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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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