The Huawei P30 Pro's amazing Leica quad-camera system makes it one of the best and most unique phones released this year. If you pride yourself as a phone camera enthusiast the P30 Pro is worth your consideration. But with the recent news that the White House banned US companies from doing business with Huawei, you might feel a little nervous dropping $900 on a phone even with Google promising to support Google Play and security updates. I know I would.

Even before the ban, buying a P30 Pro in the US was a challenge because it's officially not sold here. You had to get an international GSM version that lacked a US warranty and would only work with some GSM carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T. Currently the price on an international P30 Pro is on the rise. At the time this story published, a 256GB Huawei P30 Pro costs $969 on Amazon.

To quell your P30 Pro doubts, I gathered some photographic alternatives for your consideration.

Huawei P30 Pro camera specs vs. Oppo Reno, Pixel 3XL, iPhone XS Max, Galaxy S10 Plus

	Huawei P30 Pro	Oppo Reno	Google Pixel 3 XL	iPhone XS Max	Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
Number of rear cameras	Four	Three	One	Two	Three
Wide-angle lens	f/1.6 40 megapixels	f/1.7 48 megapixels	N/A	f/1.8 12 megapixels	f/1.5-2.4 12 megapixels
Ultra-wide angle lens	f/2.2 20 megapixels	f/2.2 16 megapixels	N/A	N/A	f/2.2 16 megapixels
Telephoto lens	f/3.4 8 megapixels periscope	f/3 13 megapixels periscope	f/1.8 12 megapixels	f/2.4 12 megapixels	f/2.4 12 megapixels
Time of flight camera	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Optical image stabilization	Yes, except ultra-wide	Yes, except ultra-wide	Yes	Yes both rear cameras	Yes, except ultra-wide
4K video frame rate	30fps	30fps, 60fps	30fps	24fps, 30fps, 60fps	24fps, 30fps, 60fps

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Google Pixel 3 XL for photos and low-light

In terms of taking photos, the best alternative to the Huawei P30 Pro is the Pixel 3 XL. Image quality from both is the absolute best you can currently get in a phone.

Each phone has a dedicated low-light mode: Night mode on the P30 Pro and Night Sight on the Pixel. Both yield jaw-dropping nighttime photos better than any phone you can buy today.

However, the place where the P30 Pro absolutely destroys the Pixel 3 XL, and pretty much any other phone, is its 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom.

The Pixel is normally $899 but can be found heavily discounted from time to time.

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iPhone XS Max shoots the best video

The iPhone has always been ahead of every other phone when it comes to video. The P30 Pro excels in photos, but video looks less impressive. The video image quality on the P30 Pro appears oversaturated. The iPhone XS Max has a wider dynamic range and is capable of capturing greater detail.

The P30 Pro has a Night mode for photos which the iPhone lacks. But the iPhone has a low-light recording setting that automatically reduces the frame rate in darker conditions to gather more light. The results are phenomenal.

Read this camera comparison of the iPhone XS Max and Huawei P30 Pro for a deep dive into the photo and video capabilities of each.

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Oppo Reno has an insane 60x zoom

Currently, the only phone that can compete with the P30 Pro's 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom is the brand new Oppo Reno, which has a 10x hybrid zoom and a 60x digital zoom. Like the P30 Pro, it's not sold in the US, but you can find an international version for sale through a third-party retailer on sites like Amazon for $800.

I haven't had a chance to try the Oppo Reno out, but with 48 megapixels (the P30 Pro has 40 megapixels) the camera specs are impressive.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus for ultra-wide angle delight

Like the P30 Pro, the new Galaxy S10 Plus has an ultra-wide angle camera on it. What wows me about it on the Galaxy S10 Plus is how well Samsung matched the main and ultra-wide cameras.

In his in-depth camera comparison between the Huawei P30 Pro and Galaxy S10 my colleague Andy Hoyle was impressed with the ultra-wide angle camera on both phones but gave the edge to the Samsung phone.

