Internet

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government's online news bill.

Internet

UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media

The United Nations' educational, scientific and cultural agency chief on Wednesday called for a global dialogue to find ways to regulate social media companies and limit their role in the spreading of misinformation around ...

Internet

Meta subscriber plan risks digital divide, say critics

Years after Facebook quietly removed a slogan that declared the site was "free and always will be", parent company Meta announced on Sunday a paid-for subscription service that has already been widely criticized.

Computer Sciences

A practical guide for analyzing manipulated audio files

The working group on Forensic Speech and Audio Analysis at the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) has released a practical guide for forensic laboratories and forensic scientists involved in the analysis ...

Business

Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US

Facebook allowed an exiled Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads calling for protests and uprisings against the pro-Western government, even though he and his political party were on U.S. sanctions lists.

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