Ebook customers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that the company has been violating antitrust laws by illegally colluding with five major publishing houses to inflate the prices of e... (See more)
Updates on Privacy and data protection, Freedom of expression
Google has blocked several news websites for a small number of users in an attempt to conduct experiments to determine the value of its services to Australian news outlets. In 2020, the Australia... (See more)
A fifty six year old man from Canberra, Australia has been arrested by ACT Policing for several offences related child sexual abuse online. The arrest was made after the ACT Joint Anti Child... (See more)
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Uber and Lyft drivers sue to overturn Prop 22
Several Uber and Lyft drivers filed a lawsuit before the California Supreme Court to overturn the ballot measure Prop 22 that allows the platforms to have its drivers as independent contractors and... (See more)
Turkish President Erdogan stated that Turkey will not give in to pressure by social media companies that put themselves above the laws and individual rights. Erdogan insisted on the importance of... (See more)
Uber has extended to more than 1,400 cities in the USA the Uber Green program that encourages drivers to use all-electric and hybrid vehicles. This initiative is part Uber’s broader aim to become a... (See more)
A forty five year old Philadelphian woman has been sentenced to prison for child pornography and enticement. The woman impersonated her 16 year old daughter to seduce a boy based in Florida and then... (See more)
Uber and Moderna will partner to explore solutions to support the uptake of Covid-19 vaccines in the USA. The companies announced they will work together initially to provide credible information on... (See more)
Apple and Google removed the Wimkin social media app from their online stores after the platform failed to moderate content considered violent. Wimkin describes itself as an ‘uncensored’ platform... (See more)
YouTube announced on Twitter that it had suspended Trump’s channel over concerns about potential to promote violence after one of the channel’s recent videos violated the platform policy. In addition... (See more)
According to RTE, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued an opinion that a privacy complaint against Facebook does not only have to be taken to the Irish... (See more)
Twitter announced it has removed more than 70 thousand accounts that promoted the QAnon conspiracy movement. The platform found the accounts related to posts that could potentially lead to offline... (See more)