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Canada considers forcing social media companies to remove “hateful” content
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said legislation that would force social media companies to take down hateful content is being considered because what they are doing now is not enough.
Massive hidden video ad fraud scheme drained the battery and sucked data on Android devices
The scheme hid autoplaying video ads behind visible in-app ad banners and resulted in 60 million fraudulent ad calls per month.
New research shows biased Google search results potentially gave Democrats millions of additional votes in the 2018 U.S. midterms
The study found that Google was significantly more likely than Bing or Yahoo to show pro-Democrat stories and links at the top of the results page and that these biased search results could have handed up to 4.6 million votes to the Democrats.
Facebook says more AI based censorship will be coming to the platform in the future
Facebook suggested it will start using applied experimental audio-based technology and proactive detection technology to take down content.
New study finds top rated Android health apps are sharing data with Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Amazon and Google received the highest volume of data from these health apps followed by Microsoft.
UK police tell man to be “mindful” about his online comments
Two police officers turned up at the man’s house, admitted that he hadn’t broke any laws, and then proceeded to ask him to be “mindful” of what he posts online.
Fake YouTube copyright claims used to censor Tim Pool, Lauren Chen, and others
Live Nation Video network filed false copyright claims against Pool, Chen, Ready To Glare, and Omegon which suppressed their criticism of Desmond the drag kid.
Firefox’s new update makes the internet less annoying
No more abrupt auto-playing videos, popups, and page jumps
Google will let Android users in Europe choose their browser after being fined $1.7 billion on antitrust grounds
Last year, the EC hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro fine, also on antitrust grounds – and that came hot on the heels of a 2.4 billion euro penalty announced the previous year.
A Google Photos bug exposed user locations on the web
Imperva security researcher Ron Masas’ proof-of-concept showed that the photos’ metadata could be discovered by taking advantage of the flaw.
Julian Assange’s mother is being censored on Twitter
Christine had been posting several direct replies to US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Hillary Clinton.
UK: Caroline Farrow, British Catholic Journalist has shockingly been reported to police for so-called “misgendering” on Twitter
The UK is getting more oppressive by the day.