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Month: January 2021
Month: January 2021
Facebook Shuts Down Ugandan Government-Linked Accounts Ahead of General Election
Facebook has taken down several accounts linked to the government of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, saying they were being used to manipulate public opinion ahead of this week’s presidential election. The U.S.-based social media …
DetailsParler Social Network Service Loses Web Hosting
Parler, a social network service popular with conservatives, went offline Monday after its web hosting service Amazon suspended it for allowing posts that encourage violence. Before the site went down, Parler CEO John Matze …
DetailsApple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Network from App Store, Web Hosting Service
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service popular with many right-leaning social media users has not taken adequate measures to …
DetailsTwitter Bans Trump, Removes Tweet by Iran’s Khamenei on Same Day, Sparking ‘Double Standards’ Backlash
U.S. tech giant Twitter took sharply different actions against the leaders of the U.S. and Iran on Friday, permanently banning President Donald Trump’s personal account while removing one tweet from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s apparent English …
DetailsGoogle Suspends Parler App From Its Play Store; Apple Gives 24-hour Warning
Alphabet’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking app from its Play Store until the app adds robust content moderation, while Apple gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan. Parler …
DetailsGiant US Consumer Tech Show Goes On — Online
As a major showcase for the latest innovations in consumer technology, the Consumer Electronics Show typically draws over 170,000 attendees from all over the world. But this year, it’s going all digital for the first …
DetailsCOVID Pandemic Pushes Companies to Start VR Training
With in-person coaching off the table because of the COVID pandemic, hundreds of companies nationwide are using virtual reality training to help employees master some essential skills. Maxim Moskalkov has the story. Camera: Aleksandr Bergan …
DetailsFacebook Suspends Trump’s Account in Wake of US Capitol Violence
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be suspended at least through Inauguration Day in the wake of violence by the president’s supporters that erupted Wednesday at the …
DetailsFacebook, YouTube Pull Trump Video; Twitter Locks Trump Account
Facebook and Alphabet’s YouTube took down a video from President Donald Trump on Wednesday that continued to make the baseless claim the election was fraudulent as he told supporters who had stormed the U.S. Capitol …
DetailsUS Justice Department Confirms It Was Victim of SolarWinds Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Wednesday that it had been the victim of a massive hacking operation linked to Russian intelligence. In a statement, Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said about 3% …
DetailsSolarWinds Hack ‘Likely Russian’, US Intelligence Confirms
U.S. intelligence officials investigating last month’s massive cybersecurity breach that impacted thousands of companies and dozens of government agencies warn the hack is part of an ongoing intelligence operation, likely being carried out by Russia. …
DetailsUS Intelligence Confirms SolarWinds Hack ‘Likely Russian’
U.S. intelligence officials investigating last month’s massive cybersecurity breach that impacted thousands of companies and dozens of government agencies warn the hack is part of an ongoing intelligence operation, likely being carried out by Russia. …
DetailsTrump Bans Transactions with 8 Chinese Apps Including Alipay
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office …
DetailsOnline Collaboration Tool Slack Suffers Global Outage
Online communication and collaboration service Slack reported a global outage Monday, as millions returned to work after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. “Our team is currently investigating, and we’re sorry for any troubles this …
DetailsGoogle Employees Form Workers’ Union in United States
More than 200 Google employees in the United States have formed a workers’ union, the elected leaders of the union wrote in a New York Times opinion piece on Monday. The “Alphabet Workers Union” …
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