The Galaxy S10 Plus costs $999 but is currently discounted to $899 at T-Mobile.

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Sony RX100 for better photos, video and zoom

OK, so I said four phones, but I had to add this in because it's better at photos and videos than the P30 Pro in every way. If you are looking for a powerful zoom in a tiny package, it's worth taking a look at the Sony RX100 series. It's not a phone, it's a compact camera that can fit in your jeans pocket.

What makes it shine is a 1-inch sensor and built-in zoom lens. The RX100 series is capable of fantastic-looking video and stunning photos that are leaps and bounds beyond what you can get on any phone. The downside: It doesn't make calls.

The RX100 series has been around since 2012. The newest model is the RX100 VI, which starts at $1,200. Luckily Sony still sells older models for as low as $449 new. 

Correction, June 11 at 6:10 p.m.: The US never banned any Huawei phones.

From New York City Mayor Eric Adams to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the idea of getting paid with cryptocurrency has made its way into the headlines. A recent survey suggests interest in the notion could be spreading, with more than a third of workers surveyed saying they'd like some of their paycheck to be delivered in crypto.

Released in March by financial services company SoFi, the study found that 36% of 1,600 HR leaders and employees surveyed wanted to receive part or all of their paycheck in cryptocurrency. Also, 42% of respondents wanted to receive nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as a performance reward.

The survey was conducted last December and is part of a report from a company called The Future of Workplace Financial Well-Being. Other findings from the survey: 75% of workers had at least one source of major financial stress, 51% felt more stressed about their finances in 2021 than ever before, and 25% either got a second part-time job or took on more credit card debt.

Cryptocurrency is being given a more serious look by the mainstream. US President Joe Biden signed an executive order in March to have the Treasury Department investigate the risks and benefits of government digital assets.

It's never best practice to leave your pet home alone for long periods of time -- but sometimes it's inevitable. Whether you pull a long day at work or are traveling for the holiday weekend, your dog or cat will at some point spend a good chunk of the day alone before you or the pet sitter arrive. 

From turning over your potted plant to chewing up your TV cords, pets can easily get themselves into mischief when unattended. The good news is you can prevent many potential accidents by recognizing and addressing common household hazards. 

Below, you'll find a checklist on how to pet-proof each room in your home. With these handy tips and safety measures, you'll be able to head to leave the house with confidence. (Also be sure to check out the best cat toys and best dog toys of the year.)

Read more: Best Pet Insurance Companies for 2022

Common house hazards 

From foods that can make your pet sick to dangerous plants, your house is packed with potential hazards. Following these safety checklists will make each and every room safe and secure.

Kitchen

• Keep cleaners, chemicals and detergents on high shelves or in cabinets locked with a child lock.
• Don't leave any heavy cookware or sharp utensils on the counter to avoid having it fall on your pet or cutting its paw.
• Keep all food enclosed and away. While most human foods are perfectly safe for pets, chocolate, avocado, tomatoes and other tasty snacks can be harmful to your dog or cat. Wrap up food after eating and consider keeping your produce in a cabinet. 
• Keep trash bins locked or secure in a cabinet. We've all seen the movies (looking at you, Marley and Me) when the dog goes on a rampage through the trash. And while it makes for an entertaining film scene, it can be a nightmare to clean up in reality. 

Living room and bedroom

• Keep all dangling wires from lamps, TVs, stereos and phones out of reach. Put laptop and phone charging cords in a drawer. Cats especially have a knack for turning any household item into their new favorite toy. 
• Put away kids' toys and other small objects. Again, your pet will likely lose interest in the toys you actually bought for them at the store to opt for your jewelry and socks (and anything else they decide is theirs for the taking), so be mindful of what you're leaving around to avoid a mess or choking-hazard. 
• Move house plants and flowers out of reach. While house plants can add some much-needed greenery and color to a room, they may be poisonous to your cat or dog if eaten. Make sure you research pet-safe flora like spider plants and orchids to prevent your pet from eating toxic plants. 
• Latch the doors to your washer and dryer. 
• Make sure all heating or air vents have secured covers. 
• Check that you don't close your pet -- especially notoriously elusive cats -- inside closets or cabinets. I know it might sound improbable, but I once spent close to an hour running around my 800-square-foot apartment trying to find my cat... only to find her napping inside one of my kitchen cabinets. 

Bathroom

• Keep the toilet lid closed to prevent your pet from drinking from or taking an unwanted dive in the basin. 
• Keep medications, cleaning supplies, cosmetics and other products in a drawer or cabinet that can't easily be nudged open.  

• Keep all hair bands and pins secured. While your cat might love playing with a spare hair tie (I know mine does) and it's always hard to ruin the fun when you eventually take away the newfound toy, the vet fees will be even less fun if your pet swallows something they shouldn't.

Although many of these hazards may seem relatively low-risk, it never hurts to be proactive and vigilant -- especially when it comes to your companion. 

The bottom line

Nothing makes pet owners more assured than knowing their pet is safe and happy no matter how far away. These home safety tips and measures meant specifically for your dog or cat will help them stay healthy and will help you feel secure enough to leave with confidence. Your pet will no doubt appreciate these safety precautions. And remember, whenever you leave and wherever you go, your pet will miss you, too. 

More tips for your dogs or cats

There's been a lot of talk about the climate crisis this week, pegged to the UN's COP26 summit of world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland. It's brought together a who's who of luminaries, from Jeff Bezos to Joe Biden to David Attenborough, all emphasizing the need to act now and act smartly to steer us away from worst-case scenarios.

CNET's Katie Collins has been in Glasgow reporting from COP26, and we've also published a range of articles about efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Beyond that, the CNET Money team has mustered up some practicalguidelines about how each of us can navigate the world with climate change in mind.

Those stories are among the many in-depth features and thought-provoking commentaries that appeared on CNET this week. So here you go. These are the stories you don't want to miss.

Researchers look to formidable new allies to rein in methane emissions from agriculture. 

Here's how to channel those negative feelings into something good.  

Injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere could turn down the heat on Earth, but research has been controversial.

Activists are fighting for it, world leaders agree we need it, but climate justice is still being made to sit on the sidelines at the UN climate summit.

Commentary: "She said stop, and he didn't stop."

Japan's space agency plans to find out if the potato-shaped curiosity holds remnants of long-dead microbes.

The company is one of many competing to ease your supply chain woes. 

Some of the apps are limited to buying and selling and don't let you move cryptocurrency to a wallet. But they might entice beginners to try crypto.

EVs are great for many things -- but towing? Let's see how our long-term Tesla managed with its tow hitch occupied.  

This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET's coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world.

As news broke that Russia had invaded Ukraine, Twitter user @AndreyZhukovv posted a video of buildings blanketed in darkness. A bright flash lights the sky followed by a loud boom. The user described the video with one word: Mariupol.

Before long, the video had racked up millions of views. Because Mariupol is a city in south eastern Ukraine, journalists chimed in, asking if they could republish the video. Sad face and prayer hand emojis filled the replies. "I really wish this was one of those stupid edited videos," one user wrote. 

The video, it turns out, was misleading. A handful of Twitter users figured out the clip posted on Wednesday came from an older TikTok video. The January video bore a different caption in Russian: "Lightning strike into the power station!"

By Friday, Twitter had pulled the video for violating the site's rules. The company has rules against misleading media, which bar users from sharing content with false context or fabricated footage. But the damage had already been done. The video had 6 million views before Twitter removed the tweet.

Manipulated and misleading videos have long plagued social media. In a famous example, a video posted to Facebook was slowed to create the impression Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was drunk, sparking more scrutiny over how social networks respond to misleading content. More-sophisticated forgeries, known as deep fakes, use artificial intelligence to create videos of people making statements they didn't say. 

