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Amazon gets the .amazon domain name, upsetting the South American region with the same name
ICANN decided to give full power over the domain to the web services company.
Tinder has a privacy problem, researchers say
A privacy research group calls Match Group a data “cartel”.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer – “Xbox Live is not a free speech platform”
At this point, all big tech companies are anti-free speech.
Facebook, Twitter, and Google to be grilled on “terror” content by House Homeland Security Committee
Congress thinks tech companies need to be doing more to tackle terrorism.
Apple’s “executive review board” were behind the banning of Infowars and other “controversial” apps
This “executive review board” reportedly holds weekly meetings and acts as an App Store gatekeeper.
Twitter insults were protected by the first amendment in Minnesota case, state Supreme Court rules
The court said the law used to convict a high school student for insulting another teen on Twitter is overly broad and violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
Facebook usage is in a steady decline after privacy scandals
People are turning their back on Facebook.
Facebook “ripped off” Current bank’s logo for its Calibra crypto branding, CEO says
Calibra created their logo in 2016. Facebook’s new crypto project logo looks rather similar.
A blow for adtech – UK commissioner says real-time bidding is mostly illegal
The report states that the real time bidding process used major adtech companies violates both UK and EU law.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai fails to answer question about anti-conservative bias
Instead he passed the question on to VP of public policy, Kent Walker.
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to cyber attackers
The city went against the advice of the FBI and paid the ransom to get access to their files back.
YouTube tests hiding comments on Android
YouTube is continuing to chip away at features that allow fans to interact with creators on the site.