Social media safety in US Senate hearing
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The discussion about Facebook’s controversial study on Instagram and teenagers continues – now in the US senate. At a Senate committee hearing, Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri was quoted saying the
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Global data privacy creating multi-billion business
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Worldwide privacy-driven spending on data protection and compliance technology will exceed $15 billion annually by 2024, research and marketing firm Gartner says in a forecast. Organizations are moving to secure
Google Search launching feature for e-commerce
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Google announced a new search function so users can combine images and text in search. The new function is expected to offer the company an expanded role in e-commerce. The
YouTube blocking vaccine misinformation
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YouTube announced that it is expanding its medical misinformation policies, with new guidelines on currently administered vaccines that are approved and confirmed to be safe and effective by local health authorities
What is ‘metaverse’? Mark Zuckerberg’s science fiction vision
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has earlier referred to a science fiction dream and said: “Our overarching goal across all of these initiatives is to help bring the metaverse to life”.
Facebook gives up ‘Instagram for kids’
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Facebook has officially announced the pause of Instagram Kids, following reactions by parents and policymakers and a crossfire with Wall Street Journal. In May 2021, following an internal memo leak,
Internet freedom on the decline: best and worst performing countries
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In the high-stakes battle between states and technology companies, the rights of internet users have become the main casualties, says a new report by Freedom House, noting that global internet
Dropping your favorite chat host a bitcoin
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Twitter wants to show that it is up to speed with cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The company has announced that users can start tipping appreciated content creators also with bitcoins. It
EU Commission wants one type of charger for all mobile phones
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Mobile phones, tablets and headphones should all have the same type of chargers, according to the EU Commission that has presented legislation to establish a common charging solution. Next step
Majority think science benefits those already better off
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86% of EU Citizens think that the overall influence of science and technology is positive but 57% say science and technology mostly improves the lives of those who are already