During times of crisis, the viral potential of misleading videos, like the one posted by @AndreyZhukovv, underscores the challenge Twitter and other social media platforms face in tamping down on unintentional misinformation and deliberate disinformation. Posts spread quickly before platforms can go through the process of reviewing them for removal. 

BNO News, which has a Twitter verified badge, used the misleading video from @AndreyZhukovv in a tweet that read, "BREAKING: Massive explosions hit the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol." The video reshared in that tweet had nearly 3 million views, along with thousands of retweets and likes before Twitter took down the tweet on Wednesday for violating its rules. 

The BNO News tweet also appeared in Twitter's pilot program Birdwatch, which allows users to fact-check and add notes to tweets. "This is an old video posted on Tik Tok depicting [lightning]. Not explosions or bombs," read one note. (The note misspelled the word lightning as lighting.) 

Twitter says it's trying to combat false and misleading content. 

"We're proactively monitoring for emerging narratives that are violative of the Twitter Rules, including our synthetic and manipulated media policy and platform manipulation policy, as the situation develops," a spokesman said in a statement.

People share misleading information for different reasons. Some people get duped into thinking that what they see in a video is real, without considering there's a possibility the footage may be altered or taken out of context. 

Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public, said using old video footage is a common technique to trick people on social media.

"It's a tactic that is used by both people who are in search of clicks and shares and by people who are sometimes engaging in active disinformation campaigns," Caulfield said. 

Neither @AndreyZhukovv nor BNO News responded to requests for comment. 

Ottawa resident Nicole Anna Rutkowski was "shocked" when she saw a video on Twitter that depicted a fiery explosion claiming to be in Ukraine. For a moment, she thought the video "could be real."

But Rutkowski, a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, has become more skeptical about what she sees on social media, particularly after she read an article about how Russian bots spread misinformation in Canada.

"I had now become a skeptic and so had my partner when I showed [the video] to him," she said in an email. She was suspicious because none of the mainstream news outlets had shared the video and thought it was "weird" the account used fluent English even though the user identified the footage being shot in Ukraine. 

Rutkowski's gut feeling was right. The Twitter video, which has also been fact-checked on Facebook, was old footage of a 2015 explosion in Tianjin, China. It had nothing to do with Russia's attack on Ukraine, Reuters reported. Rutkowski said she was able to link the video to the explosion in China because another Twitter user mentioned it in a comment.

"I googled the explosion and there indeed was the exact same video," she said. "I was inspired by the gentleman and posted under a bunch of the accounts reposting the video that it was fake news with a screenshot of the Wikipedia page of the Tianjin China explosion." 

Reading the replies to a video is one way to figure out if the clip may be old footage. But some Twitter users sharing misleading videos hide replies or limit who can respond. Twitter added those tools to partly combat abuse and spam. 

One tweet posted Wednesday by @Bajrangi_lama claimed to show the Ukrainian army shooting down a Russian jet. The user hid the replies to the video that said it was an old video. Twitter users can view hidden replies if they click on a gray icon next to the time and date of a tweet. @Bajrangi_lama didn't respond to a request for comment.

Twitter didn't answer questions about whether its tools are being abused to fuel the spread of misinformation.

Facebook said it will take down content that violate its rules and is working with third-party fact checkers to debunk false claims. If a fact checker rates a piece of content as false, it's shown lower in the Feed so fewer people see it. The company is also adding labels on false content and applying labels to state-controlled media publishers. "We are taking extensive steps to fight the spread of misinformation on our services in the region and continuing to consult with outside experts," a Facebook spokesman said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for short-form video app TikTok said it would remove any misleading videos that violate its misinformation policy.

