Belarus Bans Most Citizens from Going Abroad
Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders. From a report: There are some exceptions, such as for Belarusian civil servants on official trips and state transport staff. The State.....»»
This Week in Apps: OnlyFans bans sexual content, SharePlay delayed, TikTok questioned over biometric data collection
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in.....»»
Daily Crunch: Under pressure from ‘banking partners and payout providers,’ OnlyFans bans explicit content
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
OnlyFans bans sexually explicit content to appease banks and payment services
Upcoming ban harms sex workers who helped OnlyFans become a big moneymaker. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg ) OnlyFans today announced an upcoming ban on "sexually explicit" material in a move that will affect a large amount of the.....»»
OnlyFans bans explicit content
OnlyFans has announced that it will ban sexually explicit content starting in October. The platform was not built specifically for porn but that has grown to be its most popular and visible use case, but pressure from “banking partners and payo.....»»
Google Bans Location Data Firm Funded by Former Saudi Intelligence Head
Google has banned SafeGraph, a location data firm whose investors include a former head of Saudi intelligence, Motherboard reported Tuesday. From a report: The ban means that any apps working with SafeGraph had to remove the offending location gather.....»»
Mirthy raises $1.1M pre-Seed funding to build out platform for sprightly Boomers
As Baby Boomers (aged 57-75 at this point) and Gen X (aged 41-56) head into their dotage, they are no longer the “senior citizens” of yore, being still active and, often, healthy. But leaving work means they lose about half of their social networ.....»»
Vietnam bans 2G and 3G handsets
Vietnam has banned imports and production of 2G and 3G handsets, but has plans to give 2.1 million smartphones to low-income families during 2021-2025, according to Vietnamnet......»»
Apple Says It Will Reject Government Demands To Use New Child Abuse Image Detection System for Surveillance
Apple defended its new system to scan iCloud for illegal child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) on Monday during an ongoing controversy over whether the system reduces Apple user privacy and could be used by governments to surveil citizens. From a repor.....»»
Miami Launches "MiamiCoin" Cryptocurrency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [Miami has] launched its own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoin, which claims to allow city citizens to earn Bitcoin "in their sleep." On Tuesday, Okcoin was the first crypto exchange to list MiamiCoin. Th.....»»
Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens
Thailand on Wednesday banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs from its marine national parks......»»
YouTube Bans Sky News Australia for One Week Over Misinformation
"YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for a week, saying it had breached rules on spreading Covid-19 misinformation," writes the BBC. Long-time Slashdot reader Hope Thelps shares their report: YouTube issued a "strike" u.....»»
New polymer composite for electromagnetic shielding applications
scientists from NUST MISIS, South Ural State University and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research together with colleagues from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Belarus have developed a new radar absorbing polymer composite with exfoliated graphite (EG)/barium.....»»
Facebook’s next hardware product will be “smart” Ray-Ban glasses
Don't get too excited—the new glasses won't have integrated display capabilities. Enlarge / Don't get too excited about how well these Ray-Bans go with Gitta Banko's outfit—we don't know what Facebook's new smart glasses will look like, only.....»»
Google Bans "Sugar Daddy" Apps From Play Store
Google's updated its inappropriate content policy to ban "compensated sexual relationships" -- i.e., sugar daddy or sugar dating apps. Ryne Hager writes via Android Police: If somehow you aren't familiar with the term, a "sugar daddy" is more than a.....»»
National parochialism widespread, worldwide
In our globalized world, cooperation between citizens of different countries should actually be a matter of course. But around the world, people prefer to cooperate with their own fellow citizens rather than with foreigners. This was the result of a.....»»
Despite controversies and bans, facial recognition startups are flush with VC cash
If efforts by states and cities to pass privacy regulations curbing the use of facial recognition are anything to go by, you might fear the worst for the companies building the technology. But a recent influx of investor cash suggests the facial reco.....»»
NSO Group CEO Says Law-Abiding Citizens Have "Nothing To Be Afraid Of"
The CEO of NSO Group, whose spyware tools have reportedly been used to target journalists and activists, says that people who aren't criminals shouldn't be afraid of being surveilled AppleInsider reports: Shalev Hulio, 39, recently spoke to Forbes af.....»»
Research: Community policing that encourages building relationships may reduce police violence
Community policing that encourages relationships with local citizens may reduce police violence, while proactive policing strategies are associated with higher police violence, according to new Rutgers University–Camden research......»»
VOCHI raises additional $2.4 million for its computer vision-powered video editing app
VOCHI, a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 million in a “late-seed” round that follows the company’s initial $1.5 million round led b.....»»
European Commission plans to prohibit anonymous crypto transfers and wallets
The European Commission (EC) proposals presented this week aim to protect EU citizens and the EU's financial system by enforcing its anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorism financing (CFT) rules. With the proposal package, EC hopes to de.....»»