France and the UK Want to Fine Social Media Companies over Terrorist Content

France and the UK Want to Fine Social Media Companies over Terrorist Content

European countries want social media to be free from terrorists, are threatening with fines to achieve this

Facebook Activates Safety Check After Manchester Explosion

Facebook Activates Safety Check After Manchester Explosion

Following the terror attack in Manchester Arena, people are asked to mark themselves as safe on the social network

Europol Terrorism Files Exposed Online After Employee Takes Them Home

Europol Terrorism Files Exposed Online After Employee Takes Them Home

Hundreds of names and phone numbers at risk

Germany Announces Plans to Create Cyber Security Unit

Germany Announces Plans to Create Cyber Security Unit

New cyber security division will be called Zentrale Stelle für Informationstechnik im Sicherheitsbereich (ZITiS)

Google, Facebook Use Anti-Piracy System to Detect and Remove Extremist Videos

Google, Facebook Use Anti-Piracy System to Detect and Remove Extremist Videos

Finally, an MPAA & RIAA idea that's good for something

Microsoft Wants Terrorists to Stop Using Its Services

Microsoft Wants Terrorists to Stop Using Its Services

Terrorist content will be removed from its servers

Twitter Sued by Widow for Giving ISIS a Platform

Twitter Sued by Widow for Giving ISIS a Platform

Grieving Florida widow goes after Twitter for giving ISIS fighters an untethered worldwide recruitment platform

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 15th, 2016
New York Bill Might Force Apple, BlackBerry, Others to Put Backdoors in Their Smartphones

New York Bill Might Force Apple, BlackBerry, Others to Put Backdoors in Their Smartphones

Phone makers might have to install backdoors or be fined

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 28th, 2015
China Passes New Anti-Terrorism Law, Does Not Force Companies to Install Backdoors

China Passes New Anti-Terrorism Law, Does Not Force Companies to Install Backdoors

Companies will have to cooperate with the Chinese government to decrypt encrypted data at its request

Jewish NGO Asks WordPress.Com to Remove ISIS Content from Its Platform

Jewish NGO Asks WordPress.Com to Remove ISIS Content from Its Platform

Automattic is slow to take down ISIS-themed blog

US Senate Wants to Force Websites to Search for and Report Terrorists by Themselves

US Senate Wants to Force Websites to Search for and Report Terrorists by Themselves

Twitter, Facebook, Google, and the rest, will have to search and report on terrorist activity on their sites

CNN Hilariously “Spots” ISIS Flag at London Gay Parade - Video

CNN Hilariously “Spots” ISIS Flag at London Gay Parade - Video

Network makes huge blunder, is viciously mocked online

Mayor of Paris Announces Plans to Sue Fox News – Video

Mayor of Paris Announces Plans to Sue Fox News – Video

Post-Charlie Hebdo broadcast suggested the existence of “no-go zones” for non-Muslims in various European cities

Hollywood Caves Again: Paramount Pictures Pulls Dictator Parody from Alamo Drafthouse

Hollywood Caves Again: Paramount Pictures Pulls Dictator Parody from Alamo Drafthouse

“Team America: World Police” would have screened in lieu of “The Interview” in select theaters in the US

Sony Hack: Big Movie Names React, Blame Sony for Caving In to Hackers

Sony Hack: Big Movie Names React, Blame Sony for Caving In to Hackers

Today is a sad day for art and creative expression

  • Movies
  • By Elena Gorgan
  • December 18th, 2014
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Won’t Let Terrorists Win, Screens Movie with North Korean Dictator

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Won’t Let Terrorists Win, Screens Movie with North Korean Dictator

Celebrate freedom with “Team America: World Police”

Sony Pictures Cancels “The Interview” Release: Have the Terrorists Won?

Sony Pictures Cancels “The Interview” Release: Have the Terrorists Won?

Film won’t get theatrical, DVD, or VOD release

 
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