Internet

Google disbands artificial intelligence ethics board

  by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Thursday confirmed that it has…

Austria proposes taxing internet giants 5 percent of ad revenue

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria on Wednesday proposed taxing internet giants such as Google and Facebook five percent of their…

New Zealand PM urges global action on social media perils

  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday called for a global response to…

Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle internet extremism

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on world leaders to press technology firms to tackle…

Facebook to restrict foreign political adverts ahead of Indonesia poll

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Facebook has banned political advertisements from outside Indonesia ahead of the country's presidential poll, just weeks…

Google fights European copyright overhaul

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Internet giant Google on Monday urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul…

Trump:US firms ‘must step up’ on 5G, mum on Huawei

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday American firms should "step up their efforts" on 5G --…

Nepal social media bill sparks freedom of speech concerns

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media…

Samsung bends over backwards to rev smartphone desire

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Samsung on Wednesday is expected to unveil new flagship…

Russia’s RT fumes after Facebook blocks ‘popular’ page “In The Now”

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Facebook has blocked a popular page run by Russian state TV channel RT, the channel's…

Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or…

Instagram tightens rules on self-injury images

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Instagram late Thursday announced it is clamping down on…

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