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‘Recovered’ Assange promotes documentary at Cannes
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» CANNES, France - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has recovered well after his release from jail last year, his wife told AFP ahead of the premiere of a documentary on Wednesday that includes never-seen-before footage of the whistleblower.
US opioid crisis doc wins top prize at Venice film festival
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» VENICE: A documentary tracing an artist's campaign against the family behind the US opioid drug epidemic scooped the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
Collective of US states investigate TikTok's impact on children
AFP, Published on 03/03/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: A consortium of US states announced on Wednesday a joint investigation into TikTok's possible harms to young users of the platform, which has boomed in popularity especially among children.
Online privacy and profit clash with fortunes at stake
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Google are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting -- with their fortunes at stake as users rebel, regulators loom and Apple pounces on the moment to polish its image.
You are being tracked and here's how to avoid it
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/02/2022
» I decided to spend some time this week addressing security and data sharing. This was prompted by me reading Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, watching Dr Robert Epstein on The Joe Rogan Experience, my son enrolling in a cyber security course and my experience over the years.
Judge rejects Facebook bid to derail US antitrust suit
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US regulators' re-worked anti-trust case against Facebook can go ahead, saying the complaint was more robust and detailed than the version denied last year.
Tech 2022 trends: Meatless meat, Web 3.0, Big Tech battles
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: After a year that made the terms WFH (work from home) and metaverse instantly recognizable for many people, there are a new set of technological trends headed this way for 2022.
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend impact on kids at US hearing
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Three social media networks massively popular with the youngest users -- TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube -- tried to convince skeptical US lawmakers Tuesday they are safe as worry about Facebook's potential harms spills over to other platforms.
Australia to require parental consent for minors using social media
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 and threaten fines of up to A$10 million (US$7.5 million) for internet platforms which fail to comply, under draft legislation published on Monday.
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2021
» MANILA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and disinformation and is "biased against facts".