Ad Blocking: What It Is & How to Use It
Ad blocking tools have been around for years, and there are hundreds of options on the market. Which is best for your needs? Continue reading........»»
Meta"s Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19
Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for "coronavirus," "Covid," and other pandemic-related queries......»»
Hollywood’s Latest Pirate Site Blocking Injunction Covers ‘Future Content’
The Delhi High Court in India has approved a new type of pirate site-blocking order, requested by Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, and other Hollywood studios. The novel ‘Dynamic+ injunction’ requires Internet providers to block access to 'hydra-hea.....»»
States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by constitutional hurdles
State's own expert criticized law exempting platforms most dangerous for kids. Enlarge (credit: Christopher Hopefitch | DigitalVision) Courts have started blocking some US states' earliest attempts to age-gate the Intern.....»»
Exclusive: X violated its own policy by blocking First Amendment group’s ads
The ads were blocked in error, according to X. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) X, formerly known as Twitter, spent the summer hastily rebranding and vying to win advertisers back, but at least one adv.....»»
Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking
UFC, NBA, NFL want bigger crackdown on pirated streams of live sports. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | David Madison) Sports leagues are urging the US to require "instantaneous" takedowns of pirated livestreams and new r.....»»
Inside a Live Pirate IPTV Blocking Order Protecting UEFA’s Champions League
Football bodies and broadcasters including the Premier League, Sky and UEFA, recently obtained permission to continue their ISP blocking programs to limit access to pirate IPTV streams. While almost no information relating to these secret processes a.....»»
LaLiga & Telefónica ‘Live IPTV Blocking’ Also Targets Millions of Torrents
Spanish football league LaLiga and and Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus+ have the authority to instruct local ISPs to block sites that allow people to view live matches for free, although which ones isn't always clear. A blocklist published by a local.....»»
NHL Piracy Streaming Lawsuit Fizzles Out After Blocking Measures End
Canada's Federal Court has granted several piracy-blocking injunctions as part of lawsuits against actual infringers, such as IPTV services. However, these underlying cases seem to go nowhere. A few days ago, rightsholders including Bell and Rogers q.....»»
Rightsholders Urge U.S. Govt to Pave the Way for Pirate Site Blocking
Responding to an inquiry on future anti-piracy strategies, Creative Future CEO Ruth Vitale calls on U.S. lawmakers to consider site blocking as a much-needed solution. Blocking foreign pirate sites could be a "game changer", she argues. The Associati.....»»
Telecoms Regulator Gives Google a Week to Join IPTV Piracy Fight
As local pay TV companies complain that pirate IPTV providers are using VPNs and public DNS services to evade blocking measures, Brazil's telecoms regulator wants cooperation from Big Tech. Referencing a one-week deadline and potential legal action t.....»»
Justin Trudeau blasts Facebook for blocking news as Canada"s wildfires rage
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Facebook for "putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety" as the social media platform continues to block news content while wildfires rage in Canada's Northwest Territories and British Columbia......»»
X will soon no longer allow you to block other users
According to a post by Elon Musk, it seems that blocking users on X will soon no longer be possible. The post X will soon no longer allow you to block other users first appeared on Phandroid. On X (formerly known as Twitter), if someone is.....»»
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature - Musk
Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature
Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»
Meta blocking news links as legislation backfires; X sued for using them
Meta is blocking news links in Canada, as it did previously in Australia, following the introduction of new legislation. The development is being described as an “everyone loses” outcome … more….....»»
Meta begins blocking news access on its platforms in Canada
Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, the social media giant said Tuesday, in response to recently passed legislation in the country that requires tech companies to negotiate payments to news organizations for h.....»»
A Sun Shield over Earth? Catch an Asteroid, and It Might Work
A resurfaced idea for solar geoengineering imagines a sunlight-blocking space shield tethered to an asteroid.....»»
Google is creating ‘internet surveillance DRM,’ critics say
Google’s new project could be misused to prevent ad blocking and destroy rival browsers, critics say. Google argues it is fighting for privacy. Who is right?.....»»
Blocking access to ChatGPT is a short term solution to mitigate risk
For every 10,000 enterprise users, an enterprise organization is experiencing approximately 183 incidents of sensitive data being posted to ChatGPT per month, according to Netskope. Source code accounts for the largest share of sensitive data being e.....»»
Meta admits it"s blocking EU users from joining Threads through a VPN
Meta admits it"s blocking EU users from joining Threads through a VPN.....»»