Technology Google to halt election ads ahead of 2022 Philippines vote Manila – Google will stop carrying election ads in the Philippines ahead of the May 2022 presidential vote, the internet... Read more 1 Dec, 2021
Countries Ethiopia accuses Twitter of pro-rebel bias in complaint Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has filed a complaint with Twitter accusing the social media giant of suspending accounts critical of... Read more 1 Dec, 2021
Technology China’s Twitter-like Weibo plans $547m Hong Kong listing Beijing – US-listed Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is seeking to raise up to $547 million in a share offer in... Read more 29 Nov, 2021
Technology EU plans transparency in online political ads Brussels – The European Commission on Thursday presented a plan to oblige online platforms to clearly label paid political... Read more 26 Nov, 2021
Technology New US probe targets Instagram’s impact on children Washington – A consortium of US states announced a joint probe on Thursday of Instagram’s parent company Meta for... Read more 19 Nov, 2021
Arts and Leisure Disney+ streaming subscriber growth slows San Francisco – US entertainment giant Disney said on Wednesday its flagship streaming service, which competes with Netflix and Amazon,... Read more 11 Nov, 2021
Technology Prince Harry says warned Twitter CEO ahead of US Capitol riot Washington – Prince Harry has said he told Twitter’s CEO that the network was allowing a coup to be staged,... Read more 11 Nov, 2021
Technology Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots Mexico City – Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet... Read more 11 Nov, 2021
Countries Zimbabwe judge tosses out president ‘nude’ pic case Harare – A Zimbabwean judge has thrown out a case against a couple who shared a photoshopped nude of the... Read more 10 Nov, 2021
News Sudan court orders end to internet cut but services still offline Khartoum – A Sudanese court ruled on Tuesday that internet services cut during a military coup more than two weeks... Read more 10 Nov, 2021