Month: September 2020

Month: September 2020

Facebook to Halt New Political Ads Week Before US Election
09/03/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before the U.S. presidential election in November, bowing to concern that its loose approach to free speech could once again …

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Pakistan Blocks 5 Dating Apps Over ‘Immoral Content’
09/02/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Pakistan has blocked access to five dating apps for their delivery of “immoral/indecent content” in the majority-Muslim nation. The state regulator, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, PTA, identified the platforms as Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout and SayHi.”PTA issued …

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Facebook, Twitter Suspend Russian Network Ahead of Election
09/02/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. …

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Amazon Wins FAA Approval to Deliver Packages by Drone
09/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality.The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.Amazon said that the approval is an …

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How China Dominates Global Battery Supply Chain
09/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

After years of planning, China now dominates the world’s production of new generation batteries that are key to transitioning away from fossil fuels. These new batteries are essential for electric vehicles and most portable consumer electronics such as cell phones and …

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Facebook Says Will Stop News Sharing in Australia if New Regulations Become Law
09/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook Inc said it would block news publishers and people in Australia from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force the U.S. tech giant to pay local media outlets for content …

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