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Gab reports Apple to the US Department of Justice as the Dissenter iOS app is rejected from the App Store – even though Apple admits it doesn’t violate any terms
Apple said that the Dissenter iOS browser was rejected based on “defamatory and mean-spirited content” found in Gab’s other products outside of the App Store.
Wire teams up with EY to provide end-to-end encrypted messaging for businesses
This new partnership could be a Slack competitor to companies that value privacy.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki explains why YouTube didn’t bend to Vox’s demands and ban Steven Crowder from YouTube
The CEO explained if they took down Steven Crowder, they’d have to take down a whole lot more channels.
In the face of censorship complaints, Google’s CEO weighs in on YouTube moderation, calls it “a hard societal problem”
YouTube is currently facing harsh criticism for its censorship and demonetization of its creators.
A New York Times article about privacy regulations contained more than 15 privacy-invading trackers
Some suggested that the NYT should disclose the conflict of interest.
Microsoft’s face recognition technology is getting more invasive, and the burden of consent is left on users
It begs the question, “How can Microsoft expect users to get consent from all users of the photos in their cloud storage?”
Telegram refuses to provide governments details on its users – even on terrorists
Many have commended Telegram to its commitments to privacy – but some have suggested it should make exceptions for terrorist incidents.
Indian government draws up a bill to ban cryptocurrencies
It’s not the first time India has proposed the idea, but it’s closer than ever to becoming a reality.
G20 finance ministers set their sights on big tech’s tax avoidance
The IMF suggests that tax laws are outdated and don’t take into consideration the rise of big tech companies.
Firefox may introduce a paid version in order to reduce its reliance on Google revenue
Mozilla makes most of its money from Google and it wants to change that.
A copyright complaint from Amazon caused this website to lose its domain
EuroDNS suspended the domain.
Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi vow to continue to allow ad blockers, even after Google Chrome stops
Many were wondering what would happen to other chromium browsers after the Chrome changes. Here’s the answer.