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Russians Lose Netflix In Latest Pullout Over Ukraine

(FILES) In this file photo illustration, a computer screen and mobile phone display the Netflix logo on March 31, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. – Bridgerton has become Netflix’s most popular new series, with more than 82 million households tuning in to watch the period drama, the streaming service has announced. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) Russian subscribers have lost access to streaming…

Sheryl Sandberg To Step Down As Key Executive At Facebook’s Meta

Sheryl Sandberg. Credit: Facebook/Sheryl Sandberg Meta’s second most powerful executive Sheryl Sandberg made the shock announcement Wednesday she will leave after a 14-year tenure that included helping steer scandal-prone Facebook to advertising dominance. Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley and her departure comes as the social media juggernaut faces an…

Musk Accuses Twitter Of Withholding Data, Threatens To Withdraw Bid

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS APRIL 25: In this photo illustration, The Twitter profile of Elon Musk with more than 80 million followers is shown on a cell phone on April 25, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)  Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla…

Musk Accuses Twitter Of Withholding Data, Says May Withdraw Bid

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS APRIL 25: In this photo illustration, The Twitter profile of Elon Musk with more than 80 million followers in shown on a cell phone on April 25, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla…

Old Tricks, New Crises: How Misinformation Spreads

This file photo taken on October 5, 2020, shows logos of US social networks Facebook, Instagram and mobile messaging service WhatsApp on the screens of a smartphone and a tablet in Toulouse, southwestern France. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP With gun control under debate and monkeypox in the headlines, Americans are facing a barrage of new twists on years-old misinformation in their social media…

Instagram Beefs Up Child Protection Measures

A photo taken on March 14, 2022, shows the US social network Instagram logo on a smartphone screen in Moscow.  AFP Social media giant Meta said on Tuesday it was rolling out a slew of measures to boost the safety of young users on its Instagram platform, the latest firm to address the issue. Campaigners have long criticised tech giants for failing to protect teenagers from harmful content, and…

Sony Launches PC Gaming Gear, Expanding Beyond Playstation

Sony Group Corp’s new line of headphones and monitors targeting the growing PC market for video games, the Inzone line, is displayed during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2022. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/ Agency) Japan’s Sony is launching a new brand that will offer PC gaming gear, the company announced Wednesday, as it tries to compete for a share of the lucrative gaming peripherals market. Sony…