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TikTok has recently released its first transparency report, showing which countries have submitted requests for content removal as well as access to user data. In the Chinese tech giant ByteDance, claims it did not receive a single takedown request from Communist Party of China in the first half of 2019. TikTok’s report shows that US law […]
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Actor Sharon Stone profile was recently blocked from dating app Bumble after some users reported her account because they assumed it was fake. The star tweeted that she tried to log on to the app but discovered that her account was shut down. “I went on the @bumble dating sight (sic) and they closed my account. […]
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United States Army soldiers has been restricted from using TikTok on government-owned phones following a decision to ban the app. The decision comes amidst ongoing worries that the video app owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance could compromise national security or be used to influence or surveil Americans. “It is considered a cyber threat,” Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. […]
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President Trump has recently signed a law increasing fines on robocalls and requiring phone service providers to begin authenticating calls across networks. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act) was signed on Monday, after Congress approved the landmark bill earlier this month to give the federal government new abilities to go after illegal […]
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Spotify said on Friday that it will pause political advertising early in 2020 on its ad-supported tier and its original and exclusive podcasts, saying it doesn’t have the resources to properly vet such ads first reported by AdAge. In a statement the company said: “At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level […]
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FIR has been recently registered by the Punjab Police against actor Raveena Tandon, director-choreographer Farah Khan and comedian Bharti Singh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the Christian community on a TV show. The FIR has been registered on over a video clip from the show Backbenchers in which the celebrities can be seen having trouble […]
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Starting 1 Jan 2020, WhatsApp will stop working on older mobile devices globally as the company has withdrawn support for such phones. The users on Windows Phones will be locked out forever after December 31, said Facebook. WhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next couple of months as the company withdraws […]
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On Monday New York State Supreme Court judge blocks New York City’s law to limit the amount of time Uber and Lyft drivers can spend cruising for passengers in busy parts of the city. In his ruling, Judge Lyle E. Frank took issue with the city’s definition of cruising. He said there was no rational […]
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has reportedly resigned from the company after one year after the first of two fatal crashes involving the company’s 737 Max aircraft, the company announced Monday. Boeing says Muilenburg resigned in its press release, though it also says that the board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary. The New York […]
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Rakesh Bharti has recently filed a petition in Bombay High Court against Deepika Padukone starrer Chhapaak, claiming he originally penned the story on which the film is based. Bharti has sought that he should be given credit as one of the writers of the film, and the film’s release be stayed until then. The suit filed […]
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