Yearly Archives: 2018
Twitter Removing Millions of Fake Followers
In an effort to reduce the number of fake accounts on Twitter, the social media giant will be deleting tens of millions of accounts starting this Thursday.
As reported by The New York Times, the reasoning for Twitter deleting the accounts stems from extensive social media fraud, where some users inflate their own follower count by using automated fake accounts in order to bolster their status on the service.
Starting on Thursday, many users will see their follower number fall - even those who haven't explicitly bought fake followers. No specific number of the accounts expected to be deleted was given, though it did confirm that the number would be in the tens of millions. Twitter anticipates that this will reduce the total combined follower count on the site by roughly six percent.
Twitter Removing Millions of Fake Followers
In an effort to reduce the number of fake accounts on Twitter, the social media giant will be deleting tens of millions of accounts starting this Thursday.
As reported by The New York Times, the reasoning for Twitter deleting the accounts stems from extensive social media fraud, where some users inflate their own follower count by using automated fake accounts in order to bolster their status on the service.
Starting on Thursday, many users will see their follower number fall - even those who haven't explicitly bought fake followers. No specific number of the accounts expected to be deleted was given, though it did confirm that the number would be in the tens of millions. Twitter anticipates that this will reduce the total combined follower count on the site by roughly six percent.
Fortnite: Season 5 Downtime and Patch Information Detailed
Epic has detailed what Fortnite players can expect for the launch of Season 5 tomorrow.
Season 4 will conclude at 1am PST on July 12 and downtime for the 5.0 patch will begin immediately after. As soon as downtime begins, Epic will release patch notes detailing new additions and any other changes coming to Fortnite.
In the past, downtime between updates typically lasted an hour, but updates between seasons are typically longer. Epic has stated the patch size this time around will be larger than normal.
Any replays saved before the update will rendered useless after downtime concludes.
An Epic employee teased the upcoming changes in a Reddit comment stating, "The level of hype I've been carrying around has been heavy. Prepare yourselves!"
Fortnite: Season 5 Downtime and Patch Information Detailed
Epic has detailed what Fortnite players can expect for the launch of Season 5 tomorrow.
Season 4 will conclude at 1am PST on July 12 and downtime for the 5.0 patch will begin immediately after. As soon as downtime begins, Epic will release patch notes detailing new additions and any other changes coming to Fortnite.
In the past, downtime between updates typically lasted an hour, but updates between seasons are typically longer. Epic has stated the patch size this time around will be larger than normal.
Any replays saved before the update will rendered useless after downtime concludes.
An Epic employee teased the upcoming changes in a Reddit comment stating, "The level of hype I've been carrying around has been heavy. Prepare yourselves!"
Y: The Last Man Pilot Casts Dunkirk’s Barry Keoghan
FX's Y: The Last Man TV pilot has cast its main characters.
The network announced Dunkirk's Barry Keoghan and Man of Steel's Diane Lane have joined the potential series, alongside Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield, and Marin Ireland.
Keoghan will portray the main character from the graphic novels, Yorick Brown. He may be the lone survivor of a worldwide plague. Lane will star as Senator Jennifer Brown, Yorick, and Hero Brown's mother. She's a senator in her first term who puts personal ideals above politics.
Meanwhile, Poots will play Hero Brown, Yorick's sister and a tough and confident EMT. Lynch has been cast as a Secret Service agent, Agent 355, while Canfield will play Brooklyn-based knife maker Beth. Ireland will play the President’s senior assistant and right hand, Nora.
Y: The Last Man Pilot Casts Dunkirk’s Barry Keoghan
FX's Y: The Last Man TV pilot has cast its main characters.
The network announced Dunkirk's Barry Keoghan and Man of Steel's Diane Lane have joined the potential series, alongside Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield, and Marin Ireland.
Keoghan will portray the main character from the graphic novels, Yorick Brown. He may be the lone survivor of a worldwide plague. Lane will star as Senator Jennifer Brown, Yorick, and Hero Brown's mother. She's a senator in her first term who puts personal ideals above politics.
Meanwhile, Poots will play Hero Brown, Yorick's sister and a tough and confident EMT. Lynch has been cast as a Secret Service agent, Agent 355, while Canfield will play Brooklyn-based knife maker Beth. Ireland will play the President’s senior assistant and right hand, Nora.
Alleged Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Cast Leak Is Not the Full List
Mortal Kombat movie reboot writer Greg Russo has confirmed the film's alleged cast leak is not the full list of characters.
Earlier this week, That Hashtag Show reported on what characters were allegedly set to appear in the upcoming reboot from producer James Wan. The list included a new character named Cole Turner, alongside some fan-favorites like Kano, Sonya Blade, Raiden, and more.
However, Russo explained on Twitter that this leaked list is actually based off an older version of the movie's script.
Alleged Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Cast Leak Is Not the Full List
Mortal Kombat movie reboot writer Greg Russo has confirmed the film's alleged cast leak is not the full list of characters.
Earlier this week, That Hashtag Show reported on what characters were allegedly set to appear in the upcoming reboot from producer James Wan. The list included a new character named Cole Turner, alongside some fan-favorites like Kano, Sonya Blade, Raiden, and more.
However, Russo explained on Twitter that this leaked list is actually based off an older version of the movie's script.
District 9 Director to Helm RoboCop Sequel
Neill Blomkamp, the director behind District 9 and Elysium, is set to helm the new installment of RoboCop for MGM.
The new film will be called RoboCop Returns. According to Deadline, Justin Rhodes will pen the script. Rhodes also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Terminator reboot.
RoboCop's original writers — Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner — had originally written a draft for a sequel to the original movie and, though Rhodes is rewriting the script, will remain creatively involved as a producer and executive producer, respectively.
District 9 Director to Helm RoboCop Sequel
Neill Blomkamp, the director behind District 9 and Elysium, is set to helm the new installment of RoboCop for MGM.
The new film will be called RoboCop Returns. According to Deadline, Justin Rhodes will pen the script. Rhodes also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Terminator reboot.
RoboCop's original writers — Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner — had originally written a draft for a sequel to the original movie and, though Rhodes is rewriting the script, will remain creatively involved as a producer and executive producer, respectively.