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TikTok sues US government over forced sale
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok Inc and its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the United States federal government seeking to block a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video-sharing platform.
The problem with censoring social media
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/03/2019
» In the aftermath of a recent violent event, there are calls to apply greater censorship to commentary on all social-media platforms. Those living in some Asian nations and elsewhere will already be used to the concept of censorship. That does not mean that others should follow this trend but instead should actively resist, as the ability to freely debate and exchange ideas was the original reason the internet was brought into being. The biggest problem with censorship is perspective. Consider two nation states with completely different cultures and perspectives. Which one and who gets to decide what is a valid opinion when the two are so different? This is the danger that now faces a number of Western nations, and apart from the US, where rights are enshrined in the Constitution, there is little protection. If you live in such a nation, let others know that freedom of speech and debate is a much better option than the alternatives.
Microsoft sues US over secret email searches
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Software titan Microsoft on Thursday sued the US government, arguing that secret warrants to search people's email violate the US Constitution.
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.
Russian MPs back 'right to be forgotten online' law
AFP, Published on 17/06/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday gave initial backing to a bill requiring Internet search sites to remove access to inaccurate and outdated personal information, despite protests from the country's biggest search engine, Yandex.
Britain's UKIP issues online rules after gaffes
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» LONDON - UK Independence Party (UKIP), the British anti-European Union party, has ordered a crackdown on the use of social media by supporters and members following a series of controversies.
Google constitution archive adds Arabic documents
AFP, Published on 16/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - Google's online archive of the world's constitutions on Monday launched an Arabic-language version with searchable documents from 54 countries.
Top US court mulls free speech, Facebook threats
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court justices struggled Monday with the difficult question of whether threats made on Facebook can be prosecuted or are protected free speech.
Anti-Orban activists mobilise in Hungary
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» BUDAPEST - When Balazs Gulyas set up a Facebook page about a new Internet tax he had no idea he would soon be organising one of Hungary's biggest demos in years.
Google aims for 300 mn new Indian local language users
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» NEW DELHI - Search giant Google announced Monday the creation of a new Hindi-language website in an ambitious bid to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridge the country's linguistic digital divide.