Nobel Peace Prize awarding fight for freedom of expression
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Two journalists – Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov – have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.”
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Majority of cyberattacks are Russian: Microsoft report
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During the past year, 58% of all cyber attacks observed by Microsoft from nation-states have come from Russia. And attacks from Russian nation-state actors are increasingly effective, jumping from a
Survey shows IT companies acts slow against hate speech
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IT companies have become less efficient in removing illegal hate speech online, according to a survey by the European Commission evaluating the Code of Conduct on countering such speech. IT
LSE study: Diversity needs quotas to reach results
To reap the gains from diversity you need quotas and monitoring supported with real culture change. This is the message in a report about inclusion in financial services from The
Twitch company data leaked and published online
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Amazon-owned gaming company Twitch announced that company data had been leaked because of an error on one of the company’s servers. Analysts say the leak includes lots of company information.
Twitter selling ad company for USD 1 billion
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Twitter announced it is selling mobile ad company MoPub to AppLovin Corp for $1.05 billion in cash. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said it will accelerate his company’s “ability to invest in
Almost all stakeholders predict growth for programmatic advertising, says IAB
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The last 18 months have certainly been challenging for the advertising industry. But in spite of that and as the economy recovers, more than 80% of all stakeholders predict an
Telegram growth and the need for diversity also in messaging apps
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Messaging app Telegram said it gained 70 million new users and publishers reported traffic up 40% when Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger were down for six hours. Signal, that competes
Trying to stop hateful content on video-sharing platforms
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A third of people using video-sharing platforms (VSP) say they have witnessed or experienced hateful content; a quarter claim they’ve been exposed to violent or disturbing content, and one in
Facebook whistleblower repeating criticism at Senate hearing
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Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testified at a US Senate committee hearing repeating criticism that she presented already when she in a TV interview agreed she was the source for