Riot will record voice chats in ‘Valorant’ to tackle harassment
The publisher said it will only listen to a recording after a report is filed. SOURCE: https://www.engadget.com/riot-valorant-voice-chat-record-toxicity-181441193.html
Month: April 2021
Facebook bans RT’s digital content project Redfish after posts marking end of Mussolini’s dictatorship and Holocaust Memorial Day
RT’s Redfish, an award-winning Berlin-based digital content project, has had its Facebook page deleted over posts commemorating the Holocaust and the defeat of Italian fascism. The company’s Facebook account was suspended on Friday after […]
YouTube CEO compares boosting of “authoritative” sources to scientific process
During an appearance at a panel titled “The Future of Technology and Democracy” which was hosted by self-described “non-partisan do-tank” The McCain Institute, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki suggested that the way YouTube selects and boosts […]
Documents reveal California officials worked with Big Tech to censor election conversations
Judicial Watch, a group set up to investigate misconduct by government officials, has revealed the response to its query sent to the Office of the California Secretary of State concerning records documenting the way […]
Hundreds of thousands flock to Rumble after Big Tech censors Trump interview
YouTube always appears to find a reason to censor interviews with President Donald Trump and today is no different. YouTube censored Dan Bongino‘s interview of former President Donald Trump, for supposedly violating its “deceptive […]
Private and Encrypted Email Providers
Society has become even more dependent on online communications such as email and messaging services and email is of the most important aspects of our online life because it’s the address that links most […]
Facebook temporarily blocked searches for ‘resignModi’
Facebook temporarily blocked searches for a hashtag that called for the resignation of India’s prime minister. SOURCE: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-blocks-resignmodi-hashtag-200853470.html
Canadian government accused of ‘assault’ on free speech over proposal to police videos posted on social media
Critics of Canada’s Liberal government are accusing it of mounting an ‘assault’ on free speech after it proposed modifications to a broadcasting law that would enable it to regulate user-generated video content on social […]
Telegram introduces web apps that bypass Apple’s censorship
Instant messenger Telegram has launched two new web apps, Telegram WebK and WebZ. The new apps replace the old Telegram web app, which was arguably redundant. The web apps are particularly notable as they […]
Apple forces Shopify to disable ammo seller store’s Apple Pay Gateway
Online ammunition manufacturer and seller Fenix Ammunition has revealed that the tech giant Apple is actively scanning online stores that are hosted by the ecommerce service provider Shopify and instructing it to disable the […]