Technologies

Facebook’s list of ‘dangerous individuals and organizations’ leaked

The list, published by The Intercept, includes more than 4,000 people and groups, including criminals, hate groups and terrorist organizations.

Facebook bars more than 4,000 people and groups the company considers dangerous, including white supremacists, militarized social movements and alleged terrorists. The Intercept on Tuesday published a leaked list of dangerous individuals and organization that Facebook doesn’t allow on its platform, providing a glimpse into how the social network moderates content that could lead to violence offline.

More than half of the list consists of alleged foreign terrorists that are predominately Middle Eastern, South Asian and Muslim. Experts told The Intercept that the list, as well as Facebook’s policy, suggest the company places harsher restrictions on marginalized groups.

Facebook has a three-tiered system that indicates the type of enforcement the company will take in regard to content. Terrorist groups, hate groups and criminal organizations are part of the most restrictive level, Tier 1. The least restrictive level, Tier 3, includes militarized social movements, which The Intercept said «is mostly right-wing American anti-government militias, which are virtually entirely white.»

Brian Fishman, Facebook’s policy director for counterterrorism and dangerous organizations, said in a series of tweets that the version of the list published by The Intercept isn’t comprehensive. The list, he said, is constantly updated.

«Defining & identifying Dangerous Orgs globally is extremely difficult. There are no hard & fast definitions agreed upon by everyone,» he said. Fishman also pointed out that terrorist organizations like the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda have hundreds of individual entities, many of which are listed as separate entries in order to «facilitate enforcement,» skewing the numbers of entities from a particular region. The Tier 1 list, he said, includes more than 250 white supremacist organizations.

Facebook has faced pressure to be more transparent about its policy against dangerous individuals and organizations. In January, the oversight board tasked with reviewing the social network’s content moderation overturned a decision to remove a post the company had said violated this policy, noting the «rules were not made sufficiently clear to users.» The board also recommended that Facebook publicize its list of dangerous organizations and individuals or list examples.

Fishman said Facebook hasn’t shared the list «to limit legal risk, limit security risks, & minimize opportunities for groups to circumvent rules» but is trying to improve the policy.

Technologies

Loss-of-Pulse Detection Alerts on the Pixel Watch 3 Are Finally Here

The potentially life-saving feature that detects if your pulse stops is officially rolling out on the latest gen Pixel Watches in the US.

The US rollout for the Loss-of-Pulse detection feature on the Google Pixel 3 starts today. The feature identifies when your pulse is lost and can automatically call emergency services if you’re unresponsive. You can expect a prompt will pop up on your watch to enable it. Don’t worry if it hasn’t happened just yet — the roll-out is estimated to last a few weeks.

Google announced the Loss of Pulse Detection feature in 2024 for select EU countries and received FDA clearance in the US in February.

The watch uses an AI-based algorithm and signals from the existing multipath heart rate sensor (the flashing green light on the back of the watch) to monitor your pulse. If it suspects your pulse was lost, additional sensor signals will be activated to search for the pulse or identify movement.

When nothing is detected, the watch prompts you with an initial check-in. If you don’t respond to the message on the watch and no motion is detected, a loud alarm will play, and a countdown will appear on the screen. Then, an emergency services call is placed on your LTE smartwatch or phone. An automated message about the loss of pulse and your location will be shared with emergency operators.

While the Loss of Pulse Detection feature wasn’t made for any one specific health condition, this is another feature added to the Pixel 3’s impressive catalog of safety and health features, such as fall detection and irregular heart rhythm notifications. As a Google Pixel user, I’m happy to see another feature in the medical safety space, especially for one in which immediate intervention is necessary.

Technologies

Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 9, #1390

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle No. 1,390 for Wednesday, April 9.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle refers to a substance used in many foods. It’s also a hilarious punchline in my favorite Super Bowl commercial (outside of the Budweiser Clydesdales ads). If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter W.

Wordle hint No. 4: Foods

Today’s Wordle answer is involved in both bread and beer.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer refers to a cereal grain that’s a staple in many parts of the world.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is WHEAT.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, for April 8, No. 1,389, was SPARE.

Recent Wordle answers

April 4, No. 1,385: KRILL

April 5, No. 1,386: FOAMY

April 6, No. 1,387: VILLA

April 7, No. 1,388: HAZEL

Technologies

The 15 Best Mobile Games in 2025: Top iPhone and Android Games

From arcade classics to modern indie darlings, we’ve collected the best games you can carry in your pocket.

Whether you have an iPhone or an Android device in your pocket, you’re a part of the most popular (and arguably most profitable) segment of the games industry. There are 3.4 billion active mobile gamers in the world, according to Newzoo’s data analysts.

The world of mobile gaming is constantly evolving, and it’s easy to fall victim to choice paralysis when trying to figure out where to start. While you can still download games from your phone’s app store, you can just as easily boot up an emulator, stream Xbox Game Pass titles through cloud gaming or subscribe to the Apple Arcade service. There are more games available at your fingertips than ever before.

This carefully curated list includes the best games across both iPhone and Android that you can download right now, including older arcade-style classics and newer indie games that’ll push your mobile gaming experience to the next level.

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How we determined CNET’s best mobile games

When creating this list of the best mobile games, we factored in how unique and enjoyable these games are for most players, from impressive graphics to novel gameplay to compelling narratives. Our picks cover a variety of genres from deckbuilding roguelikes to tower defenses to shooters to fantasy RPGs, and while we favored classic mobile experiences that take advantage of simple control schemes, we also included some can’t-miss games that appear on multiple platforms. If you’re looking for help choosing your next game, CNET’s top mobile games list is a good place to start narrowing your choices.