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Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Helping Saudi Arabia Pursue Online Dissidents
A lawsuit accuses the company formerly known as Twitter (now renamed X by Elon Musk) of helping the government of Saudi Arabia to spy on and violate the human rights of Saudi political dissidents. The legal complaint, which was originally filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California this past May, was revised last…
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Google Promises It Will Be More Open About Its Ads
Google is pinky-swearing it will be more transparent in the future about how and why you keep seeing the same ads that seem to know you much better than you know yourself, though only if you live in the European Union. In a blog post, Google’s VP of Trust and Safety Laurie Richardson said the…
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YouTube Cracks Down on Cancer Quacks
YouTube announced it’s taking on the miracle cures, bogus disease prevention tips, and other health myths that litter the video-sharing site with a new assault on medical misinformation. The effort starts with a mass take-down of videos about “harmful or ineffective” cancer cures, according to a Tuesday press release from the company. It’s a move…
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Want Fewer Ads? You’ll Now Need to Pay More for YouTube Premium
Want to skip those annoying, long, repetitive ad breaks on YouTube? Well, Google-parent Alphabet is going to need you to pay more. The YouTube Premium subscription service has had a price increase in the U.S. – it now costs $US13.99, up $US2 from before. That’s $US139.99 for an annual sub, $US20 more than it was…