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Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform
Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform
Facebook users will now be able to ask the company’s independent oversight board to rule on content that has been left up on the platform, not just content that has been taken down, in a key expansion of the panel’s scope. MORE..
U.S. Supreme Court backs Facebook in case about unwanted texting
U.S. Supreme Court backs Facebook in case about unwanted texting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for businesses to pester consumers with phone calls or text messages by tossing out a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc of violating a federal anti-robocall law. MORE..
Facebook freezes Venezuela President Maduro’s page over COVID misinformation
Facebook freezes Venezuela President Maduro’s page over COVID misinformation
Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s page for violating policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by promoting a remedy he claims, without evidence, can cure the disease, a company spokesman said on Saturday. MORE..
China, Russia unveil plans to build lunar space station
China, Russia unveil plans to build lunar space station
Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China’s National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the moon, in orbit or both. MORE..
Japanese billionaire seeks eight people to fly to Moon
Japanese billionaire seeks eight people to fly to Moon
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight members of the public to join him for a trip around the Moon on Elon Musk’s SpaceX flight. MORE..
Twitter to permanently ban users who spread COVID misinformation
Twitter to permanently ban users who spread COVID misinformation
Twitter says it will start labelling misleading tweets about COVID vaccines and ban users who continue to spread such misinformation. MORE..
NASA releases first video and audio of rover landing on Mars
NASA releases first video and audio of rover landing on Mars
The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of a gust of wind captured by the Perseverance rover. MORE..
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. MORE..
WhatsApp to go ahead with changes despite backlash
WhatsApp to go ahead with changes despite backlash
WhatsApp is pushing ahead with controversial changes to its terms of service, but altering the way it notifies users following a backlash. MORE..
Facebook blocks users in Australia from finding or sharing news
Facebook blocks users in Australia from finding or sharing news
Facebook said Wednesday that people and publishers in Australia cannot share and view news from local and international outlets. The announcement is a response to proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech platforms to pay news publishers for content. MORE..
Over 300 million emails, passwords leaked, check if your account has been hacked
Over 300 million emails, passwords leaked, check if your account has been hacked
In another major cyberattack, an online hacking forum has claimed that it has leaked over 300 million emails and passwords. MORE..
Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight
Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight
A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. MORE..
Anti-vax content and vaccine misinformation now banned on Facebook
Anti-vax content and vaccine misinformation now banned on Facebook
Almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook is taking its strictest stance yet against vaccine misinformation by banning it entirely. The ban won’t just apply to Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. MORE..
Several “.lk” domains under cyber attack
Several “.lk” domains under cyber attack
UPDATE: The “.lk” domains that came under a cyber attack this morning (February 06) have been restored. MORE..
Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news
Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news
Microsoft said on Wednesday it supports Australia’s plans to make the biggest digital platforms pay for news and would help small businesses transfer their advertising to Bing if Google quits the country. MORE..
Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street
Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street
It’s not just you. What’s going on with GameStop’s stock doesn’t make sense to a lot of people. MORE..
Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
Google says it will shut down its search engine in Australia if a controversial bill designed to benefit the news media becomes law. MORE..
New “PUBG-related” game set to launch next year
New “PUBG-related” game set to launch next year
A new “PUBG-related” game is reportedly set to come to PC and consoles. MORE..
Signal sees meteoric rise in daily installs as people look for WhatsApp alternatives
Signal sees meteoric rise in daily installs as people look for WhatsApp alternatives
The number of new users installing messaging app Signal every day is on track to cross 1 million, putting it closer to levels seen by larger rival WhatsApp, following an update to the Facebook Inc-owned app’s privacy policy. MORE..
Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended
Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended
US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”, the company says. MORE..
Twitter & Facebook temporarily lock Donald Trump’s accounts
Twitter & Facebook temporarily lock Donald Trump’s accounts
Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol. MORE..
Jack Ma not missing but keeping a low profile, says report
Jack Ma not missing but keeping a low profile, says report
After various reports claimed that Chinese billionaire Jack Ma may have gone missing, CNBC, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported on Wednesday that the Alibaba founder has been lying low for the time being. MORE..
Alibaba under investigation by China over monopoly tactics
Alibaba under investigation by China over monopoly tactics
Chinese tech giant Alibaba is being investigated by regulators over monopolistic practices. MORE..
China’s lunar capsule returns to Earth with new moon samples
China’s lunar capsule returns to Earth with new moon samples
For the first time in more than four decades, humanity has brought moon rocks down to Earth. MORE..
YouTube, Gmail, Google Meet, and Google Docs crash for users across the world
YouTube, Gmail, Google Meet, and Google Docs crash for users across the world
Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs seem to down be down for users in Sri Lanka as well as across the world. Google’s online services within G Suite like Google Meets are unable to load. MORE..
