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Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation21:25 As government begins restoring connection, population voices dismay over food price increases and shortages The partial lifting of internet restrictions in Iran has revealed a rising tide of anger about food price inflation as ordinary Iranians decry annual price increases of 308% for vegetable oil, 190% for chicken, and 170% for rice. Iranian authorities on Tuesday began restoring the connection… What We Ask Google by Simon Rogers review – the secrets of our search history10:44 The company’s data editor trawls through billions of queries to deliver a portrait of the world’s preoccupations As anyone who has procreated this century knows, childrearing involves daily rounds of online searching. The most common parenting-related queries feature in What We Ask Google, a valiant attempt by the search giant’s data editor Simon Rogers to create a “surprisingly hopeful picture o… Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds8:10 Barnardo’s says survey shows online abuse and harassment becoming ‘part of background noise of growing up’ Nearly one in five girls in the UK receive persistent, unwanted images online, according to a poll by the charity Barnardo’s, which warned that online misogyny was becoming an everyday part of childhood. Its survey of 4,000 young people found that a quarter of girls had been called degrading… No sign of end to Iranian internet blackout despite regime claims26.května Internet monitors unsure if political or technical issues behind delay after access was cut off during protests in January Middle East crisis – live updates An Iranian government announcement on Tuesday that an 88-day internet blackout was being brought to an end did not have any immediate noticeable impact, according to internet monitors. It was not clear if technical or political issues were de… What is Hasan Piker’s dude bro project really about? – Stateside with Kai and Carter22.května Soon after Twitch streamer Hasan Piker started campaigning with Democratic candidates this spring, an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal was published with the headline: Democrats are too cozy with Hasan Piker. That triggered a fever pitch of more op-eds and interviews asking Piker to respond to past statements he’s made on Israel's war in Gaza, 9/11 and more. But the controversy surroundin… Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment22.května Sue Jacquot was taking part in fundraiser when police swarmed her home after someone falsely reported a crime An Arizona grandmother has said someone subjected her to a so-called police swatting call while she was taking part in a Minecraft fundraiser to raise financial support for her grandson’s cancer treatment medical bills. The bizarre turn of events is the latest high-profile instance in the… Instagram, X and others blocking Saudi dissidents’ accounts22.května US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘instruments of repression’ Major US social media companies including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities. Those affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, a US-based activist and … Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told21.května Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse Act The Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse, such as location tracking or hidden stalkerware, a Lords select committee has heard. Tech abuse has become “increasingly prevalent” and “very commonplace now within a do… Elon Musk’s X fined $650,000 after failing to comply with Australian child safety notice21.května Australian eSafety legal notice issued to US-based company for failing to provide information on how it was tackling online child abuse material Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Elon Musk’s social media network X has been fined $650,000 after admitting it failed to provide information about how it was tackling onli… Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox20.května Groups claim game platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs Online child safety campaigners including Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling writer on the mental health impacts of social media, have called on the Trump administration to investigate Roblox, the booming gaming and chat platform used by 150 million people daily, including a large number of under-13s … Google announces glasses are back and search is getting an AI makeover20.května At annual I/O conference, company debuts a product for everyday consumers to create autonomous AI agents Google announced Tuesday that it would expand its search bar, the centerpiece of the most-visited website in the world, with a heavy dose of artificial intelligence. The tech giant is also trying its hand at hi-tech glasses again, more than a decade after wearers of its first eyewear were dubb… How realistic is threat of Iran charging to use internet cables under strait of Hormuz?18.května Plan floated in Iranian media to extract revenues from US tech firms would rely on intimidation and is legally dubious Could undersea cables – the sinews of the global internet – become the next frontier in the US-Israel war against Iran ? Last week, two Iranian state-linked media channels, Tasnim and Fars, suggested Iran could leverage its power over the strait of Hormuz, the 25-mile (40km) stre… X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement15.května Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate content Elon Musk’s X platform has promised to block UK access to accounts linked to banned terrorist groups under an agreement with the communications regulator to crack down on terrorist and hate content. X will also review suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within 48 hours and seek exper… Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths14.května Link to US-based site, whose operators were fined £950,000 by Ofcom, appears in Google’s search results and can be accessed in UK Google has denied breaching the Online Safety Act by promoting a “nihilistic” suicide forum associated with 164 deaths in the UK where it is supposed to be banned. The UK’s internet regulator fined the forum’s US-based operator £950,000 because the site, which “presents a material risk of significant harm”, can still be accessed in the UK despite British laws crimina… US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,00013.května Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports as it levies fine under Online Safety Act A nihilistic internet suicide forum implicated in over 160 UK deaths has been fined £950,000 by the online regulator in its latest attempt to shut it down. Ofcom said the US-based website remains accessible in the UK despite over a year of warnings. Online safety campaigners hav… |
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