US Plans Online Portal To Bypass Content Bans In Europe and Elsewhere
BeauHD / slashdot - The U.S. State Department is reportedly developing a site called freedom.gov that would let users in Europe and elsewhere access content restricted under local laws, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," reports Reuters. Washington vie…
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Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within Facebook."After messenger.com goes away, you will be aut…
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Microsoft's new Windows 11 speed test is just a link to Ookla's Speedtest via Bing — button housed in the taskbar in latest Insider Preview build
tomshardware - Amidst endless complaints over the instability and bloating nature of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest insider builds add new emojis and a taskbar feature for its beta testers. Now, you can check your internet speed by right-clicking the network icon or ope…
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New law requires tech firms to take down non-consensual images within 48 hours
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - News laws requiring tech platforms to take down intimate images shared without the consent of the subject within 48 hours are set to come into effect. Through an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, online platforms could face fines of up to 10% of t…
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