Roblox restricts some features in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including its in-game chat tool, and improves Arabic content moderation due to child safety concerns
Leen Al-Rashdan / Bloomberg : X: @tdrauae X: @tdrauae : 👦👧 Because our children's safety comes first... TDRA, in collaboration with Roblox, announces new changes to enhance protection on the Roblox p...
How Meituan used Hong Kong as a trial market for global food delivery expansion, with its Keeta service driving out Deliveroo before moving to Saudi Arabia
Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its global expansion in Hong Kong, where its Keeta service displaced a rival before moving to other markets.
The Argentine government dismantles a unit created three months ago to investigate the Libra cryptocurrency scandal involving President Milei and his sister
but it's not over yet Godfrey Benjamin / The Coin Republic : Argentine President Javier Milei Shuts Down Unit Investigating Crash Blockhead : Argentina's Milei Closes Executive Crypto Probe, But Judic...
Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, and other Chinese tech companies are working to expand in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where they would face less political scrutiny
Companies would face less political scrutiny in a region where ties are mainly centred around economic interests
The UN's top internet governance body plans to hold its 2024 conference in Riyadh, despite Saudi Arabia's surveillance, censorship, and extrajudicial killing
I spoke to WIRED about the news that the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by Saudi Arabia in 2024. … Asela Waidyalankara : The United Nations' top internet governance body will allegedly host ...
Some academics in Saudi Arabia worry over Saudi-Chinese AI collaboration, which may jeopardize their access to US chips, as the Gulf states rush to build LLMs
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Uber and Careem face a driver shortage in Saudi Arabia, largely due to laws letting only Saudis work for the companies and mandating that drivers own their cars
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Israel reduces the countries approved for export of cyber tools from 102 to 37, most of which are in the West, after the US sanctioned NSO Group and Candiru
which was also accused of using NSO technology on journalists, opposition politicians, and activists — remains on the updated list. https://twitter.com/... Chris Fralic / @chrisfralic : “Pegasus is co...
Investigation explores Apple's censorship or removal of LGBTQ+ apps globally; Apple's App Stores for Saudi Arabia and China are missing the most apps
Apple: iCloud Private Relay will not work in China, Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new “private relay” feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior …