[ad_1] The Iranian accounts were divided into three categories depending on their activities. More than 1,600 accounts were tweeting global news content that supported the Iranian state. A total of 248 accounts were engaged specifically in discussion about Israel. Finally, a total of 2,865 accounts were banned due to taking on a false persona which […]
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China flooded Telegram to stem dissent in Hong Kong, hints founder
[ad_1] On Twitter, Durov said China had launched a large distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) against its network. This comes during a time of civil unrest in Hong Kong, where this week ten of thousands of demonstrators have been protesting against legislation that would allow extraditions to China. Many of the protestors use Telegram […]
Huawei trademarks its own mobile OS following US ban
[ad_1] Meanwhile, Huawei has made its feelings about its ban clear in an ex parte memo to the Federal Communications Commission. The letter, published this week, condemns the decision to ban the company on the grounds of national security threats, noting that doing so will “do little or nothing to protect the security of America’s […]
UK proposal would eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
[ad_1] The proposal doesn’t include specifics on achieving that goal, but the Committee on Climate Change recently made recommendations that include staples like clean power and electric vehicles as well as CO2 capture, more efficient buildings and planting more trees. While this is significant and could spur other countries to follow suit, there are a […]
Tariffs are forcing Big Tech to move production out of China
[ad_1] Last month, the US increased import tariffs on certain Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. If the tariff hike goes through, items like motherboards, smartphones, video game consoles and computers could be subject to the 25 percent tax. At that rate, Nintendo might be forced to sell its consoles at a loss […]
Ten states sue to block T-Mobile merger with Sprint
[ad_1] The states said they gave “significant consideration” to the companies’ talk of expanded rural coverage, but noted that T-Mobile hadn’t provided evidence of cell site expansion in these areas that wouldn’t already be served by at least one of the two networks. They also rejected the carriers’ argument that a union was necessary to […]
InfoWars can’t use Pepe the Frog after lawsuit settlement
[ad_1] In order to settle the suit, InfoWars has agreed to pay $15,000, $14,000 of which is profit from sales of the poster, plus an additional $1,000. Furie’s lawyers have said that the additional thousand will be donated to a conservation charity for frogs. InfoWars, too, is claiming this as a victory, with the supplements […]
Ecuadorian President blocks extradition of alleged Facebook fraudster
[ad_1] Paul Ceglia, a wood pellet salesman from Wellsville, is accused of creating a fake contract in 2010 saying Zuckerberg had agreed to give him half of Facebook while he was a student at Harvard. Ceglia was subsequently charged with mail and wire fraud in 2012. However, months before the start of his trial in […]
Major voting machine maker backs away from paperless models
[ad_1] He also wanted laws dictating a “more robust” testing scheme run by vetted researchers, and to expand on existing advantages like a highly varied (and thus harder to compromise) infrastructure. While voting machines go undergo testing, they’re not necessarily secure enough to resist attacks “at any point in the process,” Burt said. There isn’t […]
G20 countries agree to close tax loopholes for tech companies
[ad_1] A final report on the plans would be available by 2020, according to the draft. The challenge, as you might imagine, would be obtaining a consensus from a large group includes countries like China, India and South Africa in addition to G8 mainstays like the US, UK and Russia. The US in particular has […]