A facial recognition algorithm was applied to images of over 1 million individuals to predict their political orientation. It did so by comparing the similarity to faces of either liberal…
On January 6th 2021, Facebook and Twitter disabled US president Donald Trump’s accounts. Citing risk for further incitement of violence, Twitter permanently suspended the president’s account, while Facebook has disabled…
The United States Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of maintaining unlawful search and search advertising monopolies. Beginning a potentially multi-year process, the suit…
Fifty attorney generals, representing 48 US states and also Puerto Rico and Washington DC, announced they will join Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas in an antitrust investigation of Google and Facebook. “We have…
On 3rd June, the US House Judiciary Committee announced they would be probing a range of tech companies for antitrust violations. The statement declared they would be enacting “a top-to-bottom review…
WhatsApp introduces “Checkpoint Tipline “, a number for citizens to check on the autheticity of circulating information and submit misinformation. As elections open in the world’s largest democracy, a new partnership aims…
The EU has laid out a list of principles for creating “trustyworthy AI”. The point where many of the guidelines would begin to apply is still technically a way off, but they are looking to get ahead…
New updates to intellectual property rights have been approved for the EU. The reforms will be beneficial to artists and publishers in gaining a greater share of returns from their…
The Indian government has proposed increased capabilities for monitoring and controlling their citizens’ internet usage. Under the new rules they would have the ability to restrict certain content across tech giants…
In the Northern province of Heibei, China, there is a new app which alerts users when someone in debt comes within 500 metres. One translation of the app’s name to…
The dating app Tinder, which entered the Indian market in 2016, has added 23 new gender identities for Indian users to add to their profiles. To select the 23 gender…
Ugandans have been protesting what has been dubbed a “social media tax” introduced by their government. Since the start of July, access to social media networks and dating sites has…
