“Apple lied” – Epic Games CEO responds to Fortnite App Store ban
The CEO of Epic Games has accused Apple of lying after the tech giant said it will not reinstate the Fortnite maker’s iOS developer account – effectively continuing its App...
Social media and online
Project Amplify: Bad news for Facebook’s good news plan
Recently revealed attempts by web giant Facebook to promote positive news stories about itself have...
ByteDance takes a byte at music streaming industry – report
ByteDance, the parent company behind the social media phenomenon TikTok, made plans to launch a music streaming app in China...
Thousands of independent news accounts disappear from China’s “clean, healthy” internet
China's internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has published new guidelines to further regulate "unhealthy" online content in...
CTO Talk: Q&A with cloud computing company Fastly’s Tyler McMullen
Tyler McMullen is CTO at Fastly, a global edge cloud platform. As part of the founding team at Fastly, he...
Apple v Epic ruling: It’s not game over for app store wars
A California judge on Friday handed down a ruling in the high-profile Epic Games v Apple trial. Apple won nine out of ten counts, but the court ruled against it…
Why the Online Safety Bill fails, and what can make the internet safer
The Online Safety Bill is a proposed Act by the UK Government to protect children online and remove website and social content harmful to both children and adults. If the…
Apple halts user content scan plan following privacy outrage
Apple is delaying the launch of a tool intended to scan iOS devices for images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after privacy advocates raised concerns about the risk of…
Irish data cops told to bump WhatsApp fine up to €225m
The Irish data protection regulator has fined Facebook-owned WhatsApp a record €225m for violating European Union privacy rules – but only after its European counterparts pressured it to increase the…
#AppleToo: Apple’s reputation as a great employer is taking a beating
Apple's reputation as a great employer has taken a beating with hundreds of workers sharing horror stories about working at the company under the hashtag #AppleToo on social media. In…
Delta variant forces Google to delay office return
Google has delayed forcing workers back to the office as the Delta variant continues to wreak havoc around the world. The Mountain View-headquartered tech giant is the latest company to…
