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TikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In IndonesiaTikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In Indonesia

TikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In Indonesia

TikTok will halt e-commerce transactions on its app in Indonesia from Wednesday, after ban was imposed last week

1 year ago
Meta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – ReportMeta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – Report

Meta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – Report

User of social networks belonging to Meta could be charged a monthly fee of 10 euros (£8.67) for ad-free access…

1 year ago
Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads ArchiveAmazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn't very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules

1 year ago
TikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce TransactionsTikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce Transactions

TikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce Transactions

Major blow for TikTok's expansion hopes in southeast Asia, as Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social platforms

1 year ago
Musk’s X Disabled Electoral Misinformation Reporting Feature, Researcher ClaimsMusk’s X Disabled Electoral Misinformation Reporting Feature, Researcher Claims

Musk’s X Disabled Electoral Misinformation Reporting Feature, Researcher Claims

As EU labels X/Twitter as largest spreader of Russian misinformation, researcher claims platform disabled reporting feature

1 year ago
EU Tells Tech To Resist Russian Misinformation, With Twitter Singled OutEU Tells Tech To Resist Russian Misinformation, With Twitter Singled Out

EU Tells Tech To Resist Russian Misinformation, With Twitter Singled Out

EU official warns Elon Musk that Twitter cannot avoid its responsibilities, after it is listed as worse for spreading Russian…

1 year ago
UK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End EncryptionUK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End Encryption

UK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End Encryption

Government minister urges Meta not deploy end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger, after passing of Online Safety Bill

1 year ago
UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become LawUK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

Government ignores tech objections, as Online Safety Bill looks set to become UK law after passing both houses of parliament

1 year ago
Apple ‘Constantly’ Evaluating Advertising Spend On Elon Musk’s XApple ‘Constantly’ Evaluating Advertising Spend On Elon Musk’s X

Apple ‘Constantly’ Evaluating Advertising Spend On Elon Musk’s X

CEO Tim Cook says Apple is ‘constantly’ evaluating its decision to advertise on Elon Musk’s X, amid antisemitism row

1 year ago
TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over Child DataTikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over Child Data

TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over Child Data

After privacy fine from UK earlier in the year, TikTok is hit by a larger penalty from the Irish data…

1 year ago
Watchdog Alleges X/Twitter Failing To Tackle Online HateWatchdog Alleges X/Twitter Failing To Tackle Online Hate

Watchdog Alleges X/Twitter Failing To Tackle Online Hate

New research from Center for Countering Digital Hate alleges X is failing to remove posts containing “extreme hate”, despite being…

1 year ago
Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted MessagesGovernment Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages

Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages

Online Safety Bill climbdown? After tech platforms threaten to quit UK, government abandons plan to scan encrypted messages

1 year ago
Elon Musk Blames ADL For Ad Revenue Slump, Threatens LawsuitElon Musk Blames ADL For Ad Revenue Slump, Threatens Lawsuit

Elon Musk Blames ADL For Ad Revenue Slump, Threatens Lawsuit

Owner of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, threatens lawsuit against Anti-Defamation League over claims platform is antisemitic

1 year ago
Apple, Microsoft Push To Keep iMessage, Bing Off EU Gatekeeper ListApple, Microsoft Push To Keep iMessage, Bing Off EU Gatekeeper List

Apple, Microsoft Push To Keep iMessage, Bing Off EU Gatekeeper List

Apple and Microsoft are said to be lobbying the European Union to keep iMessage and Bing off DMA Gatekeeper designation

1 year ago
Canada Seeks To Address Facebook, Google Concern Over Online News LawCanada Seeks To Address Facebook, Google Concern Over Online News Law

Canada Seeks To Address Facebook, Google Concern Over Online News Law

Canadian government outlines proposed regulations for Online News Act, which it says will address Alphabet and Meta concerns. Facebook not…

1 year ago

Canadian PM Trudeau Slams Facebook Amid Wildfire Crisis

Canada’s government continues to turn up the heat against Meta, with Prime Minister Trudeau calling news ban 'inconceivable'

1 year ago

X Backtracks After Auschwitz Complaint About Anti-Semetic Account

Auschwitz Memorial criticises Elon Musk's Twitter/X for ruling antisemitic content did not violate rules. Offending account later suspended

1 year ago

X Sued By AFP, Twitter Sues Hate Watchdog

More legal drama for Elon Musk's X after it sues watchdog that reported hate speech increase on Twitter. AFP meanwhile…

1 year ago

Meta Begins News Closure In Canada Over Publisher Payment Law

After repeated warnings, Meta begins process to end Facebook, Instagram news access in Canada, as government labels move 'irresponsible'

1 year ago

Bipartisan Bill Seeks New US Tech Regulator

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Elizabeth Warren, back bill to create new US government tech commission

1 year ago

Meta, Microsoft Own Trademarks For New Twitter Name

Potential trouble for Elon Musk as it emerged that Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and hundreds of others, own X trademarks

1 year ago

Online Safety Bill: Lords Demand Changes To Social Media Algorithms

House of Lords fails to object to encryption demands in Online Safety Bill, but rather harmful algorithms for social media

2 years ago

Amazon Challenges EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation

E-commerce giant Amazon pushes back against European listing it as an online gatekeeper, subjecting it to new laws

2 years ago

EU Agrees US Trans-Atlantic Data Sharing Deal

European Commission on Monday adopts its “adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework”, but legal challenge is threatened

2 years ago

Elon Musk Sues Law Firm Over Twitter Buyout Fees

Musk seeks recovery of $90m in fees law firm received from Twitter board for defeating Musk's attempt to walk away…

2 years ago

Judge Blocks Biden Officials Communicating With Social Media Firms

Win for US republicans, after federal judge restricts some Biden officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies

2 years ago

Google To Withdraw News In Canada After New Law

Search engine giant Google becomes second tech firm to block news on its platform in Canada, after new law passed

2 years ago

Twitter Agrees To Comply With New EU Disinformation Rules

New CEO decision? Weeks after Twitter quit EU's disinformation code, platform agrees to comply with tough new EU laws

2 years ago

Meta To Pull News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada

As promised, Meta is to pull news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the Online News Act becomes…

2 years ago