Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing facebook social media Article 228 words 51 votes
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes apple privacy security Article 380 words 71 votes
Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre internet Link 36 votes
France passes bill to allow police to remotely activate phone camera, microphone, and GPS, in order to spy on people privacy Article 312 words 79 votes
Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval internet Article 373 words 48 votes
UK's Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed social media Article 741 words 27 votes
Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it apple Article 817 words 67 votes
It's been twenty-four years since internet companies were declared off-the-hook for the behavior of their users. That may change, and soon internet Article 1165 words 20 votes
ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it Article 747 words 47 votes
"By all means, go after big tech. But for the love of the next generation, don’t pretend that it’s going to help vulnerable youth." social media Article 3142 words 33 votes
Texas is right. The tech giants need to be regulated. social media privacy Article 955 words 10 votes
Meet the customer service reps for Disney and Airbnb who have to pay to talk to you Article 6824 words 29 votes
US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages internet Article 217 words 32 votes
An ISP based in Texas has complained to a judge that the music industry to trying to turn internet providers into the "copyright police." internet Article 1136 words 16 votes
US President Donald Trump signs executive order designed to limit the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for the content users post on their platforms social media Article 527 words 31 votes
Facebook is a global mafia social media facebook internet Article 343 words, published Feb 18 2021 10 votes
Proposition 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again privacy Article 602 words 13 votes
EU committee approves new rules that could "destroy the internet as we know it." internet Article 655 words 13 votes
Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill - The CASE Act and a felony streaming proposal are included Article 448 words 36 votes
WhatsApp has become a hotbed for spreading Nazi propaganda in Germany social media Article 1087 words 16 votes
The text of Article 13 and the EU Copyright Directive has just been finalised Article 1296 words 21 votes
Amazon shared Ring security camera and video doorbell footage with police without a warrant amazon privacy security.home Article 524 words 31 votes
Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service internet.satellite Article 471 words 13 votes
Facebook announces that if Australia's proposed News Media Bargaining Code becomes law, they will no longer allow Australians to share any news on Facebook or Instagram facebook social media Article 581 words 21 votes
8chan is raided by the FBI regarding California synagogue shooter social media Tweet @swodinsky: lmaooooooo 8chan just got search warranted 13 votes
In Canada’s battle with Big Tech, smaller publishers and independent outlets struggle to survive social media google facebook Article 2406 words 15 votes
Making Reddit remove content with EU law vs using a script social media Article 6672 words, published May 13 2022 14 votes
Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law ios apple.app store Article 529 words 23 votes
Bill requires employers to keep implanted microchips voluntary for workers privacy Article 247 words 17 votes
Wikipedia blacked out across Europe in protest against laws that could change the internet forever Article 404 words 18 votes
In major privacy win, US Supreme Court rules police need warrant to track your cellphone privacy Article 1036 words 40 votes
President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking users @realdonaldtrump social media Article 3654 words 20 votes
Cory Doctorow: "The EU is about to end everything that's good and pure about the internet" internet Article 739 words 12 votes
California passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring seven years of parts apple Article 448 words 39 votes
The EU's copyright proposal is extremely bad news for everyone, even (especially!) Wikipedia Article 1086 words 8 votes
It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned. Article 523 words, published Apr 23 2024 21 votes