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Twitter faces legal liability due to India’s IT Act

Popular micro-blogging platform Twitter stands facing legal accountability in India after failing to adhere to the country’s new IT act forcing social networking sites to remove content following the issuance of a legal order. Twitter has been facing an increasing backlash from a plethora of fronts for the past couple of months. As steep tensions […]

A week of cybercrimes: Here’s what you need to know

The digital world’s exposure to cyberthreats disturbance as potential and targeted attacks shows how cybercrimes has escalated to be one of the most reported crimes, with data breaches and fraud losses to exceed $200 billion over the next 5 years. Following the chain of notorious cyberattacks breaching the security of a plethora of businesses worldwide […]

New update for WhatsApp video places quality at the helm

Facebook and WhatsApp are currently testing two separate new updates, that will look to make both platforms a safer space for people to network, while the latter focuses more on its video-sharing quality. WhatsApp Messenger, a subsidiary of Facebook since 2014, is developing a new feature allowing users to control the quality of videos sent […]

Three billion gamers by 2024 as yearly revenues exceed $200 Bn

If you’re a gamer, then it’s a great time to be alive with all the new releases happening on almost every gaming platform; and this has been outlined by Newzoo’s new global games market report for 2021. Powered by just under 3.0 billion gamers, the global games market will generate $175.8 billion via consumer spending in 2021, representing a […]

Google double down on financial fraud ads in the U.K.

Search giant Google is looking to clamp down on online financial fraud ads in the U.K. by the end of August, as its mentioned in a blog post. Any financial company that aims to promote its services must be authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Ronan Harris director of the company in U.K. and […]

Dutch group launches data harvesting claim against TikTok

A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform. The Consumentenbond and a foundation called Take Back Your Privacy demanded Thursday that TikTok pay damages to 1.2 million to 1.6 million […]

Facebook launches podcasts, live audio service

Facebook is launching podcasts and live audio streams in the U.S. on Monday to keep users engaged on its platform and to compete with emerging rivals. Facebook says it is allowing public figures with verified accounts to start live audio rooms and invite anyone else to speak. A handful of podcasts will be available to […]

Twitter urges Indian gov't to respect freedom of expression

Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian police visited its office in New Delhi over its labeling of a tweet by a governing party spokesman as “manipulated media.” Twitter has been involved in a […]

Gaza-based journalists in Hamas chat blocked from WhatsApp

A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave found they were blocked from accessing WhatsApp messenger — a crucial tool used to communicate with sources, editors and the world beyond the blockaded strip. The Associated Press reached out to 17 journalists […]