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Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
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Alarming Rise In AI-Produced Child Abuse Material, Warns Regulatory Body
AI is being used to create highly realistic child sexual abuse content that is increasingly accessible online.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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China Boarding School Punishes Student For Using Toilet Late At Night, Internet Calls It A "Prison"
An anonymous teacher said that the school had strict rules prohibiting students from walking around the dormitory after 10:45 pm, and surprisingly, even using the toilet was not allowed after this time.
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Google Loses Fight Against $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion or roughly Rs. 22,673 crore) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago. CJEU judges noted that EU law does not sanction the existence of a dominant position, but its abusive exploitation.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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72 Arrested In Badlapur Violence Over Sexual Assault Cases, Internet Suspended
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence.
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Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
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Woman In Taiwan Makes Daughter Walk Barefoot On Hot Pavement, Internet Outraged
Instead of buying her new shoes, she forced the girl to walk barefoot on the scorching asphalt road for at least 20 minutes.
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Video Of Woman Abusing Uber Driver After Cab Breakdown Divides Internet
A video featuring a heated argument between a female passenger and a cab driver has sparked anger online. The clip shows the woman abusing and insulting the driver after her cab broke down mid-journey.
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iPad Brought Under EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple Must Comply With New Rules in 6 Months
Apple’s iPad has been added to a list of Big Tech products and services hit by strict new European Union rules aimed at stopping potential competition abuses before they take hold.
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CEO's Email Response To Employee's Resignation Letter Sparks Outrage On Internet
A Reddit user 6rynn shared that they quit their job after their CEO became "verbally abusive" in the past month.
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Woman Wears Rat Cage Heels In New York, Shocks Internet
This prompted a discussion on the platform with many labelling the fashion statement as "animal abuse."
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Elon Musk's X Fails To Pay $388,000 Australian Internet Watchdog Fine
Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday.
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YouTube Faces Criminal Complaint for 'Spying' on Users While Detecting Ad Blockers: Report
YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly violating Ireland's computer abuse law by detecting ad blockers on users' computers, according to a report. A privacy consultant has claimed that YouTube is spying on users after it recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from ...
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Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
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Alarming Rise In AI-Produced Child Abuse Material, Warns Regulatory Body
AI is being used to create highly realistic child sexual abuse content that is increasingly accessible online.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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China Boarding School Punishes Student For Using Toilet Late At Night, Internet Calls It A "Prison"
An anonymous teacher said that the school had strict rules prohibiting students from walking around the dormitory after 10:45 pm, and surprisingly, even using the toilet was not allowed after this time.
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Google Loses Fight Against $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion or roughly Rs. 22,673 crore) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago. CJEU judges noted that EU law does not sanction the existence of a dominant position, but its abusive exploitation.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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72 Arrested In Badlapur Violence Over Sexual Assault Cases, Internet Suspended
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence.
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Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
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Woman In Taiwan Makes Daughter Walk Barefoot On Hot Pavement, Internet Outraged
Instead of buying her new shoes, she forced the girl to walk barefoot on the scorching asphalt road for at least 20 minutes.
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Video Of Woman Abusing Uber Driver After Cab Breakdown Divides Internet
A video featuring a heated argument between a female passenger and a cab driver has sparked anger online. The clip shows the woman abusing and insulting the driver after her cab broke down mid-journey.
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iPad Brought Under EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple Must Comply With New Rules in 6 Months
Apple’s iPad has been added to a list of Big Tech products and services hit by strict new European Union rules aimed at stopping potential competition abuses before they take hold.
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CEO's Email Response To Employee's Resignation Letter Sparks Outrage On Internet
A Reddit user 6rynn shared that they quit their job after their CEO became "verbally abusive" in the past month.
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Woman Wears Rat Cage Heels In New York, Shocks Internet
This prompted a discussion on the platform with many labelling the fashion statement as "animal abuse."
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Elon Musk's X Fails To Pay $388,000 Australian Internet Watchdog Fine
Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday.
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YouTube Faces Criminal Complaint for 'Spying' on Users While Detecting Ad Blockers: Report
YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly violating Ireland's computer abuse law by detecting ad blockers on users' computers, according to a report. A privacy consultant has claimed that YouTube is spying on users after it recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from ...
