SEOUL—In an upscale Seoul neighborhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a prominent lawyer—a close friend of South Korea’s president. Prosecutors have charged the driver with involuntary manslaughter. He blames Tesla. Choi Woan-jong, who had eked out a living by driving drunk people…
Tesla Safety at Center of South Korean Trial Over Fiery, Fatal Crash
Children’s Privacy on Facebook Tightens
November 21, 2022
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Australian children who join Facebook will automatically have tighter privacy settings under a global shift by the social media giant to protect young people. The change will kick in on Tuesday for Australian children under the age of 16, and teenagers already on the app will be prompted to limit what other people see on…
Technology Campaigner Sues Meta in London High Court Over Facebook Ads
November 21, 2022
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A technology campaigner is suing Facebook’s parent company Meta in the High Court in London over the social media giant’s refusal to let users opt out of user profiling data it uses to sell adverts. Tanya O’Carroll, 35, says she believes her legal challenge could lead to a landmark change to the rights of social…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Restores Account of Investigative Reporting Group Project Veritas
November 21, 2022
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The Twitter account of the non-profit investigative journalism watchdog Project Veritas is the latest account to be resinstated after the social media platform was taken over by Elon Musk. “Thank you @ElonMusk for reinstating the Project Veritas Twitter account and for standing up for real investigative journalism,” the watchdog wrote in a post on the platform…
Hackers Gain Control of LED Billboard for Minutes to Post Racy Images
Hackers gained control of a commercial LED billboard in Brisbane, Australia for a few minutes and displayed pornographic images on it. The situation highlighted how inter-connected infrastructure can be and came amid a spate of major cyberattacks against Australian businesses that have put the personal data of millions of individuals at risk. The attack occurred…
YouTube Ads Are Funding Beijing’s Overseas Push to Change Hearts and Minds: Report
November 20, 2022
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Beijing is circumventing its own firewall to leverage YouTube, and profiting off its advertising service, in the battle to win hearts and minds in the West, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The report, named “China is using ethnic-minority influencers to spread its Xinjiang narrative on social media” and funded by…
CBS News Resumes Posting on Twitter Amid ‘Uncertainty’ Over Elon Musk
CBS News is back on Twitter after saying it halted activity on the platform due to “security concerns” due to the “uncertainty about Twitter” after Elon Musk’s takeover. “After pausing for much of the weekend to assess the security concerns, CBS News and Stations is resuming its activity on Twitter as we continue to monitor…
Twitter Reactivates Trump’s Account Following Poll of 15 Million Users
Twitter’s owner Elon Musk announced Saturday night that former President Donald Trump will be reinstated on the social media platform as per the results of a Twitter-wide poll of public preference on the matter. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk said in a post linking to the polling…
Elon Musk Runs Poll Asking Whether Trump Should Be Reinstated
November 19, 2022
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Elon Musk is running a poll asking Twitter users whether former President Donald Trump should be reinstated on the platform, and has generated 7,683,554 votes as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Nov. 19, with 15 hours left to vote. At the moment, the “Yes” votes are in the majority with 53 percent. Those who don’t…
Google Struck $360-Million Activision Deal to Block Rival App Store, Lawsuit Says
OAKLAND, Calif.—Alphabet Inc’s Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay Activision Blizzard Inc. about $360 million over three years, according to a court filing on Thursday. Google also agreed in 2020 to pay Tencent Holdings Ltd’s Riot…
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