MOSCOW (AFP) – On Friday, Russia’s media regulator ordered that YouTube unlock a German-language channel of Russian official broadcaster RT, calling the action “destructive” censorship. After eliminating the network’s German stations RT DE and Der Fehlende Part earlier this year, YouTube banned a new RT channel on Thursday. RT, formerlyRead More →

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Meta, Facebook’s parent company, blacklisted a number of “cyber mercenary” companies and began warning around 50,000 people who were presumably targeted by the corporations suspected of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists throughout the world. Meta apparently pulled down 1,500 Facebook and Instagram profiles related toRead More →

MADRID, Spain (AFP) – The Spanish government announced steps on Friday to entice so-called digital nomads, or remote IT employees who may work from wherever with an internet connection. A rising number of nations are attempting to entice digital nomads by offering simple visas and tax benefits in the hopesRead More →

OSLO, Norway (AFP) – The world’s first completely electric autonomous freight vessel was launched in Norway, a tiny but hopeful step toward decreasing the marine industry’s carbon impact. By shipping up to 120 containers of fertiliser from a plant in the southeastern town of Porsgrunn to the Brevik port aRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – TikTok’s services were reinstated in Pakistan after the popular video-sharing website assured the country that it will regulate the dissemination of immoral content, according to Dunya News on Friday. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), TikTok has been reinstated following the Platform’s commitments to monitor immoralRead More →