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US Court Rules Data Scraping On Public Websites Is Legal

User privacy blow. Scraping data from online LinkedIn profiles is legal, Appeal Court in the United States tells Microsoft

3 years ago

Twitter Adopts Poison Pill To Fend Off Elon Musk

Unwanted advances. Unsolicited takeover offer from Elon Musk sees Twitter board last week adopt a poison pill to thwart his…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Hints At Plan B, If Twitter Board Refuses Offer

Tesla boss admits he is not sure he will actually buy Twitter, but teases he may have a “plan B”…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter For $41bn To ‘Unlock’ Potential

Hostile takeover? World's richest man Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion, and promises to “unlock” its “extraordinary…

3 years ago

Investor Sues Elon Musk Over Late Share Disclosure

Twitter shareholder sues Elon Musk for failing to disclose his substantial stake in a timely manner, which impacted platform's share…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Will Not Join Twitter Board, CEO Confirms

Last minute u-turn from Elon Musk, as Parag Agrawal confirms Musk will not, after all, join the board of directors…

3 years ago

Meta Finance Move With ‘Zuck Bucks’ Virtual Coins – Report

Plans at Meta to introduce virtual coins and lending services to its apps portfolio, despite cryptocurrency project collapse

3 years ago

Russia Retaliates Against YouTube Over Ukraine Invasion ‘Fakes’

Pot calling kettle black? Roskomnadzor to take punitive measures against YouTube over 'fake' images about Russia's invasion of Ukraine

3 years ago

Twitter Confirms Development Of Edit Button

Worse kept secret? Twitter finally confirms it is developing an edit button so users can change their tweets after posting…

3 years ago

Elon Musk To Join Twitter’s Board Of Directors

Twitter confirms plans to appoint Elon Musk to its board of directors, after disclosure he is now the platform's largest…

3 years ago

Twitter Shareholder Elon Musk Polls Users Over Edit Button

Did he ask Parag first? Elon Musk polls Twitter users if they want an edit button, as CEO Parag Agrawal…

3 years ago

Russia Threatens Wikipedia With Fines Over ‘False Information’

Despite global outrage at evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha, Wikipedia is warned to remove 'false' information about Ukraine…

3 years ago

Meta Relaxes Covid Booster Requirement For Staff

Facebook's owner confirms it no longer requires staff to provide evidence of a Coronavirus booster shot, but the vaccine requirement…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Acquires 9 Percent Of Twitter

Just days after Elon Musk touts building a new social media platform, the world's richest man becomes Twitter's largest shareholder

3 years ago

Consulting Company Responds Over Facebook ‘Smear’ Report

Meta/Facebook allegedly paid consulting firm Targeted Victory to spread negative reports about rival TikTok, says Washington Post

3 years ago

WeChat Disables Accounts Linked To NFTs

China's WeChat messaging service disables accounts linked to 'speculation' and secondary sales of NFTs amidst regulatory crackdown

3 years ago

Russian Bailiffs Seize $12m From Google – Report

A 'patriotic' Russian TV channel alleges that bailiffs have seized 1 billion roubles ($12 million) in unpaid fines from Google,…

3 years ago

EU To Optimise Its Antitrust Rules – Report

Senior EU official confirms bloc will evaluate its antitrust enforcement framework, to ensure it is truly fit for the digital…

3 years ago

Meta Suspends Plan To Build Dutch Data Centre After Opposition

Political and local opposition in the Netherlands sees Facebook-owner Meta suspend plans to build a giant data centre in Zeewolde

3 years ago

Europe and US Agree Trans-Atlantic Data Sharing Deal

United States and European Union reach new agreement to allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the pond

3 years ago

Elon Musk Considers Building New Social Media Platform

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is giving “serious thought” to building a Twitter rival, and admits he has Covid…

3 years ago

European Union Agrees DMA To Curb Big Tech

Online gatekeepers such as Apple, Google and Meta targetted as the European Union last week reached landmark digital rules agreement

3 years ago

Russia Finds Meta ‘Guilty’ Of Extremism Activity

As jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to another 9 years in maximum security, Moscow court finds Meta guilty…

3 years ago

Moscow Court Rejects Meta Call To Dismiss Extremism Case

Moscow court rejects Facebook parent Meta Platforms' request to dismiss case to designate it as 'extremist' organisation amidst Ukraine conflict

3 years ago

Australia To Give Media Regulator New Powers In Misinformation Push

Australian media regulator Acma to be able to force tech companies to hand over data relating to misinformation and disinformation…

3 years ago

Meta Adds Parental Controls To VR, Instagram

Facebook/Meta adds first parental controls to Oculus VR headsets as it expands 'metaverse', activates Instagram safety features

3 years ago

Heineken Launches Virtual Beer In Metaverse

Brewer launches virtual beer Heineken Silver to highlight strengths and limitations of metaverse, in what it calls an 'ironic joke'

3 years ago

Australia Sues Meta Over Facebook Scam Adverts

Competition watchdog down under launches legal proceedings against Meta Platforms for publishing scam advertisements on Facebook

3 years ago

Ofcom Revokes RT’s Broadcast Licence

UK regulator revokes RT's broadcast licence with immediate effect, due to its ties to the Russian state, plus previous impartiality…

3 years ago