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UK’s Online Safety Bill Suggests Locking Up Tech Execs For Their Platform’s Crimes
After spending close to half a year combing through the UK government’s proposed Online Safety Bill, Ofcom — the UK parliamentary wing responsible for overseeing broadcasting and telco businesses throughout the region — finally dropped its suggestions to tighten the drafted legislation. The 194-page report is chock-full of ideas for the flavours of “online harm”…
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Twitter Will Now Warn You Before You Like a Tweet Containing Misleading Information
Expanding upon an existing feature that warns users who attempt to retweet content that has already been flagged as “misleading information,” Twitter will now issue the same warning when users attempt to like content that has been similarly designated.
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YouTube Has Plans For Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Shows — But Don’t Expect Bandersnatch
Well, folks, it appears the inevitable choose-your-own-adventure-style YouTube programming may soon be coming to a channel near you.
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Netflix Doesn’t Think VPN Piracy Is A Big Problem
Netflix recently made a lot of people sad by announcing a block on using VPNs and proxies to access its services, shutting down a popular, semi-shady way to watch TV online. But according to CEO Reed Hastings, it’s no big deal because no one was doing that anyway.