Google disables Map editing toolsMay 12, 2015 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google was forced to issue a public apology last month after an image of its Android mascot urinating on the Apple logo appeared on Google Maps - but that was just the beginning of the service's spam problems, Digital Spy reports. The web behemoth has been forced to suspend the platform's Map Maker editing tools because some members of the community simply cannot be trusted. The peeing Android was just beginning, and spam attacks on the world's biggest online mapping service have apparently since continued to escalate. "We have been experiencing escalated attacks to spam Google Maps over the past few months," announced Pavithra Kanakarajan, Google Product Manager. "As a consequence, we suspended auto-approval and user moderation across the globe, till we figured out ways to add more intelligent mechanisms to prevent such incidents." Map Maker will go offline on May 12 and will not return until Google has gotten on top of those unruly editors. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |