TikTok is facing a lawsuit filed by former England Commissioner for Children’s Rights Anne Longfield over how the platform collects and uses children’s data, the BBC reports. The complaint was filed on behalf of millions of children in the UK and the EU who have used the extremely popular application among young people. If the…
Microsoft’s bid to buy the US business of the TikTok application was rejected by ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the platform, according to the announcement made on Sunday evening by the American computer giant. “ByteDance informed us today that they will not sell TikTok operations in the US to Microsoft. We are convinced that our…
After Nantes, Microsoft is setting up in Rennes. The digital giant plans to open its new school in March 2020. It will train job seekers in data and artificial intelligence. Microsoft announces the opening of a school in Rennes for March 2020. It will take up residence in the premises of Crédit Agricole d’Ille-ET-Vilaine, in…
The Signal application reached the first place of downloads on IOS and Android at the beginning of January. It benefits in particular from the new regulations of Whatsapp, which will share user information with its parent company, Facebook, for commercial purposes. Why are we talking about it now? At the beginning of January, the Signal…
Specialists from the National Cyber Security Incident Response Center (CERT-RO) warn about messages or comments received on Instagram and say they can hide a phishing attempt. In a post on CERT-RO’s Facebook page, cybersecurity experts urge users not to submit personal, financial or authentication data. “Beware of messages or comments received on Instagram. In some…
With the new iOS and iPadOS 15 operating systems, Apple is relying on a gender-neutral language. With colons, people in the apps are to be treated gender-neutral in the future. Stuttgart – In the future, Apple will use a gender-neutral language for texts on iPhone s and iPads: With the new iOS and iPadOS operating…
WhatsApp went public with a new major promotional campaign and new privacy features. What is the strategy behind this? They never really needed that: WhatsApp didn’t need advertising. Almost everyone has the app on their smartphone anyway. But now the world’s most widely used messenger has turned: the subsidiary of tech giant Facebook launched its…
If the emotions boil up during an argument in the social networks, sooner or later insults will also fall. With a new function, Twitter wants to prevent this and make users think. Stuttgart – Twitter tries to move its users to a more polite tone on the platform with a new function. To this end,…
Marking a significant milestone in the digital marketing landscape of Sri Lanka, the Digital Marketing Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL) in collaboration with Dialog Axiata PLC, is set to host the prestigious Sri Lanka Digital Marketing Summit 2023. This trailblazing digital marketing event is poised to unfold at the Taj Samudra Colombo on the 4th…
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) proudly unveiled the launch of the SLIM DIGIS 2.3 Awards, setting a prestigious benchmark for excellence in digital marketing. These awards are an integral recognition platform that heralds the most innovative and effective digital marketing campaigns. With the landscape of digital marketing rapidly evolving, SLIM DIGIS 2.3 is…
Google has been publishing content from participating press publishers on its “News Showcase” portal since last autumn. It is now being checked whether the access conditions are sufficiently transparent. German media regulators are looking at the Google News Showcase offering. The state media authorities announced on Wednesday at the request of the German Press Agency…
WhatsApp has changed its terms and conditions. If you don’t want to agree, you have to find another messenger. But who does it better in terms of data protection? Messenger is now almost a dime a dozen. The questions that WhatsApp users ask themselves when they do not want to accept the new general terms…
The US is striking out against the tech companies with several legislative initiatives. There are also efforts in Europe for stricter regulation. Berlin in Germany, the debate about stricter regulation of large internet companies is gaining momentum. The reason for this is the efforts in the USA to enable the unbundling of dominant companies, as…
Since the beginning of the year, malware has been spreading via WhatsApp via links to alleged competitions. Initially only the messenger was affected. Security experts are now warning of spreading to other services. Stuttgart – At the beginning of the year, security experts warned of malware that was making the rounds on WhatsApp: the WhatsApp…
A banner will identify videos that contain unverified information TikTok also launches new functions in Italy for the identification of misleading or untruthful contents, “in order to limit their sharing within the community”. The announcement comes in a post by Gina Hernandez, Product Manager, and Trust & Safety. Today against fake news “we take a…
Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates, will replace dozens of journalists who now work for its site, MSN, with an automated news selection system, the BBC reports. Currently, the selection of news broadcast by various media organizations and the choice of headlines and photos for the msn.com site is made by journalists, but soon these tasks…
New problems for Google and its services. There are difficulties in accessing Gmail services and anomalies are also recorded for YouTube. The ‘alarms’ triggered by users converge on the downdetector.it site, which collects the reports, and are poured in particular on Twitter, where the hashtag #googledown returns to peep out after the ‘earthquake’ of two…
Probably the best-known communication platform, “Teams” from Microsoft, is to get a new feature in July. And users are already familiar with this from messengers such as WhatsApp. Germany – Microsoft Teams is undoubtedly one of the big winners of the corona pandemic. Whether through the obligation to work from home, the restriction of private…
Are platform operators responsible for content that users upload there? Basically not, has now ruled the European Court of Justice – and thus supports YouTube. Luxembourg – The European Court of Justice has strengthened the position of platform operators like YouTube in a ruling. In principle, you are not responsible if users upload legally protected…
After its huge start in the streaming business, the success of the Disney + video service is now waning significantly. Although the number of subscribers continues to grow, investors are still disappointed. Burbank – The entertainment giant Walt Disney is groaning further under the Corona crisis, and the success in the streaming business also declined…