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Crypto-linked stocks plunge in Hong Kong, bitcoin steadies
Cryptocurrency-linked stocks dropped in Hong Kong on Monday morning, after Chinese authorities intensified their crackdown on the industry, while major cryptocurrencies steadied.
YouTube says it does not allow Taliban-affiliated accounts
YouTube has said it has a long held policy of not allowing accounts believed to be operated by the Taliban on its site, as social media companies faced questions about how they wou...
Britain bans Binance’s UK ops in latest cryptocurrency crackdown
The UK’s financial regulator has said Binance, one of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity and issued a warning to...
China blocks several cryptocurrency-related social media accounts
A slew of crypto-related accounts in China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform were blocked over the weekend, as Beijing stepped up a crackdown on bitcoin trading and mining.
Nigerian telecoms firms suspend access to Twitter
Nigerian telecoms firms blocked access to Twitter following a regulatory directive aimed at suspending the US social media giant indefinitely, a move criticised by rights campaigne...
Russia fines Google, Facebook for failing to delete banned content
A Russian court said on Tuesday it has fined US technology giants Google and Facebook over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal, the latest development in an escal...
Pakistan blocks TikTok over indecency complaint
Pakistan has blocked the viral social media app TikTok after a court order over a complaint that it ran indecent content, a spokesman for the country’s telecoms regulator sai...
India retains its ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat
The Indian government has decided to keep its ban on the viral TikTok apps and 58 other China-made apps after reviewing responses from the businesses in question on issues such as ...
Parler partially reappears with support from Russian tech business
Parler, a social media website and app popular with the American way right, has partially returned online with the help of a Russian-owned technology business.
YouTube suspends President Trump’s channel after violating policy
YouTube said on Tuesday it’s suspended Donald J Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence following last week’s assault on the US Capitol from...
India widens China app ban to cover more from Xiaomi and Baidu
India has banned some programs of Chinese companies including Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday, in New Delhi’s most recent move to hit Chine...