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Ofcom Preparing For ‘Strong Action’ Against Tech Giants – Report
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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 clash
Meta Bans Russian State Media Networks
Russian state media networks including RT, Rossiya Segodnya etc banned by Meta Platforms for “foreign interference activity”
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Speaks Out Against French Charges
First public response made by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, after arrest in France over alleged criminal behaviour on his app
Musk Row With Brazil Continues, As Supreme Court Threatens To Suspend X
Brazil’s Supreme Court threatens to suspend Elon Musk's X, amid ongoing row over outstanding fines and alleged 'censorship'
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App
Consequences of no moderation? French authorities charge Pavel Durov over alleged criminal activities on platform
Biden Administration Pressured Meta To Censor Covid-19 Content, Admits Zuck
Mark Zuckerberg regrets complying after Biden administration pressured Meta in 2021 to censor Covid-19 content
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation
French authorities extend detention of Pavel Durov as investigation of fraud, organised crime, terrorism on platform continues
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport – Report
Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested, over alleged lack of in-app moderation, and lack of police co-operation
X Closes Brazil Office Due To ‘Censorship’
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, closes Brazil office due to 'censorship orders' by judge investigating 'digital militias'
YouTube Hit By Thousands Of Outages In Russia
YouTube suffers thousands of outages in Russia as Ukrainian forces conduct raid inside Russia's Kursk region
Russia Throttles YouTube Over ‘Anti-Russian Policy’
Russia reduces speed of YouTube by 70 percent this week following multiple fines over failure to remove banned content
Australia Drops Knife Attack Case Against X
High profile 'content ban' battle with Elon Musk's X has been dropped by the Australian safety regulator after legal setback
YouTube Threatens To Block Russian Protest Group’s Anti-War Content
YouTube threatens to pull anti-war content from Russian rights group, after complaint from Putin regime's Roskomnadzor
Australian PM Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Knife Attack Video
Censorship row brewing down under, after the Australian Prime Minister calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire'
Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store
Beijing orders Apple to pull Meta's WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store over national security concerns
Elon Musk Replies To Far Right User, After Reinstatement Of X Account
Far right activist has his X (Twitter) account restored by Elon Musk, who last week fired former CNN anchor Don Lemon
Russia Places Meta Spokesman On Wanted List
Meta spokesman Andy Stone placed on Russia's 'wanted list', with Meta Platforms previously classified as 'terrorist' organisation
Wikileaks Founder Says X (Twitter) ‘Overrun By Trolls, Lunatics’
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says “a lot of thoughtful and serious people are fleeing Twitter” since Elon Musk takeover of platform
Google Russia Declared Bankrupt After Bank Account Seizure
Russian subsidiary of Google officially declared bankrupt after authorities in Moscow seized bank account in dispute with Western tech
Russia To Try Block VPN Access In 2024, Lawmaker Claims
Access to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Russia will be blocked from March 2024, Russian lawmaker claims
China To Limit Time Kids Use Smartphones
New proposals in China to limit the time that children and teenagers can spend on their smartphones to two hours a day
US States Fight Court Order Blocking Social Media Misinformation Efforts
Group of Democratic US states attorney general joins appeal against court order blocking government social media misinformation efforts
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
China To Restrict AirDrop, Bluetooth File-Sharing, Citing National Security
After protests last year, Chinese cyber regulator to clamp down on wireless file-sharing technology on national security grounds
Twitter’s Top Users Posting Less, Pew Research Finds
As Elon Musk pledges to tweet what he wants, even if it will lose him money, comes worrying Twitter usage data for new CEO
China Warns Elon Musk Over Wuhan Lab Leak Tweet
Chinese Communist Party issues blunt warning via state media to Tesla's Elon Musk, over pushing Wuhan Lab Covid leak theory online
Twitter Access Restored In Turkey After Earthquake Criticism
Service restored after Turkey restricted access to Twitter after criticism of government response to devastating earthquakes