Australia’s new online safety measures came into force on Sunday, which could mean social media platforms are now able to be forced to take down offending posts and, in some cases, unmask the identity of anonymous posters. The wide-ranging Online Safety Act, which passed in 2021, grants new powers to eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant….
Australia Commences New Online Safety Laws to Protect Aussies From ‘Vicious’ Online Abuse
January 24, 2022
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A Beauty That Grows With Time: ‘Time Orders Old Age to Destroy Beauty’
January 23, 2022
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Social media is such a new phenomenon. Everything has its pros and cons, but we still don’t know what the consequences of its excessive use will be. To me, it seems like social media can inflate our sense of vanity. We may update our following with our successes and post altered photos for likes, or…
Google Launches Fresh Appeal to Overturn $2.8 Billion Fine at Top EU Court
January 22, 2022
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Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion (2.47 billion euros) antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company’s second bid to overturn the penalty. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine…
Twitter Debuts Hexagon-Shaped NFT Profile Pictures
PALO ALTO—Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced the launch of a tool through which users can showcase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as their profile pictures, tapping into a digital collectibles craze that has exploded over the past year. The feature, available on iOS to users of the company’s Twitter Blue subscription service, connects their Twitter accounts to…
Alfi Inks AI Tech Deal for Improved Passenger Experience at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
ALFI Inc. announced an agreement Thursday with Slice Wireless Solutions Inc. to begin installations of targeted artificial intelligence digital advertising technology in multiple kiosks located within the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Slice Wireless Solutions (d/b/a SmartCity Wireless Solutions of BWI Inc.) is a wireless solution provider. What Happened The agreement includes the installation of six digital kiosks to…
Twitter Loses Online Hate Speech Court Battle in France
January 21, 2022
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PARIS—Twitter must disclose details on what it does to tackle hate speech online in France, the Paris appeals court ruled on Thursday, handing a win to advocacy groups that say the social network does not do enough. The decision provides ammunition to campaigners elsewhere in Europe who want tougher controls to prevent the spread of…
Tech Giants to Respond to Australian Government’s Proposed Online Safety Laws
Tech Companies will have the opportunity to comment on the Australian Government’s proposed laws that would hold them accountable for online trolling on their platforms. On Thursday, a committee set up to investigate how to make social media platforms safer for Australians will listen to the views of representatives from Google, Tiktok, and Meta, who…
Big Tech Should Be Responsible for Tackling Online Abuse, Advocate Says
January 18, 2022
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An advocate says that big tech should take the responsibility to curb abusive content on social media as they “make a heap of money” out of their sites. It came after the federal government proposed the anti-trolling law, which will force social media platforms to take down offending posts and provide the identity of anonymous…
Twitter Expands Feature to Flag ‘Misinformation’
January 17, 2022
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Twitter said on Monday that it will be expanding a test feature allowing users to report posts for misinformation, which will now be available for users in Brazil, Spain, and the Philippines. “Today we’re expanding this test feature to folks tweeting from Brazil, Spain, or the Philippines,” the company announced in a post. “Till now…
Investors Bet Big on Virtual Real Estate
For risk-prone investors, a new asset has been generating hype and fetching incredible prices: virtual real estate, sold in the form of plots of land and houses in the metaverse. Much ink has been spilled over the current real estate bull market, but less attention has been devoted to the parallel land rush happening simultaneously…
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