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Thais join the world in getting iPhone 16s on launch day
Published on 20/09/2024
» Large crowds of Thais and foreigners waited for hours to be among the first to own Apple's latest iPhone, which was launched worldwide on Friday.
US state sues Snapchat for failing to protect children
Published on 06/09/2024
» New Mexico said on Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc alleging that the messaging app's policies and design features facilitate the sharing of child sexual exploitation material.
Brazil blocks X after Musk ignores court orders
New York Times, Published on 31/08/2024
» RIO DE JANEIRO — X, formerly known as Twitter, began to go dark across Brazil on Saturday after the South American nation's Supreme Court blocked the social network because its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.
China's internet users near 1.1 billion, driven by short videos
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/08/2024
» BEIJING - China's internet users approached 1.1 billion at the end of June, up 7.42 million from December, as a plethora of online entertainment options lured the young and old into joining the world's largest online population, the latest government figures showed.
'Google is a monopolist,' judge rules in landmark case
New York Times, Published on 06/08/2024
» WASHINGTON — Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge in the United States ruled Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business.
TikTok sued by US for allegedly breaking kids’ privacy law
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok was sued by the United States for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of an online privacy act, three months after the popular video application sued the government over a law that could ban it across the country.
Apple apologises and removes controversial ad
News, Published on 02/08/2024
» Apple has issued an apology to Thailand for an advertising video that has been widely criticised for its outdated and stereotypical portrayal of the kingdom, with some people even calling for a boycott of the company’s products.
Indonesia bans search engine DuckDuckGo on gambling, pornography concerns
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia said it has banned the privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo, citing concerns that it could be used to access pornography and online gambling websites which are illegal in the country, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics said on Friday.
Apple's 'Out Of Office' ad faces backlash
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/08/2024
» Apple's new short film, "The Underdogs: OOO (Out Of Office)," shot in Thailand, has attracted significant criticism on social media for its allegedly stereotypical portrayal of the country.
Lessons learned from global outage
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/07/2024
» The worldwide IT outage on July 19 underscores the need for public and private organisations to have a robust business continuity management plan, IT disaster recovery plan and rigorous system testing between security software vendors and clients, to deal with unexpected future incidents, say IT consulting and security firms.