Apple releases an iOS beta with Stolen Device Protection; if enabled, the feature limits actions like Apple ID password resets when not in a “familiar location”
here's how it works James Bentley / iMore : Apple debuts new highly-requested feature to stop thieves who steal your iPhone Ashwin / Ghacks : Apple introduces Stolen Device Protection for iPhone with ...
TikTok unveils Content Levels, a content classifying system like age ratings in films, and plans to let users filter out videos with certain words or hashtags
what you need to know Abdullah / Gizchina : TikTok will ban certain content for young users under 18 Nadeem Sarwar / ScreenRant : TikTok's New Safety Tools Include Content Filters And Age Restrictions...
Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020
Russia is being cut off from the rest of the online world … France 24 : Russia blocks Facebook over ‘discrimination’ of state media Brittany Bernstein / National Review : Kremlin Blocks Access to Face...
UK's CMA launches an investigation into whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to crack down on fake reviews and deter sellers from manipulating listings
The CMA launches investigation into fake online reviews. — From: — Case type: Martin Peers / The Information : Tech's New Growth Industry: Antitrust Inquiries The Hill : Hillicon Valley: UK watchd...
Sources: Facebook led Libra currency could launch as early as January, but in a limited format with a single coin, backed one-for-one by the US dollar
what this means Andrew Morse / CNET : Facebook's controversial Libra cryptocurrency could launch in January Kollen Post / Cointelegraph : Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20-27 Vidhi Choudhary /...
Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified
bringing in Zuckerberg, Pichai, & Dorsey to defend their content moderation under threat of gutting Section 230, days before the election—feels like a last-ditch effort to spook them out of enforcing ...
Facebook limits the distribution of a New York Post story that makes disputed claims about Hunter Biden, pending fact-check, while Twitter blocks sharing
Facebook limits the distribution of a New York Post story that makes disputed claims about Hunter Biden, pending fact-check, while Twitter blocks sharing
Facebook and Twitter said they will be limiting the distribution of or blocking a New York Post story making unverified claims about former vice president Joe Biden.
Report: in January, YouTube will expand limitations on the data that videos aimed at kids can collect and stop showing personalized ads to underage viewers
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Internal Pentagon memo warns service members against using consumer DNA testing kits from 23andMe and others, citing security risks
An exclusive look at the White House kitchen Mike Glenn / Washington Times : Pentagon warns troops against using at-home DNA kits Rhonda Vance / Mash Viral : DoD warns troops against using 23andMe and...