Caulfield said in times of crisis there's often pressure among social media users to be first in their group of friends or followers to share content, leading them to make "a lot of bad decisions." But people should ask themselves about where any piece of content they see on social media comes from and if it's been verified. If they can't answer these questions, he said, they should wait to share.

If the crypto miners are all chasing after the flagship GeForce RTX 3090 and budget-minded gamers are buying up the entry-level GeForce RTX 3060, could that mean one of the middle children in Nvidia's latest graphics processor lineup -- the RTX 3070 or RTX 3080 -- stand a better chance at being found in stock? As much as I want to answer my own hypothetical question in the affirmative, reality says no. As with every other RTX 3000 series graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 cards are currently out of stock everywhere. You'll have the same rotten luck trying to find one of AMD's new Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.

Your luck could change, however, in the coming weeks. As it did earlier with its RTX 3060 card, Nvidia is limiting the hash rate of its higher-end RTX cards to discourage crypto miners from buying the cards to get them in the hands and PCs of gamers. According to Nvidia, the new cards will begin shipping in late May and will be branded as "Lite Hash Rate" or LHR cards. These cards will throttle back performance if they detect that you're mining using the Ethereum algorithm, but will run at full speed for games.

The RTX 3070 is priced at $499, and the RTX 3080 is priced at $699. Both cards offer good bang for the buck. You'll pay significantly more than list price, however, for any RTX 3070 or 3080 that you find in stock right now, whether from a reseller on Amazon or an auction site like eBay or StockX. 

If you are willing to wait, you might luck into finding a card at or closer to its list price. To help improve your luck, bookmark this page and check the links below to RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 product pages at Best Buy, Newegg and B&H. You won't find anything in stock for either the RTX 3070 or RTX 3080 at the moment, but these retailers have a number of product listings from Nvidia and its partners -- Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and others -- for the new cards.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 (starts at $500)

Here are your best bets for finding the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 at national retailers.

Additional reseller options (at higher prices): Amazon | eBay | StockX

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (starts at $699)

Additional reseller options (at higher prices): Amazon | eBay | StockX

In addition, keep an eye on Nvidia's site to check inventory for the new cards. You can also sign up for Discord's Stock Informer and get alerts on your phone when a card is in stock. You'll have to act fast when a notification appears -- there are currently more than 50,000 Stock Informer members -- but it will let you keep your finger on the next-gen GPU pulse.

Warning: Minor "Stranger Things" spoilers ahead.

You suspect a friend or family member has disappeared into the Upside Down and you want a word with your missing loved one. Given how unreliable the Upside Down postal service is, you're going to need an alternate communication method, but the local drugstore doesn't sell those talking lights featured in "Stranger Things."

Luckily, an Instructables user has figured out how to make a light-up alphabet wall like the one Winona Ryder strings together in the Netflix show to talk to her son trapped in a parallel dimension. "Good news. No tools are required," Instructables user bxl4662 writes. "You don't need to know how to solder or anything fancy."

You just need an Arduino Uno microcontroller, a string of programmable LEDs and a power supply. The Instructables tutorial even includes a link to the creepy font used for the project. You can print out the letters and rig them to individual lights to spell out messages like "I'm here" or "run!"

"It looks like a good beginner project for Arduino," Donald Bell notes on the latest episode of his Maker Update Web series, which tipped us off to the project. (Remember Donald? He used to work at CNET!)

Up next, hopefully: a tutorial on making your own plug-and-play Demogorgon.

You might have noticed how moviemakers try to shape your mood with color: the sickly green tinge of the Matrix, the psychedelic purple and blue of Avatar, the miasmic orange of Blade Runner 2049 or the gritty dulled colors of Saving Private Ryan. It's done with a technology called color grading, and Adobe has just built it into its Lightroom photo editing software.

The technology, with roots in analog-era chemistry tweaks in film processing, is arriving in all versions of Lightroom, Adobe announced Tuesday at its free online Max conference for the creative set.

