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Moscow court fines Twitter three times in a single day as Russia’s showdown with social-media giant over illegal content continues

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California-based social networking site Twitter will be forced to shell out more than a hundred thousand dollars in fines, after a Russian court ruled that it had breached its obligations to delete material banned in the country. … Read More >Moscow court fines Twitter three times in a single day as Russia’s showdown with social-media giant over illegal content continues

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Massive database of 533 MILLION Facebook users with PHONES leaked online, but tech giant says it’s just ‘old data’

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A trove of personal data, including full names, phone numbers and emails of a whopping 533 million Facebook users has reportedly been leaked online. The social media giant downplayed the incident, claiming that the data was “old.” … Read More >Massive database of 533 MILLION Facebook users with PHONES leaked online, but tech giant says it’s just ‘old data’

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Spotify’s plans to guess listeners’ gender will hurt trans people and reinforce stereotypes – rights group

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A digital rights group has lashed out at music service Spotify over new technology that would listen in on users to better predict what they want to listen to. The plan discriminates against trans and non-binary people, it said. … Read More >Spotify’s plans to guess listeners’ gender will hurt trans people and reinforce stereotypes – rights group

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Huge privacy implications’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccine passports’ as Biden admin joins forces with Big Tech

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Governor Ron DeSantis said he will take executive action to ban ‘vaccine passports’ across Florida, blasting the concept as invasive and unnecessary as the White House takes a bigger role in organizing private-sector Covid passes. … Read More >Huge privacy implications’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccine passports’ as Biden admin joins forces with Big Tech

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Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

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A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. … Read More >Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

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Donald Trump Reportedly in Talks With FreeSpace, Other Tech Firms to Host New Social Media Network

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When Donald Trump was US president, his tweets kept news outlets on constant edge. While he followed counsel not to shift operations to Parler after Twitter and Facebook locked his accounts in January, an adviser recently let slip that the real estate mogul wouldn’t be absent from social media forever. … Read More >Donald Trump Reportedly in Talks With FreeSpace, Other Tech Firms to Host New Social Media Network

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RT film-maker Krasovsky calls on Russian media regulator to take action over YouTube censorship, wants US tech giant investigated

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Journalist Anton Krasovsky says his documentary ‘Epidemic’ is being shadowbanned by YouTube. Failing to coax any sort of solution out of the platform, he is now turning to the head of Roscomnadzor, the Russian media regulator. … Read More >RT film-maker Krasovsky calls on Russian media regulator to take action over YouTube censorship, wants US tech giant investigated

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Russia demands Twitter ban account of Khodorkovsky’s ‘MBK Media,’ one day after warning US tech giant could be blocked entirely

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Russia’s media regulator has lodged a request with Twitter, insisting the social media platform must take action against a strongly anti-Kremlin outlet run by a former 1990s oligarch, over claims it’s breaching the country’s laws. … Read More >Russia demands Twitter ban account of Khodorkovsky’s ‘MBK Media,’ one day after warning US tech giant could be blocked entirely