av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2024 | Mastodon, Nyheter, Threads
Meta kastar ut ryska RT det ryska statliga tv-nätverket och flera andra ryska medier från sina sociala tjänster skriver ägaren till Facebook, Instagram och WhatsApp i ett meddelande.
Ryska statskontrollerade medier har utretts i flera omgångar, nu senast i USA, där underättelserapporter säger att ryska medier iscensatt samordnade påverkansoperationer på förra sociala mediaplattformar för att styra, kontrollera och påverka opinionen i olika frågor. Biden-administrationen anklagade i nyligen Rysslands globala TV-nätverk RT för att genomföra hemliga påverkans-operationer runt om i världen som en förlängd arm av Moskvas spionbyråer, inklusive att samla in pengar för att köpa vapen åt ryska styrkor som för krig mot Ukraina.
Förbudet
Meta, som äger Facebook, Instagram och WhatsApp, meddelade att förbudet skulle träda i kraft under de kommande dagarna – vilket nu ser ut att ha skett.
– Efter noggrant övervägande utökade vi vår pågående tillsyn mot ryska statliga medier: Rossiya Segodnya, RT och andra relaterade enheter är nu förbjudna från våra appar globalt på grund av utländsk störningsaktivitet”, skriver Meta i sitt uttalande.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2024 | Notiser
On 16 September, EDRi and 62 organisations, academics and experts in privacy, encryption, child safety, sex workers’ rights and consumer rights issued a joint statement urging the European Commission to prioritise effective child safety measures while expressing serious concerns about the suitability, proportionality, and negative impact on fundamental rights of current age verification proposals.
Källa: Open letter: The dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online – European Digital Rights (EDRi)
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2024 | Notiser
The original creator of Flappy Bird has distanced himself from a planned revival.
Last week, it was confirmed Flappy Bird would be making a return, 10-years after it was removed from app stores.
The revival is being spear-headed by the newly-created Flappy Bird Foundation who, according to a press release, acquired the trademark from American company Gametech Holdings. The Flappy Bird Foundation has also worked with the team behind Piou Piou vs Cactus, a game which is believed to have inspired Flappy Bird.
Källa: ‘Flappy Bird’ creator says he has no involvement with planned revival
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2024 | Notiser
A video game trafficking ring has been smashed by police in Italy, after fake vintage consoles and games worth almost €50m ($55.5m) were seized.
Among the counterfeit games were popular titles from the 1980s and 90s, including Mario Bros., Street Fighter and Star Wars.
The pirated consoles were imitations of the iconic devices produced by Nintendo, Sega and Atari and did not meet strict safety standards.
New versions of video games and gaming consoles that were released decades ago have recently soared in popularity and command high prices, in a cultural trend known as ”retrogaming”.
Källa: Fake retro video game ring worth €50m smashed in Italy
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 16, 2024 | Notiser
TikTok will start making its case on Monday against a law that will see it banned in the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells the social media app within nine months.
The measure – signed into law by President Biden in April – has been prompted by concerns that US users’ data is vulnerable to exploitation by China’s government.
TikTok and ByteDance have always denied links to the Chinese authorities and have described the law an ”extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights.”
The firm, which claims to have more than 170 million US users, will make its arguments before a three-judge panel at an appeals court in Washington DC.
Källa: TikTok to begin appeal against being sold or banned in US
