Tim Sweeney Signed Away His Right to Criticize Google’s Play Store Until 2032
John Gruber / theverge - Sean Hollister, writing for The Verge: But Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. It’s right there in abinding term sheet for his settlement with Google.On March 3rd, he not only signed away Epic’s rights to sue anddisparage the company over anything cov…
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TikTok says end-to-end encryption would make DMs less safe
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok tells the BBC it will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing the feature would hinder safety teams and law enforcement from investigating harmful behavior.
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Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization
Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Another focus of his post is so-called “toxic MEV,” where traders exploit visibility into pending transactions to front-run or “sandwich” users’ trades.
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The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks
cnbc - Iran is facing widespread internet disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.
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US court blocks landmark law limiting social media use for children
ft - Judge rules Virginia does not have right to restrict ‘minors’ access to constitutionally protected speech’
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Russia launches terror probe into Telegram chief Pavel Durov
Milena Wälde / politico - Moscow claims the messaging platform has been used in thousands of cases of sabotage, terrorism and extremism.
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'Ethereum Is Going Hard': Vitalik Buterin Backs Censorship Resistance Upgrade
Jason Nelson / decrypt - Ethereum developers scheduled a controversial upgrade for later this year. Buterin said it reinforces the network’s cypherpunk principles.
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Wikipedia Blacklists Archive.today, Starts Removing 695,000 Archive Links
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The English-language edition of Wikipedia is blacklisting Archive.today after the controversial archive site was used to direct a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against a blog. In the cou…
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US Plans Online Portal To Bypass Content Bans In Europe and Elsewhere
BeauHD / slashdot - The U.S. State Department is reportedly developing a site called freedom.gov that would let users in Europe and elsewhere access content restricted under local laws, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," reports Reuters. Washington vie…
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New law requires tech firms to take down non-consensual images within 48 hours
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - News laws requiring tech platforms to take down intimate images shared without the consent of the subject within 48 hours are set to come into effect. Through an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, online platforms could face fines of up to 10% of t…
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Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and …
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US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.
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Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace
cnbc - WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.
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Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
techxplore - Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
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Elon Musk’s X offices stormed by cyber-crime police in France
news.com.au - Cyber-crime police have stormed Elon Musk’s offices in France over “deepfakes and holocaust denial”.
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Indonesia conditionally lifts ban on xAI’s Grok chatbot
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has conditionally lifted its ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok after X sent a letter outlining concrete steps for service improvements and the prevention of misuse. The decision follows bans imposed by Sou…
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TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos
Chris Hauk / idropnews - TikTok’s transition to US ownership hits a crisis as server outages, censorship claims over a Minneapolis shooting, and a Gavin Newsom probe drive users to UpScrolled.Read More...
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Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month
Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country's "failed" online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven't already verified…
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French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
go - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15
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EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok
Mels Dees / techzine - The European Union has launched a formal investigation into social media platform X for possible violations of European legislation on illegal and harmful content. The investigation was prompted by public outrage after manipulated, sexually suggestive ima…
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