A number of NGOs in Europe are pushing for the population to use China-style software to report instances of racism, hate speech and “digital violence” to them. Read More.
No, Memorial Day isn't about a long weekend road trip, backyard barbecue or sales. The real meaning of the national holiday is much more somber. Read More.
Rumours, falsehoods, division, and hate speech should be suppressed by social media algorithms, according to a “freedom of the press” panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Read More.
Tech monoliths Google and Facebook are closer to being held accountable with bipartisan legislation in Congress that aims to reign in their ad monopoly. Read More.
The head of Europe’s central bank has claimed that crypto assets are “worth nothing”, but that a future centrally controlled digital Euro would be valuable. Read More.
A U.S. facial recognition company is being fined almost $9.4 million by a U.K. privacy regulator for illegally gathering photos from the internet to create a global database for law enforcement officials. Read More.