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Twitch launches tool to catch channel ban evaders
Amazon.com Inc’s live-streaming site, Twitch, is launching a tool to detect users who try to access channels where they have been banned, it has said.
Tech regulation leads the agenda at UK G7 forum
Governments, tech leaders and policymakers discussed working together to ensure the internet remains open and democratic, and to improve online safety by better regulation at a con...
Lawsuit: Google failed to honour ‘don’t be evil’ pledge in firing engineers
A group of former Google employees are suing the Alphabet Inc unit alleging that it breached their employment contracts by not honouring its famous motto “don’t be evil...
News Short: FT suggests UK regulator set to block Meta’s Giphy deal
The UK competition regulator is expected to block Meta Platforms’ acquisition of online GIF platform Giphy in the coming days, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Google makes pledges on browser cookies to appease UK regulator
Google has pledged more restrictions on its use of data from its Chrome browser to address concerns raised by Britain’s competition regulator about its plan to ban third-part...
Australia to introduce new laws to force media platforms to unmask online trolls
Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said.
EU countries agree on common stance on new rules for US tech giants
EU countries have now agreed on a common position on new rules to curb the power of US tech giants and force them to do more to police their platforms for illegal content.
Former Apple worker inspires Washington state measure seeking to curb NDAs
A former Apple Inc employee who had filed a whistleblower complaint related to Apple’s use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) has inspired draft legislation in Washington st...
EU rules aim for more transparency in targeted political ads
US tech giants will have to provide more data on their targeted political ads or risk fines up to 4% of their global turnover under draft EU rules seen by journalists, part of the ...
Reddit to shut down Dubsmash app, integrate video tools with platform
Reddit is pulling the plug on its TikTok-like platform, Dubsmash, the social network has said, just a year after buying it for an undisclosed sum to bolster its video creation tool...
Virtual real estate plot sells for record $2.4 million
A patch of virtual real estate in the online world Decentraland sold for a record $2.4 million worth of cryptocurrency, the buyer crypto investor Tokens.com and Decentraland has sa...
Spotify launches ‘Netflix Hub’ on its app to attract fans
Music streaming platform Spotify Technology has said it has introduced a new hub where fans can listen to all the official soundtracks, playlists and podcasts related to Netflix In...
Zoom shares fall after results as Wall Street turns cautious on growth
Zoom Video Communications Inc’s third-quarter revenue growth rate slowed to 35% as demand for its video-conferencing tools eased from the pandemic-fuelled heights last year, ...
Apple tells workers they have right to discuss wages, working conditions
Apple delivered a message to employees on Friday that was striking given its reputation for secrecy: a reminder that workers may discuss wages, hours and working conditions.
A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
As a Virginia lawmaker, Ibraheem Samirah has studied internet privacy issues and debated how to regulate tech firms’ collection of personal data. Still, he was stunned to learn the...