2023-12-13
This is an epic win. Pun obvious and I am not the first one. Google's Antitrust Loss to Epic Could Preview Its Legal Fate in 2024 https://t.co/...
New York Times
Google's Epic loss, where a jury found Google guilty on all 11 antitrust claims, may portend its legal fate in two, more significant US antitrust cases in 2024
A trio of antitrust cases on the docket threaten to reshape Google's business and sap its profits.
2022-08-01
But it's not a western country, why should anyone care? It's only when Trump gets elected or something happens here that we should pay attention. https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Researchers say Meta is failing to moderate dangerous content on Facebook in Kenya, citing failures in AI as well as linguistic and cultural expertise gaps
NAIROBI — The shooter approaches from behind, raising a pistol to his victim's head. He pulls the trigger and “pop,” a lifeless body slumps forward.
But it's not a western country, why should anyone care? It's only when Trump gets elected or something happens here that we should pay attention. https://twitter.com/...
Gizmodo
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, despite claiming to “ensure a safe and secure” election
2021-06-17
What nonsensical reading of law is this? @Twitter or any intermediary “cannot lose its legal shield”. It's not a trademark registration that they forgot to renew. It's a legal defense they claim in court when held responsible for user generated content. https://m.timesofindia.com/...
Rest of World
Experts say India's courts, not India's government, have power to decide whether Twitter should keep its safe harbor protections in India under new IT rules
India's courts, not the government in New Delhi, have the authority to end ‘safe harbor’ protections for the platform. — • BANGALORE, INDIA
2020-06-13
Irresponsible behavior @zoom_us you don't become global company if you are spreading dystopian values. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Zoom says it deactivated accounts of US-based activists due to China's demands, won't allow such requests to impact users outside mainland China “going forward”
- Company shut down video meetings to remember Tiananmen Square — Zoom's in the middle of a free speech and censorship clash
2020-05-28
“We've seen new activity from “hack-for-hire” firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the WHO. The accounts have largely targeted business leaders in financial services, consulting, and healthcare corporations” https://blog.google/...
ZDNet
Google's Threat Analysis Group says it saw new activity from some Indian “hack-for-hire” firms in Q1 2020, which spoofed WHO Gmail accounts for spearfishing
Google also discloses seven coordinated political influence campaigns that took place on its platforms during Q1 2020.