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TikTok Aware Design Harmful To Children, Complaint Says

TikTok internal documents show it was aware of the addictiveness of its design for children, state complaint alleges

2 months ago

X Drops Unilever From Advertiser Lawsuit

Social media platform X drops Unilever from lawsuit against advertisers after reaching agreement on 'safety standards'

2 months ago

US Labour Board Accuses Apple Of Slack Restrictions

US labour officials say Apple illegally restricted employees' right to discuss workplace issues on Slack workplace messaging system

2 months ago

TikTok Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Favour Of AI – Report

ByteDance's TikTok is laying off up to 500 employees as it moves to greater use of AI for content moderation

2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Musk's X will reportedly not be designated as a 'gatekeeper', that would have subjected it to onerous DMA obligations

2 months ago

Meta AI Chatbot Launches In UK On Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta's AI chatbot now available for users in UK, Brazil, but not EU due to “unpredictable” regulatory environment

2 months ago

TikTok Sued By US States For Allegedly Harming Children

Legal headache deepens for TikTok in US, after a number of states file lawsuits alleging platform harms, fails to protect…

2 months ago

Canadian Crypto Expert Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto

After HBO documentary names Canadian crypto expert Peter Todd as Bitcoin inventor – but he denies he is Satoshi Nakamoto

2 months ago

Brazil To Restore X Access After Elon Musk Complies With Court Orders

Supreme Court clears X to resume access in Brazil, after high profile clash between top judge and Elon Musk

2 months ago

Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

US federal judge says FTC and 18 states may proceed with landmark Amazon antitrust case, while dismissing some state charges

2 months ago

Top EU Court Says Meta Must Limit Data For Ad Targeting

Highest EU court rules in favour of privacy advocate Max Schrems, saying Facebook parent Meta must minimise data used for…

2 months ago

Google Threatens New Zealand News Ban Over Law

Google says it would stop linking to news in New Zealand if country passes law forcing revenue-sharing deals with media…

2 months ago

Google Brings Ads To AI Search Summaries

Google begins broad roll-out of ads for AI Overviews in search results, adds AI-organised results, video search for Google Lens

2 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg Overtakes Bezos To Become Second-Richest Man

Billionaire battle. Meta's boss Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second richest man

2 months ago

Russia Fines Google, Discord For ‘Banned Content’

Russia again fines Google, as well as Discord, for not deleting content that Moscow deems banned or illegal

2 months ago

Ofcom Preparing For ‘Strong Action’ Against Tech Giants – Report

Watch out Elon? British media regulator warns tech firms to be ready for 'strong action' when Online Safety Act kicks…

2 months ago

X Value Down By 79 Percent Since Elon Musk Purchase

X shareholder estimates value of firm formerly known as Twitter, is down nearly 80 percent since Elon Musk takeover

2 months ago

Judge Adds New Terms For X Brazil Re-Entry

Supreme Court judge says X must pay new fine for temporarily evading IP blocks before service can resume in Brazil

2 months ago

Musk Lashes Out At UK Government After Investment Summit Snub

Elon Musk criticises UK government after not being invited to next month's International Investment Summit over inflammatory posts

2 months ago

Facebook Parent Fined £75m Over Password Storage

Facebook parent Meta fined 91m euros over unencrypted storage of hundreds of millions of passwords dating back to 2012

2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Asks Brazil’s Top Court To Reinstate Service

Pretty please? Elon Musk's X requests permission from Brazil's Supreme Court to resume service in the country, despite high profile…

2 months ago

Mozilla Firefox Slapped With Privacy Complaint

One of the most privacy focused web browsers, Firefox, is at the centre of a privacy complaint from Austria's Noyb

2 months ago

Elon Musk Seeks Lawsuit Dismal From Former CNN Anchor

After interview clash resulted in Musk terminating contract, the owner of X seeks to dismiss resulting lawsuit

2 months ago

CMA States “Concerns Remain” After Google’s Cookie U-Turn

Privacy sandbox u-turn by Google prompts UK regulator to conclude “concerns remains” over cookie change for Chrome

2 months ago

FTX’s Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

Caroline Ellison, former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to two years in prison, despite testifying for prosecution in fraud trial

2 months ago

TikTok Removes Russian State Media Accounts

TikTok removes accounts of Russian state media outlets for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US presidential election

2 months ago

LinkedIn Suspends Use Of UK Data For AI

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn suspends use of UK user data to train generative AI after concerns expressed by data protection office

2 months ago

Meta AI Chatbot To Offer Voices Of Judi Dench, Other Celebrities

Meta expected to announce celebrity voices for AI chatbot including Judi Dench, John Cena, Kristin Bell at Connect this week

2 months ago

Trump Media Shares Fall To All-Time Low

Shares in Trump Media fall to all-time low on first day former president is entitled to sell his holdings in…

2 months ago

Ukraine Bans Telegram On State-Issued Devices

National security move. Ukraine reportedly bans Telegram on state-issued devices due to Russian security threat

3 months ago