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USA

Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

While Democrats and the online #Resistance rejoiced in Twitter’s decision to permanently ban US President Donald Trump, his yet un-purged supporters, independent journalists and even critics worried the step went too far. … Read More >Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship

USA

Twitter bans Trump campaign account as Reddit & Discord join Big Tech drive to purge president & supporters from online platforms

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

The Trump campaign’s Twitter account was suspended moments after relaying a statement from the president, as Big Tech firms close ranks to ban, silence and disengage him from millions of his supporters across multiple platforms. … Read More >Twitter bans Trump campaign account as Reddit & Discord join Big Tech drive to purge president & supporters from online platforms

USA

Parler SUSPENDED from Google Play Store, faces imminent BAN from Apple App Store

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Google has purged conservative-friendly social media site Parler from its Play Store, calling for the need to “protect user safety” while saying the platform allows posts that “incite violence,” as Apple considers a similar move. … Read More >Parler SUSPENDED from Google Play Store, faces imminent BAN from Apple App Store

UK

UK competition body investigating Google privacy plan to ditch third-party cookies from Chrome

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into Google’s plan to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser over fears the move will have a “significant impact” on the digital ad market. … Read More >UK competition body investigating Google privacy plan to ditch third-party cookies from Chrome

USA

Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Google said it was suspending US microblogging and social networking service Parler’s mobile app, used by US President Donald Trump’s supporters instead of Twitter, from Play Store, The Verge reported. … Read More >Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

USA

Democrat Senator wants govt. to investigate Amazon’s ‘invasive’ fitness tracker, which records user and asks for NUDES

Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020By Editor

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar wants Amazon’s new Halo device investigated for its collection of personal data. Even the Washington Post, owned by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, called it “the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested.” … Read More >Democrat Senator wants govt. to investigate Amazon’s ‘invasive’ fitness tracker, which records user and asks for NUDES

Ten US states sue Google for colluding with Facebook to rig online advertisement market

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

A coalition of ten US states led by Texas have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its monopolistic power and colluding with Facebook to rig advertising auctions. … Read More >Ten US states sue Google for colluding with Facebook to rig online advertisement market

EU

Twitter fined €450,000 under EU data privacy rules in world first

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020By Editor

Social networking site Twitter has been fined €450,000 ($547,000) under the EU’s GDPR law in a world first, for failing to provide a timely report about a data breach that made some private tweets public. … Read More >Twitter fined €450,000 under EU data privacy rules in world first

World

Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Google Home users from around the world – who use the Big Tech company’s service to run their households directly from an app – found themselves left in the dark after Monday’s Google outage. … Read More >Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout

EU to force Big Tech to police internet or face large fines – report

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

The EU will require “very large” tech companies such as Facebook and Amazon to take greater responsibility for policing the internet or face fines of up to six percent of their turnover, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. … Read More >EU to force Big Tech to police internet or face large fines – report