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Google to lower fees charged on its app store
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Trump launches new social media
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Investors fear that Facebook ad revenues will be hurt more than other big tech companies due to change on Apple’s iPhone privacy settings. The statement came after missed revenue targets in the past... (See more)
Facebook removed a video by the Brazilian president in which he makes a false statement that Covid-19 vaccines are related to developing AIDS. A Facebook representative said that the platform policy... (See more)
Google has paid Russia more than 32 million roubles for failing to remove illegal content on YouTube. The communications regulator Roskomnadzor announced that, so far, the administrative measures are... (See more)
In a study commissioned by Twitter, the platform has admitted it intensifies tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets compared to content from leftwing resources. This finding came after... (See more)
A federal court has issued an order to the Competition Bureau of Canada to continue the investigation on Google’s online advertising practices. The order ‘required Google to produce records and... (See more)
Lyft has released a detailed safety report that was due about two years ago. The document reports more than 4 thousand instances of sexual assault on the services provided through its ride-hailing... (See more)
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China to deepen scrutiny of internet industry
The head of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Xiao Yaqing announced that the Ministry will work on the short-term to fix problems with the digital economy. According to... (See more)
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G7 agrees on principles to govern Digital Trade
Trade Ministers of the G7 - a group of wealthy nations composed by the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and Canada - agreed on principles to govern digital trade. The principles... (See more)
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Google to lower fees charged on its app store
Google announced that it is planning to reduce to 15 percent the amount it takes on subscription based apps in its Play Store for devices running its Android software. Currently, Google takes 30... (See more)
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NATO publishes its first AI strategy
According to the summary of its first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, NATO aims to integrate AI in an interoperable way to support its three core tasks. The alliance also underlined that NATO... (See more)
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Trump launches new social media
Donald Trump has launched a new social media – TRUTH Social. Trump said that ‘we live in our world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been... (See more)
The government of Portugal approved a bill that aims to give platform drivers rights as employees and not as contractors. The bill must be finally approved by the Parliament high chamber anytime soon... (See more)
According to BelTa, the establishment of a personal data protection authority has been discussed at a government meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. After a legislation was... (See more)
According to a news report, internet services have been restored in parts of Kashmir after a precautionary shutdown of the internet following a recent spate of killings in the Union Territory which... (See more)
HUAWEI Technologies Co., Ltd. introduced two new platforms, GreenSite and PowerStar 2.0, to aid operators build green, low-carbon fifth-generation (5G) networks. “The GreenSite solution integrates... (See more)
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has announced to introduce “family engagement” tools soon and shared that the new tools will provide parents better visibility on how teens are using the app along with... (See more)
Facebook has agreed with L'Alliance de la presse de l'information générale (APIG), French publishers alliance on a framework to reuse their content on the platform. According to Reuters, the... (See more)
According to the Financial Times, several schools in Scotland are using facial-recognition technology to take payments for students’ school lunches. The UK’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has... (See more)
According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Brazil’s Senate Plenary has approved a proposed constitutional amendment making personal data protection a fundamental right for... (See more)
The Facebook Oversight Board has published its first quarterly transparency report, covering the time period from 22 October 2020 to 30 June 2021. According to the report, 524,000 cases were referred... (See more)
A recent investigation by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), shows that Facebook is not fulfilling its commitment to counter false claims on the platform. In fact, an international pressure... (See more)
Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has added Mark Zuckerberg to a lawsuit against Facebook over consumer privacy violations related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal as the investigation... (See more)
The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) claims that Afghan telecom services are at pre-government collapse levels following the Taliban takeover in August. During the coup, some forces... (See more)
Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) has filed an acquisition request for two satellite constellations from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), namely Cinnamon-217 and Cinnamon-937 totalling 327... (See more)
A coalition of human rights organisations, including Access Now, Privacy International and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) are calling on the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly... (See more)
Palo Alto Networks surveyed 1,900 IT decision-makers at organizations in 18 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas on IoT security issues in its second annual report. According... (See more)
At the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing, Dr. Laurie Locascio, the White House's nominee to manage the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)... (See more)
According to a news report, the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has said that telecommunications services that saw disruptions during the Taliban takeover have now been restored to... (See more)
According to representatives of three organizations, the Ontario government failed to consider the needs of people with disabilities, including those who are cognitively impaired, have mobility... (See more)
Telecom Egypt announced a cooperation agreement with Nokia Corporation to establish the first infrastructure in Egypt to provide internet of things (IoT) services through Nokia's global network (WING... (See more)
According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a fine of €9.5 million to the Austrian Post, alleging it has not enabled data... (See more)
During its October plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted new guidelines on restrictions of data subject rights under Art. 23 of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation... (See more)