The girl died in a Palermo hospital after being discovered Wednesday by her five-year-old sister in her family bathroom with her cellphone, which was seized by police. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said Friday it had not managed to identify any content on its site that could have encouraged the girl to…
The Merry Widow” will open on Tuesday to masked audiences up to 75 percent capacity, in a sign of hope for a performing arts industry crippled by the pandemic, artistic director Lyndon Terracini told AFP. “Walking back into the theatre was a very emotional time for everyone involved,” he said. “I think throughout this year,…
The social media platform already targets posts containing false information on how the virus spreads and the efficacy of public health measures such as mask-wearing. “We will prioritize the removal of the most harmful misleading information, and… begin to label tweets that contain potentially misleading information about the vaccines,” Twitter said in a statement. “We…
Twitter bought Periscope in 2015 before it launched and as the popularity of now defunct Meerkat signaled keen interest in people broadcasting video from smartphones. “We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Periscope as a separate mobile app,” the team said in a blog post. “Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen declining…
It also ordered the network operators to ask all their subscribers to provide valid NIN to update their records and suspend SIM registration. These formed parts of the resolutions adopted for immediate implementation by all network operators at an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the communications industry held in Abuja. The spokesman for the…
Dubbed the GAFAM — Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — they are accused of not paying enough taxes, unfair competition, stealing media content and spreading fake news. As the European Union prepares to present measures to rein them in on December 15, here is a global overview of the attempts to regulate the companies….
The regulator said the fines were “for having placed advertising cookies on the computers of users … without obtaining prior consent and without providing adequate information.” A cookie is a small piece of data stored on a user’s computer browser that allows websites to identify users and remember their previous activity. The CNIL said when…
The ban, announced by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) on October 20, “lacks legal basis, violates fundamental human rights, violates fundamental EU legal principles … and is incorrect in substance,” Huawei wrote in its appeal to PTS and the Stockholm administrative court. If carried out, it would cause “exceptionally comprehensive and irreparable damage”…
Helplines and charging ports, among others, have been set up by the protesters to aid their work. We have a helpline now as well! 01 700 1755 1. Press one for medical 2. Press two for legal 3. Press three for food and supplies 4. Press for 4, 5 or 6 for mental health emergencies#EndSARS…
In a tweet on Wednesday, Jack urged all concerned to make donations via Bitcoin in support of the cause which has seen many Nigerians take to the street in protest. Donate via #Bitcoin to help #EndSARS 🇳🇬 https://t.co/kf305SFXze — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020 The Twitter CEOs call is one of several made by various…
