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Signal Introduces Encrypted Chat Backup with Paid Media Storage Option
Daily encrypted backups now give users peace of mind without punching holes in Signal’s no-compromise encryption model.
Nepal Tried To Censor The Internet. The People Set Parliament on Fire.
The government found itself answering to the voices it tried to erase.
US Withdraws from Biden-Era Global “Disinformation” Agreements
The shutdown marks a rare admission that fighting “disinformation” too often meant silencing inconvenient truths.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans
Digital IDs return to the table as Mahmood ties border security to everyday identity checks.
The Supreme Court Fight That Could Decide Who Gets to Stay Online
Tech giants and civil liberties groups are urging the Court to reject a ruling that weaponizes copyright law against everyday internet users.
Australia Orders Tech Giants to Enforce Age Verification Digital ID by December 10
A safety law that reads like a blueprint for a surveillance state.
EU Fines Google €2.95 Billion for Antitrust Violations in Ad-Tech; Trump Threatens Retaliation
Privacy concerns and antitrust fines collide with trade threats in a standoff over tech regulation.
Nepal Blocks Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Other Major Platforms
A country of 30 million just pulled the plug on the internet’s biggest names in under a week.
Federal Tribunal in Yucatán Suspends Biometric Data Collection for Mexico’s National ID System
A digital ID meant to streamline the state is running headfirst into the country’s constitutional past.
MembersMonopoly Confirmed, Monopoly Preserved
Google’s antitrust ruling: the case, the logic, the law, and how none of it really mattered in the end.
Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots
Age checks for chatbots might sound parental, but they flirt with surveillance-state mechanics.
US State Department Blasts Graham Linehan UK Arrest as Break from Democracy
The message to London came through loud and clear.