As the Taliban negotiates with senior politicians and government leaders following its lighting-fast takeover of Afghanistan, U.S. social media companies are reckoning with how to deal with a violent extremist group that is poised to rule a country of 40 million people. Should the Taliban be allowed on social platforms if they don’t break any […]
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Germany’s Hamburg privacy watchdog warned its government on Monday that the use of Zoom’s on-demand videoconferencing violates the EU’s privacy laws. Privacy advocates considered that the use of the U.S.-based service will lead to the transmission of EU data to the company’s hometown. “The transmission of data is said to reach the U.S., which violates […]
OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit” content. The ban will start Oct. 1 and is the result of requests from banking partners and companies that handle financial transactions, a spokesperson said. Still, nudity is OK if it’s “consistent” with the company’s policy. It’s […]
One of Vine’s founders is venturing into a new project called Supdrive. Dom Hofmann, also the creator of Byte and Peach, announced Supdrive on Twitter, describing it as an “on-chain fantasy game console.” In the announcement post, the co-founder of Vine explained that Supdrive will act as a video game console that offers classical games, […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refiled its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook on Thursday, demanding that the judge forces the tech giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The new case comes after Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia notified the FTC in June that the original lawsuit filed in December against Facebook, failed […]
Japan’s global chip manufacturing thrown is finally usurped as it fears U.S.’s tactics of pouring billions of dollars to deflect from China’s overtake of Japan’s semiconductor industry. The time has come, after three long decades overwhelmed with success in the chip manufacturing industry, Japan’s industry ministry announced that the nation’s share of the world’s chip […]
If you’ve engaged with the internet at all back in 2010, then you’ve probably come across Nev Schulman’s online love story. The internet blew up with Schulman’s online relationship with a 19-year-old girl, in which romance blossomed between them for nine months. Unfortunately, the love story does not have a happy ending. After meeting in […]
On Tuesday, Twitter announced plans to seek users’ judiciousness to further implement control over misinformation by launching a test of its latest feature that will allow users to report misleading posts. Following Washington’s pressure to go the extra mile to force the platform to contain possible misinformation, users will be reporting dishonest information through the […]
Intel announced on Monday manufacturing plans for its brand-new consumer Graphical Programming Units (GPU) dubbed as Intel Arc, which will rival some of the biggest names in the industry with its modern high-end discreet GPUs. The chip manufacturer’s journey kicks off with innovative graphics solutions aiming to deliver high-performance gaming, engaging visuals, and consistent game streaming […]
Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns […]