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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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Meta prohibits Russian state media organizations from running ads or monetizing on its platform anywhere in the world — Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) is barring Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on its platform anywhere in the world, the parent company of social media giant Facebook said on Friday.| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Twitter temporarily pauses ads and its recommendations feature in Ukraine and Russia to minimize “risks associated with the conflict” and reduce misinformation — Twitter has temporarily paused ads in Ukraine and Russia, one of several steps the company is taking … | Alex Heath / The Verge: |
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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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.| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Source: the FCC, DOJ, and DHS have launched a review of media, telecom, and infrastructure companies, including submarine cable operators, 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 …
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In a letter, Ukraine's vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov urges Tim Cook to halt Apple's product sales in Russia and shut down its App Store in the country — Mykhailo Fedorov, who serves as Ukraine's vice prime minister and oversees digital operations, urged Apple Inc. to halt product sales …
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Facebook: CERT-UA. Tweets: @patreonsupport, @editingemily, @dfisman, @patreon, @carnage4life, @jordannovet, @dataracer117, @cnbc, @lopp, @0xabad1dea, and @carnage4life
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Nvidia confirms an “incident” caused internal outages; source: the event appears to be a minor ransomware attack unrelated to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — A cyber breach suffered by Nvidia Corp. in recent days appears to have been a ransomware attack that's not connected …
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| 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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The US DOJ indicts BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani for allegedly obtaining ~$2.4B from investors in a Ponzi scheme by touting purported proprietary tech — The U.S. Department of Justice today revealed its indictment against Satish Kumbhani, the founder of defunct cryptocurrency platform BitConnect.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
In a report, Chinese cybersecurity company Pangu Lab says the NSA is behind the Equation Group and Bvp47, a hacking tool in use for the past 10 years — A Chinese security firm released a detailed report about what it says is malware created by Equation Group, a hacking group widely believed to be the NSA.
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Zendesk terminates its $4.1B plan to acquire Momentive, which owns SurveyMonkey, after Zendesk stockholders voted to reject the deal — Zendesk announced today that it was walking away from the proposed $4.1 billion deal to buy Momentive, the owners of SurveyMonkey after stockholders rejected the deal.
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