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Google to resume political ads, easing ban imposed last month
Google said Monday it would lift its ban on political ads on its platform imposed last month following the turmoil surrounding the violent uprising at the US Capitol.
February 23, 2021
11:48 am
Politiko Global
YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts after last week’s Capitol riot.
January 13, 2021
11:06 pm
Politiko Global
Conservative site Parler, banned by tech giants, is headed offline
Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google have all cut ties with Parler, the social media platform popular with some conservatives, potentially leaving it without an internet home as of midnight Sunday even as its usership has recently been soaring.
January 11, 2021
12:53 pm
Politiko Global
Facebook, Google becoming ‘human rights-free zones’ in Vietnam: Amnesty
Facebook and Google are fast becoming “human rights-free zones” in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned Tuesday, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country.
December 1, 2020
10:46 am
Politiko Global
From Parler to Newsmax to Rumble: Conservatives flock to ‘alt’ social media in US election dispute
Conservatives backing President Donald Trump’s claims of election malfeasance have sparked a migration to alternative social media sites which have refrained from filtering unverified claims.
November 15, 2020
11:45 pm
Politiko Global
Social media on high alert, Trump post flagged as US votes tallied
Twitter labeled a Donald Trump post as potentially misleading while social media platforms kept on high alert against election misinformation early Wednesday, with the outcome of the US presidential vote yet to be called.
November 4, 2020
6:58 pm
Politiko Lokal
US to ban TikTok downloads, WeChat use from Sept 20
The United States on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok and use of the messaging and payment platform WeChat, saying they threaten national security.
September 18, 2020
9:57 pm
Politiko Global
Facebook, Google step up election protection efforts
Facebook on Thursday launched its voting information center as internet platforms unveiled fresh moves to protect the November US election from manipulation and interference.
August 15, 2020
11:55 am
Politiko Global
Ex-president sues Google for identifying her as ‘thief’ in search results
Former Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner announced on Thursday that she has filed a defamation lawsuit against internet giant Google after its engine search allegedly identified her as a “thief.”
August 7, 2020
10:55 am
Politiko Global
TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong after new security law
The wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok will no longer work in Hong Kong, its makers said, after a new security law imposed by China gave authorities sweeping powers to police local users.
July 7, 2020
11:00 pm
Politiko Global
Facebook, Google, Twitter pause user info requests from HK govt
Facebook, Google and Twitter said Monday they have put a hold on requests by Hong Kong’s government or police force for information on users, following China’s imposition of a sweeping new security law.
July 7, 2020
11:54 am
Politiko Lokal
‘No free money for giants’ like Facebook, Google, as Salceda pushes digital tax
The House committee on ways and means, chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, announced on Wednesday that its draft committee report for digital taxation is nearing completion.
July 1, 2020
5:01 pm
Headlines
Gatchalian asks BIR to defer new taxes for online merchants: Ill-timed, insensitive, premature
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called out the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) over its plans to impose taxes on small time online merchants.
June 14, 2020
9:45 am
Politiko Lokal
For faster verification: Recto bats for Google-like system database for arrest warrants
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto urged the national government to fast track the establishment of its own ‘Google-like’ database application for arrest warrants to spare namesakes of fugitives from being denied security clearances.
June 10, 2020
1:48 pm
Politiko Global
Generation Z: creative and committed, against the virus
With their art, technology know-how, creative social networking skills or political commitment, post-millennials, known as Generation Z, have found their own ways to help others through the coronavirus lockdown.
June 5, 2020
4:21 pm
Politiko Global
Biden, Trump campaigns targeted by foreign hackers: Google
Campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers, Google researchers said Thursday, highlighting persistent data security concerns ahead of the November US election.
June 5, 2020
4:16 pm
Politiko TV
WATCH | Kulang pa subscribers! Lacson: BIR studying tax on Netflix
Residents on home quarantine are grateful to Netflix during the COVID-19 crisis. But what happends when the government imposes tax on it?
May 25, 2020
6:49 pm
Politiko Lokal
Matagal nang pinag-aaralan: Ping says BIR long studying taxing Netflix
The idea to impose a tax on the likes of Netflix, Google and Facebook has been under study for quite some time by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Saturday.
May 23, 2020
4:32 pm
Politiko Global
Watchdog suggests news boycott of Google, Facebook
Australia’s competition watchdog suggested Tuesday that local media could organise a “collective boycott” of Google and Facebook to force the tech giants to pay for news they put on their platforms.
May 19, 2020
10:57 pm
Politiko Global
Nation-backed hackers tune attacks to COVID-19 fears: Google
Google on Wednesday warned that nation-backed hackers are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to target health care organizations and those working to fight the pandemic.
April 23, 2020
1:45 pm
Politiko Global
Google launches ‘journalism relief fund,’ following Facebook
Google said Wednesday it will launch an emergency fund to help local news outlets struggling to maintain operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 16, 2020
11:49 am
Politiko Global
Facebook blocks Singapore anti-govt page, slams misinformation law
Facebook on Tuesday blocked the page of an anti-government website in Singapore following a demand from authorities but slammed the “disproportionate” use of a controversial law against online misinformation.
February 18, 2020
11:19 pm
Politiko Global
Popular Middle East app To Tok pulled after report it was spying tool
A popular mobile application developed in the United Arab Emirates has been removed from both Apple and Google’s online marketplaces following a report it was used for widespread government spying.
December 24, 2019
10:26 am
Politiko Global
Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google
Australia’s government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country’s consumer watchdog.
December 12, 2019
7:11 pm
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