As part of a shift in emphasis towards greater use of artificial intelligence in content regulation, social media giant TikTok announced on Friday that it is laying off hundreds of …
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Turkish authorities ban use of messaging app Discord over child safety concerns
A court in Turkey has banned the use of instant messaging app Discord, following claims that the platform has been used for child abuse, blackmail, and online harassment. This was …
Read More »X resumes operations in Brazil following months-long conflict with authorities
Social media app, X (formerly Twitter) has resumed operations in Brazil following months-long conflict with authorities in the South American country. X owned by American businessman, Elon Musk has paid fines …
Read More »OpenAI tilts towards global expansion, sets up business in Brussels, Paris, Singapore
American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI is gearing up for global expansion after opening new offices in Brussels, Paris, and Singapore. The company’s global expansion ambitions include adding the newly commissioned …
Read More »ANTITRUST CASE: US govt moves to force Google to sell parts of its business
The U.S. Department of Justice is examining the possibility of requesting a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business following a ruling that its widely used …
Read More »MoneyGram confirms hackers stole customers’ personal info, transaction data
American money transfer company MoneyGram has acknowledged that during a breach last month, hackers obtained the transactional and personal data of its clients. An unauthorized third party “accessed and acquired” …
Read More »NCC backtracks on Starlink statement amid controversy over price hike
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn its statement regarding Starlink, a satellite internet service provider, citing that it was released in error. The NCC’s Manager of Media Relations, Kunle …
Read More »NCC to sanction Elon Musk’s Starlink for unauthorized price increase
Elon Musk’s X firm, Starlink, (a satellite communications company) has been charged by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with raising data tariffs without permission. The NCC said that the satellite …
Read More »Court orders Meta to restrict use of personal data for advertisement
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ordered Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to limit the use of personal data for targeted advertising. The court made decisions on …
Read More »X resumption delayed in Brazil after lawyers paid pending fines to wrong bank account
The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the attorneys representing social networking site X had neglected to pay overdue fines to the appropriate bank, delaying a verdict on the company’s …
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