Even if you prefer undoctored photos, plenty of people like the moods possible with Instagram filters. Lightroom's color grading is a more sophisticated step in digital photography -- technology that once was out of the reach of mainstream photographers.

Lightroom color grading relies on three color wheels to control hues in a photo's bright, midrange and dark regions. You can warm up photos by making bright parts more vivid and yellowish, embrace the orange and teal look popular in lots of movies, or just explore lots of moody or wacky color schemes.

The feature helps Lightroom match rivals like Phase One's Capture One Pro that already have high-end color tools. Expect a new market in the cottage industry selling Lightroom presets designed to help wedding and portrait photographers quickly make photos look peppy, nostalgic, bold or solemn.

Unlike some Lightroom updates, color grading works in both of Adobe's Lightroom families -- Lightroom Classic for Windows and MacOS and the newer, cloud-synced Lightroom for Windows, MacOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome OS and the web.

Other Lightroom updates

Adobe is bringing several other features to its Lightroom versions:

• A best photo option using cloud-based AI suggests winning shots based on its assessment of parameters like exposure, focus and whether a subject's eyes are open. It works on Lightroom for iOS, iPadOS, Android and the web. Adobe is considering the best photo feature for Classic, which would use the laptop's own processing power instead of Adobe's cloud-based AI. "The priorities for Lightroom Classic are focused on speed, stability, and tethering," said Josh Haftel, director of product management for Lightroom.
• The ability to follow particular photographers who contribute Lightroom editing tutorials. This works on iOS, iPadOS, Android and Chrome OS. Lightroom will suggest others to follow based on your Lightroom activity, too.
• GPU acceleration for faster changes applied with brush and gradient tools on all Windows and Mac versions.
• Updating the versions feature, Lightroom for Windows, Mac, Web, iOS, iPadOS, Android and Chrome OS now automatically detects significant changes and saves them so you can undo changes or compare different photos.
• In Lightroom Classic, the ability to zoom to whatever level you want instead of just some preset, fixed options.

Two Lightroom families

It can be awkward for photographers that there are two separate families of Lightroom -- the newer Lightroom, with a photo catalog anchored in the cloud and synchronized across many devices, and the older Lightroom Classic, with a photo catalog stored on a PC's hard drive and more limited sync abilities. Lightroom Classic offers several advanced features Lightroom doesn't, and though the two versions can partially work in harmony, features like photo keywords don't synchronize.

Adobe doesn't plan to unify the two Lightroom versions into one.

"Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic are two separate applications and there's no intention to merge these together," the company said in a statement.

Daniel Motaung remembers watching a video of a beheading while he worked as an outsourced Facebook content moderator in Kenya. Viewing violent and graphic content, he said, ended up taking him to a place he never imagined.

"Now, I have a heightened fear of death because of the content that I've moderated on a daily basis. And because of that, my quality of life has changed drastically," he said during a virtual discussion Tuesday. "I don't look forward to going outside. I don't look forward to going in public spaces."

The discussion, titled "Facebook Content Moderation, Human Rights: Democracy and Dignity at Risk," came on the same day that attorneys for the former content moderator filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta and Sama, the outsourcing firm that partners with the social media giant for content moderation in Africa. The 52-page petition alleges that the companies violated the Kenyan constitution, accusing them of forced labor, human trafficking, treating workers in a "degrading manner" and union-busting. Motaung was fired from his job in 2019 after he tried to form a trade union, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit, filed in Nairobi's employment and labor relations court, is the latest in ongoing criticism Meta has faced over the working conditions of content moderators. In 2020, the company reached a $52 million settlement after content moderators in the US sued Facebook for allegedly failing to provide them with a safe workplace. The social network, which has more than 15,000 moderators, has struggled to police offensive content in multiple languages worldwide.

Meta spokesperson Grant Klinzman declined to comment on the lawsuit. The company has previously said it takes its responsibilities to content reviewers seriously. It requires partner companies to provide competitive pay, benefits and support and that it routinely audits those companies. Suzin Wold, a spokesperson for Sama, said in a statement that the allegations against the company "are both inaccurate and disappointing." She said the company has helped lift more than 59,000 people out of poverty, has provided workers a competitive wage and is a "longstanding, trusted employer in East Africa."

The lawsuit alleges that Sama targets poor and vulnerable youth for content moderation jobs, coercing them into signing employment contracts before they really understand what the role entails. Motaung, who came from a poor family, was looking for a job to support his family after college and didn't know that content moderation could harm his mental health, the lawsuit said. He then suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression, anxiety, a relapse in his epilepsy and vivid flashbacks and nightmares from moderating graphic content.

Content moderators aren't given enough mental health support, must deal with irregular pay and can't discuss their struggles with family and friends because they're required to sign a non-disclosure agreement, the lawsuit said.

"A Facebook moderator must make high-stakes decisions about extremely difficult political situations and even potential crimes -- and they do so in a workplace setting that treats their work as volume, disposable work, as opposed to essential and dangerous front-line work protecting social media users. In short, Facebook moderators sacrifice their own health to protect the public," the lawsuit said.

Motaung, who shared his story in February with Time, said Meta has passed the responsibility of protecting workers to outsourcing companies and is exploiting people for profit. 

A group of Facebook critics called the Real Facebook Oversight Board, as well as Foxglove and The Signals Network, hosted Tuesday's panel discussion. In a blog post, the groups urged Meta to offer outsourced content moderators the same level of pay, job security and benefits as its own employees. They're also asking Meta to make other changes such as to publicize a list of the outsourcing companies it works with for content moderation.

Motaung said he believes that content moderation can be improved and has his own ideas as someone who has done the job.

"I've actually accepted the destruction of my own mental health and life in general, so what I'm hoping to achieve is to change that because I believe that content moderators can be dealt with in a better way," he said. 

If you're an Apple customer and have an app subscription on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, your app could charge you more without your consent. Apple updated its App Store policy Monday and now allows some apps to charge more for auto-renewable subscriptions without requiring customers to take any action. However, there are some conditions to the policy update. 

"The specific conditions for this feature are that the price increase doesn't occur more than once per year, doesn't exceed US $5 and 50% of the subscription price, or US $50 and 50% for an annual subscription price, and is permissible by local law," Apple wrote.

This means a developer can't incrementally raise the price of a subscription two or three times in a year. It also means if you subscribe to a service and the monthly fee is $10, the subscription can increase to $15 a month without asking you to opt in. Over a year, the cost of that subscription would inflate from $120 to $180.

If a price increase violates either the $5 or 50% conditions, Apple said, customers will have to opt into the price changes. If the increase is too high, Apple said it will let customers know how to view, manage and cancel subscriptions. Customers can also request a refund or report issues through Settings under Purchase History, on Apple's website or in the App Store.

Apple said its current policy requires developers to message customers, asking them to opt into price increases before the increase is applied. Some customers would miss these messages, according to Apple, causing the service to be interrupted and for those customers to have to go through the signup process again. The new policy seems to be designed to prevent unintended interruptions. 

But while this new policy might be more convenient for some customers, it also makes it easier for apps to increase prices without the need for subscribers to do anything. Apple said it will send customers messages about price increases in advance by email, push notification or in-app messages. However, the new message is meant to notify customers, rather than call on them to act. If the price increase falls within the $5 and 50% parameters, it will happen automatically unless you cancel or otherwise change your subscription.

The policy places a bigger burden on customers to monitor their subscriptions. If a subscription costs $10 per month, it could rise to $25 per month in three years. That's an extra $180 per year. Now imagine you have two other apps that follow the same price increase. You're now paying $75 per month for three apps that cost a fraction of that years prior. 

With this new policy, you will now have to be more vigilant about price increases and what subscriptions to keep and which to delete.