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UK gamers take aim at console 'scalpers'
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» LONDON: Furious British gamers and lawmakers are training their sights on "scalpers" who are buying up coveted PS5 and Xbox consoles and selling them online at vastly inflated prices.
Britain seeks more censorship of online porn
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» LONDON - Pornographic websites could be forced to check their users are over 18 under new measures debated by British lawmakers Monday that are designed to protect children but have raised concerns over privacy and censorship.
Facebook, Twitter failing on extremist content: UK MPs
AFP, Published on 25/08/2016
» LONDON - Facebook, Twitter and Google are not doing enough to prevent their social networks from being used by extremists for a recruitment drive, a panel of British MPs said Thursday.
Kuwait tightens online media controls
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to regulate all web-based "professional" media, a day after a controversial cybercrimes law came into effect.
British MP's Candy Crush Saga turns sour
AFP, Published on 08/12/2014
» LONDON - A British lawmaker snapped playing the Candy Crush Saga children's game on his tablet during a pensions debate apologised Monday, saying his conduct was unbecoming for a member of parliament.
Russian lawmakers pass new bill restricting Internet
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» MOSCOW - Russia's parliament passed a bill on Friday requiring Internet companies to store Russians' personal data inside the country in an apparent move to pressure sites such as Facebook and Twitter into handing over user information.
UK taxpayers 'ripped off' by rural broadband roll-out
AFP, Published on 26/09/2013
» Taxpayers have been "ripped off" by the government's broadband roll-out in rural areas, the head of a powerful spending watchdog said as its damning report was released Thursday.
Bomb threats tweeted to female journalists in UK
AFP, Published on 01/08/2013
» London's Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation after several female journalists received bomb threats via social networking site Twitter.
First Firefox smartphone launches in Spain
AFP, Published on 04/07/2013
» The world's first consumer sales of a smartphone powered by the Firefox operating system have launched in Spain.
Twitter index: Users congratulate Robbie Williams and wife on new baby
AFP, Published on 20/09/2012
» On Wednesday, September 19, Twitter users are sharing the news that singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Fields have announced the birth of their baby girl.