Twitter has suspended multiple accounts that tracked the movements of private planes—including those belonging to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos—and announced changes to its doxxing policy, prohibiting sharing of real-time location information or linking to external sources that share such data, citing a “risk of physical harm.” Twitter Safety said in a series of posts on…
Twitter Suspends Accounts Tracking Private Jets, Changes Doxxing Policy Over ‘Risk of Physical Harm’
December 15, 2022
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7 Big Tech Firms Criticised Over Not Doing Enough To Stop Child Exploitation: Australian Regulator
December 15, 2022
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Seven of the world’s largest Big Tech firms have been told to do better in tackling online child sexual exploitation by the Australian government after a report undertaken by the eSafety Commissioner found their response inadequate. Apple, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Snap, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Skype, and Omegle were reprimanded by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who…
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Condemns ‘Government Control’ of Social Media
December 14, 2022
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has addressed the release of the so-called “Twitter files” published via the new owner of the social media platform, Elon Musk, stating that he believes there was “no ill intent or hidden agendas” under his leadership. In a blog post published on Dec. 13 titled “a native internet protocol for social media,”…
Apple’s Japan Investment Crosses $100 Billion, CEO Cook Visits Chip Epicentre
TOKYO—Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years, as its Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook visited the epicenter of the country’s semiconductor industry. Cook said in a Monday tweet he visited Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, home to factories of many…
Gan Jing World: Tech Platform Offers Clean Content Free of Communism
December 13, 2022
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In the spring of 1989, James Qiu was one of the thousands of students on the streets daily in the Chinese metropolis Shanghai, hoping, like his peers nationwide, that their activism could change his country into a freer land equal to the West. Their dreams were shattered that June, when the Chinese Communist Party’s tanks rolled…
Utah, Alabama Ban TikTok From Government Devices, Joining Growing Number of US States
December 13, 2022
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Utah and Alabama on Monday joined a growing number of Republican states in banning video-sharing app TikTok from government devices, amid concerns of threats to the states’ cybersecurity. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, issued an executive order (pdf) to prohibit TikTok use on all state-owned electronic devices. “China’s access to data collected by TikTok…
Google Rejects Hong Kong’s Request to Remove Protest Anthem From Top Search Results: HK Official
Hong Kong requested that Google remove a protest song from its top search results for Hong Kong’s national anthem and replace it with China’s national anthem, but the request was denied, the city’s security chief said Monday. Hong Kong’s security secretary, Chris Tang, said that Google refused to change the top search results for Hong…
US Finalizes $2.5 Billion Loan to GM, LG Battery Joint Venture
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it had finalized a $2.5 billion low-cost loan to a joint venture of General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution to help pay for three new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities. Reuters first reported in July the planned loan to Ultium Cells LLC from the government’s Advanced Technology…
Lawsuit Filed After Children Stopped Eating and Sleeping to Play ‘Fortnite’
December 12, 2022
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A Superior Court judge in Quebec, Canada, has authorized a lawsuit by parents from the region against Epic Games and its Canadian subsidiary, blaming the company for making children addicted to “Fortnite.” According to the three parents who filed the lawsuit (pdf), their children showed symptoms of severe dependence after playing “Fortnite,” including forgoing showering,…
Taiwan Mulls Nationwide Ban on TikTok After Banning It From Government Devices
December 12, 2022
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Taiwan is mulling a nationwide ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok after banning it from devices used in the public sector over national security concerns, according to a government official. Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, said on Dec. 9 that an inter-ministerial committee meeting will be held this month to discuss the…
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