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Meta Sues Advertisers Over Alleged Celebrity Impersonation Scams
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (440+ words) Meta is suing advertisers who have allegedly impersonated celebrities to defraud consumers. The tech giant announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it had taken "technical enforcement actions" against the accused scammers, such as suspending their payment methods, blocking the domain names for…...
Children’s Privacy and App Store Accountability: The Risks of Knowing Too Much
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (97+ words) Children's Privacy and App Store Accountability: The Risks of Knowing Too Much'PYMNTS.com Children's privacy and online protections have taken center stage among legislators and regulators worldwide. In the United States, states are rapidly scaling up regulation of children's privacy…...
Google Weighs New Search Layout for Vertical Search Players to Avoid EU Fine
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (348+ words) Google plans to test showing competitors" search results near its own across Europe in an attempt to avoid a European Union fine, Reuters reported Wednesday (Feb. 25), citing unnamed sources. This test comes in response to accusations by EU regulators that…...
Snapchat Debuts Subscriptions to Bolster Creator Revenue
1+ week, 2+ day ago (428+ words) Snapchat'is introducing a subscription program to help creators boost revenues. Creator Subscription will launch in alpha testing Feb. 23 with a select group of creators in the U.S., the social media platform'announced'Tuesday (Feb. 17), adding that there are plans to expand to creators…...
Epic Games Criticizes UK’s App Store Reform Plan as Insufficient
2+ week, 1+ day ago (632+ words) The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled a series of measures it says will "improve fairness in app store processes and enhance iOS interoperability," setting out proposed commitments from Apple and Google aimed at increasing transparency for developers....
UK Watchdog Secures App Store Reforms From Apple and Google
2+ week, 2+ day ago (620+ words) Apple and Google have agreed to introduce changes aimed at making their mobile app marketplaces more transparent and equitable for developers in Britain, following intervention by the country's competition watchdog. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday that the…...
Agent-Only Social Media Is Here
3+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) No, this is not a scene from "Black Mirror." A few days after the open-source AI agent OpenClaw exploded across developer forums and social media, a new experiment quietly took shape alongside it. Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network built not…...
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
3+ week, 5+ day ago (335+ words) Search used to be a simple transaction: you typed "best tacos near me," the internet shrugged, and 10 blue links politely fought to the death. Now search is more like a conversation with a caffeinated concierge who answers your question, summarizes…...
Google Disrupts Network That Allowed Bad Actors to Use Consumers’ IP Addresses
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (284+ words) Google has disrupted a network that sold the ability to route internet traffic through consumer devices all over the world to bad actors who could then use this ability to mask their illicit activities. By hijacking IP addresses owned by…...
EU Designates WhatsApp as Very Large Platform Under Digital Services Act
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (492+ words) The European Commission on Monday formally classified Meta Platforms" WhatsApp as a "very large online platform" under the European Union"s Digital Services Act, a move that increases the messaging service"s obligations to address illegal and harmful content,according…...