Tech Freedom
Ad Blockers are set to stop working on Google Chrome
Apparently it’s a better “user experience”.
Apple says the App Store “welcomes competition” in the wake of antitrust ruling
Apple is facing numerous allegations that the App Store is a monopoly and that it engages in anti-competitive practices.
Google is not letting YouTube function on Microsoft Edge, another examples of Google’s hostility to open standards
It’s not the first time Google hasn’t played nice with other browsers.
Australians who use free public WiFi in McDonalds of coffee shops could be giving data over to police
Australia’s attitude to public surveillance is second only to China.
Senator Josh Hawley: “We’d be better off if Facebook disappeared”
The senator argues for a post-social media world.
The Department of Justice will suggest blocking the T-Mobile and Sprint merger
The DOJ will argue that the move doesn’t benefit consumers.
GDPR one year later – the good, the bad, and the confusing
It’s been a year since GDPR launched. Here’s what happened.
The news media hate the comments section as it stops them from being in control of the narrative
The media hate being called out on their false reporting, so they just switch the comments off.
Why we need to protect the online gig economy from those that want to destroy it
Crazy Bernie’s policies could destroy whole industries.
US Supreme Court rules that Apple has to face App Store antitrust suit
The decision could lead to Apple paying millions of dollars in penalties or being forced to allow third-party app stores on iOS.
Google will let publishers that use Google AMP have a featured spot in search results
Some see it as a way for Google to make publishers use AMP or miss out.
Andrew Torba is one of the few people actually doing something about preserving free speech online
It’s easy to talk but not so easy to act.