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i get page not found as well when trying to read indicated newsweek page

No issues with it. these so called experts I take with a huge grain of salt.

Salt use safe is good for us those who call expert are not. Beware of anyone who call himself expert. Just for you LLC.

I read all the blogs on here for the updates before I ever install anything so I’m really not worried about it. I would trust them over these so-called expert technology people. They don’t use their devices the way we do anyway.

TikTok,, news week,? These posts need to be moderated click bait BS!

Bug fixes. Long live cats.

This is a joke of an article from a joke of a publication quoting a joke of a nobody anyone cares about on a joke of a social media platform. Frankly, I find it irresponsible to aid in the spreading of such nonsense, particularly given that people already hold irrational fears of updating which lead to their missing out on critical security improvements. What's more, this has nothing to do with blindness or accessibility more broadly.

Could we at least change the thread's title to something less plainly click-baity, if not get rid of the post altogether? Something like "Random guy cries out for attention and a supposedly legitimate news publication takes the bait" might suit, though admittedly it's a bit wordy...

Extra key strokes to common tasks in messages? That doesn't really even make sense. Don't believe everything you read online. Sounds like AI

This is irresponsible, shock-factor journalism for sure -- both the video and article reporting on it.

In case anyone is curious, here is a link to the video that the article was reporting on: https://www.tiktok.com/@ericfixes/video/7636765023947345183

And the article on MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tech-expert-warns-to-not-download-latest-ios-update-fresh-nightmare/ar-AA22EFtf

Here are some selected quotes from the article:

“Just watch this video and I’ll explain everything,” the poster said.

According to the poster, there are two primary issues.
The first is that Apple added “taps and clicks to just about everything.”
“Sending a message, sending a screenshot, taking a screenshot—it’s all more laborious under the new update,” he said.

“Let me just tell you right now: Don’t download it,” he continued. “Enjoy your life. Just hold off for now.”

Regarding the upcoming updates, barring any late-breaking changes, we are set to report no new accessibility issues in the 26.5 releases and one possible fix. Have a wonderful weekend all. 😊

This is on apple news if they publish it. I would say more but do not want someone upset. Nuts.

Silly me. I thought I was doing a good deed for everybody by posting it here...

If you've browsed the News app for more than three minutes with anything approaching a skeptical mindset, which everyone should have when consuming news from any source at all, you'd know that there's just as much rubbish there as there is on most other platforms. Moreover, if you had actually read the article yourself, again while employing simple critical thinking strategies, you'd surely have noted the numerous glaring red flags strewn throughout the piece from start to finish. Finally, having critically reasoned your way to the obvious conclusion that you've just wasted those few minutes of your life reading a completely garbage article, you surely would not have chosen to spread the fearmongering any further, particularly onto a platform that already has a fair share of paranoia and unreasonable fear regarding software updates.

So, no, my criticism is well enough addressed to you, and that is where it will lie in this case. On the bright side, I suppose, this is a great learning opportunity for you and anyone else here whom this article might have worried. Think while you read.

News week is a joke. This article just proves it. All apple does is link to it. More clicks to send a message where? How? Nope it hasn't done that for me or anyone else on the Betas. Stories like this have the paranoid more paranoid to update. I absolutely believe you should install every update for security reasons.

Apple News is a news aggregater, so while they have discretion on what sources they do and don't include, I don't think it's up to them to fact-check individual articles; I suspect that's largely the responsibility of the sources themselves. That is why, as others have said, critical thinking is essential when consuming any type of news, even if it originates from a source you view as reputable and trustworthy.

Responsibility, Journalists knew the 4w and h. People probably do not even know what they are. Anyone can write an article. Nuts.

O yeah? RC2 is out and yes apple listened

when i saw this article in my rss reader it looked immediately like a phishing attempt.
i would seriously warn everyone to be more careful about clicking random links in posts.
this could have been used exploit some vulnerability on your device.
the whole post was super dubious.
be careful about what you click on folks.