the United Kingdom comes in first with 12%, Spain second with 11,6% and Portugal complete the podium with 10,6%.
ESports are closer to being added to the Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (WATCH) have created a group discussion in order to foster discussion around the possible integration.
IOC officials met, recently, with the Global Association for International Sports Federations (AGFDI), to discuss whether the electronic sports can, or not, enter the largest sporting event on the planet.
The forum was held in Switzerland and brought together athletes, sector executives and about 150 members of the gaming community, where they included representatives from studios, professional players and members of the press.
For now there is still no final decision, but the meeting results the creation of a group responsible for maintaining the dialogue between representatives of the gaming industry and the Olympic universe.
“We now have a strong plan that includes integration, coordination and support for greater coordination between the Olympic Movement and the world of eSports”, explicou Kit McConnel, IOC sports director.
The Newzoo returned to conduct a study, now for this year 2018, which analyzes the money spent on video games and derivatives in each country.
The estimate calculates that the Portuguese will spend about 283 million in video games during 2018, which puts Portugal in the 38th position in the ranking.
Estimates are created from the research of consumers, transactional data, companies reports and censuses. The Newzoo adds that the data on revenues and consumer spending do not include hardware sales, taxes and services such as games of chance.
China leads this table and estimates point to 37.945 billion dollars spent on video games and the industry-related content in 2018. The following are the United States of America 30.411, with Japan to complete the podium with 19,231. The leading trio is even another championship, since the fourth, occupied by South Korea, It is established with a remote 5.647 billion.
The Brazilian gamer Alan “Speed” Soares broke the world record of Mortal Kombat 3 to end the game in five minutes and eleven seconds.
Smith used the character Smoke, one of the three cyborgs game, to fight in the Master Tower. Combining the hook of character with the constant use of high punch, He went through all opponents without losing a round, many of them with the greatest of ease.
Besides being now the world record holder Mortal Kombat's 3, Soares was over Ultimate Mortal Kombat III, one of the toughest games in the franchise, blindfold.
You can see the video of the new record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwJSI6fJVE
No cinema, the film "Gotti – A True American Godfather ", It is the highlight of the week's premieres.
This biographical work performed by Kevin Connolly puts the actor John Travolta in the skin of the controversial John Gotti, a man born within a poor family that soon is appealing to a life of crime.
no film, just like in real life (the story goes), thanks to its cold blood and charisma, Gotti can go gaining some status and eventually become the ringleader of the Gambino, the largest and most powerful Mafia Family of America. But in this film there is still Gotti Jr, the child does not want to inherit this legacy and tries to extricate itself from what was imposed and clear his name.
Here is the link to peek at the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTPDxtWoG7Y
