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Russia's telecom and internet regulator announces a “partial restriction” of access to Facebook over Meta blocking some Russian media outlets — The country's telecommunications and internet regulator announced the restriction on Friday, accusing Facebook of censoring Russia.
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Nick Clegg says Meta refused a Russian order to stop the independent fact-checking and labeling of content from four state-owned media organizations on Facebook — The Russian government says Facebook blocked four local media accounts — The Russian government has partially blocked access …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Patreon suspends donations to Come Back Alive, a nonprofit started in 2014 to equip Ukrainian soldiers, for violating policies on funding military activity — - Come Back Alive started in 2014 as a nonprofit to provide equipment for the Ukrainian army, and its Patreon page received hundreds …
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| Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: |
Researchers say they realized Russia had invaded Ukraine hours before the news broke thanks to Google Maps traffic info and a SAR satellite image of troops — It was 3:15 a.m. in Belgorod, Russia — much too early for a traffic jam, thought Jeffrey Lewis, who was watching the traffic pileup on Google Maps.
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| Taylor Lorenz / Input: |
Some Instagram meme pages are turning into “war pages” that repost unverified footage without context, often claiming to be run by journalists in Ukraine — Just hours after the first explosions rocked Ukraine Wednesday night, massive Instagram meme pages began promoting … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
Nvidia confirms a cyber “incident” after report says it is investigating a potential cyberattack that caused outages in its systems over the past two days — Chipmaker Nvidia confirmed an “incident” involving its computer systems, amid a report that it has been hit with a cyberattack over the past days.
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The US restricts global tech exports to Russia, limiting access to a broad set of US-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with US technology — The Biden administration announced sweeping export restrictions against Russia on Thursday, hammering its access to global exports …
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| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Source: FCC, DOJ, and DHS have launched a review of social media entities and telecom sector companies, including wireless providers, with ties to Russia — (CNN Business)The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for companies it oversees that may have ownership ties to Russia … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Review of the $400 Steam Deck: customizable controls, powerful, and doubles as a Linux PC, but unfinished and buggy software, poor battery life, and a noisy fan — Early access memories — Both of these things are true: — First, I'm having more fun with the Steam Deck than any gadget I've tested in years.
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The UK's Online Safety Bill would mandate online platforms to give users tools to verify IDs, block anonymous users, and filter “legal but harmful” content — - The proposals mean online platforms would need to give users a way to verify their identity, and allow them to block any unverified accounts.
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| Aman Chaudhary / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartphone market revenue crossed $448B in 2021, up 7% YoY, and the top five brands accounted for 85%+ of the total; iPhone revenue grew 35% YoY to $196B — - Apple led the global smartphone market revenues in 2021 with annual revenue of $196 billion.| Reuters: |
Sources: Ukraine is asking for volunteers from its hacker community to protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops — The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure …
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| Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information: |
Sources: Meta broke up a 300+ group working on operating systems for its VR headsets and upcoming AR glasses, including a team working on an OS codenamed XROS — Meta Platforms has broken up a group of more than 300 employees working on operating systems for its virtual and augmented reality devices … Sponsor Posts
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