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TikTok is Fined 345 Million for Lax Protection of Children
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros because the video app has done too little to protect children's privacy. The Irish privacy watchdog imposed this fine, among other things, because videos of children on the platform were automatically…
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Strict EU Rules for Six Inevitable Big Tech Companies
Alphabet (Google), Apple, Amazon, Facebook owner Meta, Microsoft and TikTok parent ByteDance are subject to strict European Union rules.
Six big tech companies are so big and powerful that they serve as gatekeepers for services…
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X/Twitter Will Store Biometric Data
Social media platform X intends to store the biometric data of users who consent to it. This is stated in the updated privacy conditions of the messaging service formerly known as Twitter. It is not immediately clear what exactly X means by…
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YouTube is Looking for a Way to Compensate Artists for AI Music
Streaming platform YouTube is looking for a way to fairly compensate music artists when parts of their music are used for AI-generated tunes.
With AI-generated music making a breakthrough, both the music industry and streaming…
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Amazon Removed From SBTi List Due to Insufficient Concrete CO2 Reduction Targets
Tech group Amazon has lost support from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This assesses and monitors companies' CO2 reduction targets and is supported by the United Nations. Amazon has not set enough concrete targets for reducing…
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X, Formerly Known as Twitter, Plans to Add Video Calling as a Feature
X, the messaging app formerly known as Twitter, plans to add video calling as a feature in the future, says new CEO Linda Yaccarino. It's the first step in owner Elon Musk's well-known strategy to transform X into an app for everything.…
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Google Increases Options to Delete Explicit Private Photos
Google users now have more control over the findability of their personal information on the search engine. For example, when it comes to explicit private photos that circulate online but have already been removed.
People can now…
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Elon Musk: Monthly Active Users X to Over 541 Million
The number of monthly active users of the online messaging service X, until recently Twitter, has risen to more than 541 million, according to CEO Elon Musk. That, he says, is a “new high”.
Musk reported the figure in a chart on X.…
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