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BBC Recommends New Ways to Force People to Pay for the Content Few People Want
People are beginning to see that the BBC isn’t worth it.
Twitter User Makes False Privacy Strike Against Optimus YouTube Video for Including His Tweet in the Video
The user said that showing a screenshot of his tweet was “harassment.”
UK Government Actively Working With Social Media to Remove Coronavirus “Fake News and Harmful Content”
Big tech’s crackdown on coronavirus content has led to the censorship of many who question the measures that are being put in place.
Zoom Soars, Despite Privacy Concerns and Direct Ties to China
Zoom is increasingly popular as more people work from home.
Google Considers Sharing Location of User Movements With Governments to Provide Social Distancing Data
Google says it will anonymize the data first.
Xbox Live Is Down, With Users Unable to Sign In
Users aren’t happy it’s gone down during their time of social distancing.
Equity’s Race Equality Committee Resigns After Twitter Attack on Laurence Fox
The now-disgraced group had called on actors to “denounce” Fox.
UK Delinquents Use Instagram to Taunt Police
The criminals are confident the police won’t do anything.
UK Report Suggests Not Enough Is Done to Prevent Child Exploitation Online, Suggests Upload Filters
A number of solutions have been proposed.
UK to End VAT for Digital Subscriptions
The changes will make it easier for creators to start their own subscriptions and membership programs.
UK PM Boris Johnsons Summons Tech Giants to Downing Street to Tackle Coronavirus “Fake News”
Representatives will be called to discuss what to do to restrict unofficial information.
UK PM Boris Johnson Tweet Edited to Suggest Opposite Sentiment About Coronavirus Gains 2.6 Million Views
The incident is made prominent by the recent “Manipulated Media” tag that was added to a Joe Biden gaffe video.