Beijing has asked tech companies to stop blocking each other’s links or face consequences. This action is the latest in a long and ongoing crackdown on businesses in China, and the resulting effects have been vast. For example, this applies to technology, education…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided out sanctions for cybersecurity breaches against eight firms. According to SEC, the companies have lax rules for this. Therefore, hackers managed to access and steal the data. Cybersecurity breaches SEC named…
Chinese regulators decide to cut online gaming time for kids. Thus, people under 18 will now only be allowed to play three hours of online games per week. This mandate will come into effect on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and on official holidays. Those hours will only be…
Three senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would rein in both Google app store and the Apple one. They blame too much control on the market. Stricter rules for any big app store The bill should block any big app store from requiring app providers to use their…
Online protection becomes more important in China. Beijing prosecutors have launched a lawsuit against Tencent’s subsidiary WeChat. The lawsuit alleges that WeChat failed to comply with laws focused on protecting minors. Thus, it threatened China’s children and…
Image source: Matt Navarra TikTok Stories might become the new feature on the platform, just after Twitter has discontinued its own spin on Stories. The company is currently testing it, which will allow for more creativity. The TikTok stories will not replace other…
The new Windows malware uses to steal passwords and reaches targets via ads for cracked software. MosaicLoader, as researchers dubbed it, can also deliver trojan malware and install crypto miners. According to specialists, attackers try to sell access to Windows PCs to…
A privacy watchdog rejected a call from Germany’s data protection regulator for an European ban on Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service. The European Commission said that it will examine whether Ireland’s Facebook subsidiary is complying with the…
A group of 200 prominent women are calling for action against online abuse on social media platforms. They have published an open letter at the UN Generation Equality Forum, in Paris. In this, they called upon Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to take action against…
Google News Showcase will start working in Canada, after the search giant signed deals with a few important publishers. The product and licensing program provides a space for newsrooms to curate their content for readers across Google News and Discover. The showcase…
