Internet

India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’
Media groups say Indian government is abusing its emergency powers under the 2021 IT Rules by blocking BBC documentary.
Published On 25 Jan 2023
Spotify to lay off 6% of its employees
The tech sector is facing a demand downturn after two years of pandemic-powered growth when it had hired aggressively.
Published On 23 Jan 2023
Musk on trial says his tweets don’t always affect Tesla stock
‘Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly,’ the Tesla boss told a jury.
Published On 20 Jan 2023
Tech bosses could face jail as UK gov’t backs down on online harm
The gov’t has agreed to toughen the Online Safety Bill with jail sentences for tech bosses for failing to protect kids.
Published On 17 Jan 2023

A conspiracy-fuelled mob targets the seat of government in Brazil after Lula is sworn in. Plus, Italian Mafia on TikTok.

There are no clues to the identity or location of the hacker or hackers who may have breached Twitter as early as 2021.

Tech giant argues a $161m fine for exploiting the market dominance of its Android operating system should be quashed.

Controversial British-American internet personality had been questioned by Romanian authorities in April.

A grandmother in Jos, Nigeria goes from breaking rocks for a living to rocking social media with her song.

Agreed settlement is largest in US data privacy class action and the biggest class action lawsuit for Meta.

The darknet has become another, quiet front in the war as Russian and Ukrainian hackers, once united, drift apart.

The ruling could limit the data Meta may access to sell personalised ads, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Academic Joshua Kurlantzick says Beijing’s influence efforts are becoming sophisticated and it is learning from Russia.

In a ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month, Ethiopia committed to restoring basic services to the Tigray region.

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