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EU aims to tax internet giants at '2 to 6%': France
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» PARIS: The European Union will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of 2 to 6% on revenues in every country where they operate, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday.
France tries to set trend with tax on internet tech giants
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» PARIS: The French cabinet will introduce a bill to tax internet and technology giants on their digital sales on Wednesday, and curb their efforts to pay global levies in countries with lower tax rates.
Internet afterlives
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/01/2018
» Time flies. Things change and more people around me leave this world year after year. Since the start of the New Year, I have been feeling down because birthday reminders and "Like" notifications have been popping up on the Facebook and Instagram pages of my deceased friends. Though some of these "friends" were just co-workers, and some others distant relatives who had never met me in person, I felt uncomfortable with such untimely reminders.
Dictating the internet
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 16/12/2019
» Disinformation or freedom of expression? Hate speech or free speech? Threat to national security or whistleblowing on corruption and tyranny?
Internet firms vow vigilance
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/03/2020
» The telecom regulator has called on fixed and mobile internet service providers to ensure trouble-free service and traffic capacity for people working from home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Live From the Internet
B Magazine, Story by Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 17/05/2020
» When Thai singer-songwriter Apiwat "Stamp" Ueathavornsuk, announced what he called a "live virtual birthday concert" on his Facebook page two weeks ago, the comment section was suddenly abuzz with excitement and anticipation (that and some genuine concerns over the technology involved -- "I'm so ready for this.
The Internet of Bodies
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 06/07/2020
» Surveilling people's health data via wearable devices has gained momentum with contact and health tracking during the coronavirus outbreak.
Internet exhibition with discussion
Life, Published on 27/09/2018
» Unesco is marking the International Day for Universal Access to Information, which falls on Sept 28 each year with an exhibition and a roundtable discussion on artistic freedom, at the Thailand Creative and Design Center, Charoen Krung Road.
The internet without passwords
Business, Andrew Shikiar, Published on 06/03/2019
» Nobody likes passwords. Users find them inconvenient and difficult to remember. Companies increasingly find them inadequate for their security needs. Despite this, the username-password combination has remained the go-to authentication method for decades.
The internet grows darker
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/05/2019
» Social media has reached danger levels of influence and like anything powerful it can be used for positive or negative purposes. In countries like China you can say as many good things about the government on social media as you like but anything negative typically triggers a rapid response. The US and UK has its own sets of problems, with a tug-of-war between liberals and conservatives over the truth, with each side seeking to banish the other from social media. Self-defined open, inclusive and balanced social media platforms like Twitter are removing accounts on one side of politics in countries before elections, effectively meddling in elections.