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U.S. judge orders Google to share search data with competitors
Google has said it plans to file an appeal, which means it could take years before it is required to act on the ruling.
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France's top porn sites protest new age verification rules by blacking out
The top pornographic websites in France – Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube – on Wednesday blacked out in protest over the country’s new age verification requirements. According to the government's rules, users now must prove their age with a credit card or an ID document, but operators argue this puts people’s data at risk.
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‘16 seconds’: Obscene truth about Google
Despite a landmark decision after a potentially crippling court battle, one thing still remains clear about the world’s most powerful tech giant.
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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage
Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.
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Wikipedia is ‘broken’ – Musk
The X owner apparently concurs with claims that some of the resource’s articles unjustifiably tie Donald Trump to fascist ideology
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The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” rattles social media
Why Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, is in a French jail
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'Very demure, very mindful' - are we missing the joke of viral trend?
A demure TikTok has gone viral, but is it an ironic joke or does it set unrealistic standards for women?
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‘Flights grounded’: Airports in chaos
A global software outage has been catastrophic for travellers who have reported being stuck at airports across Australia as flights around the world are grounded.
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IT expert reveals cause of global outage
A cyber expert has explained why the world hasn’t seen an outage like the one being currently experienced in recent times.
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Universal Music impasse with TikTok threatens to take more tracks off platform
Talks stumble over money, copyright and use of artificial intelligence
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Social Media Platforms Are Done With News, But Gen Z Still Treats Them as a Go-To Source
Data analysis reveals growing trust in information found on social media among young people, even as tech companies roll back moderation.
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Florida advances law banning children under 16 from using social media
Bill would prohibit teenagers from creating an account, and is now headed to the state’s Republican-controlled senate
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Apple, Google Get Billions From Their App Stores. That’s Now Under Threat.
Google’s court loss, increased regulatory scrutiny could derail software profit machines for the tech giants
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Incognito Mode Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing
Private browsing, for one thing, may be giving holiday shoppers a false sense of privacy
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Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs
Microsoft has created a new ‘Windows App’ for accessing its OS on a variety of devices, possibly signaling broader ambitions.
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Nepal bans TikTok over threat to ‘social cohesion’
This nation of 30 million people has banned TikTok, effective immediately, due to its threat to social order.
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