Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order Apple and Google have five days to remove the X app from their stores, while Brazilians face steep fines for subverting the block. danny gallagher Sat, Aug 31, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered … Continue reading Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order
Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute The country’s president claimed Musk was inciting hatred following disputed election results. kris holt Fri, Aug 9, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform’s owner … Continue reading Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute
Discord (still) has a child safety issue Steve Dent @stevetdent A new report has revealed alarming statistics about Discord’s issues with child safety. Over the past six years, NBC News identified 35 cases of adults being prosecuted on charges of “kidnapping, grooming or sexual assault” that allegedly involved Discord communication. At least 15 … Continue reading Discord bans teen dating servers and the sharing of AI-generated CSAM
New Zealand is the latest country to ban TikTok from government devices Kris Holt @krisholt New Zealand has joined the growing list of countries and jurisdictions that have banned TikTok from certain government devices. Unlike elsewhere, the restriction doesn’t apply to all government employees. It’s limited to devices that have access to New Zealand’s … Continue reading France bans TikTok (and Candy Crush) from government phones
Bing Bans Cryptocurrency Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 16, 2018 Microsoft is banning ads promoting the sale of cryptocurrency on Bing. The company updated its financial product and services policy despite its openness and willingness to allow people to make purchases in its store using the currency. The policy will take effect in … Continue reading Bing Bans Cryptocurrency Ads
Google Bans Crypto Mining Apps In Chrome Web Store by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 2, 2018 Google, as of Monday, will no longer accept extensions that mine cryptocurrency in the Chrome Web store, and by late June will remove all extensions that contain mining functions. Extensions with blockchain-related purposes other than mining will continue to … Continue reading Google Bans Crypto Mining Apps In Chrome Web Store
Laura DonovanSeptember 1, 2015 What’s in Your Website? Google’s announcement that beginning September 1, 2015 it will block Flash ads is just the latest blow to this now obsolete technology. For several years, Adobe’s Flash movies, animation and navigation bars were prized for websites and online ads alike. It was a way to get attention … Continue reading Google Bans Flash – Another Blow to Online Advertising (DD)
Tom BuchheimAugust 16, 2015 Coaches and college administrators who impose social media bans are failing their student-athletes. Social media is a learning lab for anyone willing to dedicate time, attention and passion to it. Name the interest, and you can find and learn from people, content and events shared across today’s platforms. So why do … Continue reading Coaches Who Impose Social Media Bans Miss The Mark
