Ads that question the outcome of elections are now banned on Facebook and Instagram. That is what Rob Leathern, who is concerned with the integrity of advertisements at Facebook, said on Twitter. According to him, these include advertisements labeling a particular voting method as fraudulent or corrupt, as well as using isolated cases of electoral…
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Fraud with WhatsApp is on the rise, four times as many reports as in 2019
The number of cases of WhatsApp fraud is increasing rapidly, according to the figures from the Fraud Help Desk. Until October 1 of this year, it already received 9605 reports, almost four times as many as in the whole of 2019. The AD reports. In total, 1154 of these people actually became victims. They were…
Uber can still stay in London
Taxi delivery app Uber may continue to offer its services in London. A judge has decided that on appeal. In November 2019, Transport for London decided, the UK capital’s transportation authority that Uber’s license would not be renewed. According to the authority, there was a lack of control of drivers. For example, unauthorized drivers could…
Judge puts an end to TikTok’s download ban in American stores
The popular TikTok app will remain available for download in America for the time being. Apple and Google do not have to remove the judge’s app from their US stores, something President Trump wanted as of today. TikTok argued before a judge in Washington on Sunday that a download ban is illegal. TikTok’s lawyer also…
Pay attention to what you discuss, says MIVD: telephone in a candy jar in case of secret consultation
Nevertheless, Ruwhof sees that this danger is not always high on the agenda for companies. “I feel quite uncomfortable sitting at the table with a multinational company to discuss a security incident of which the cause is not yet known, while there are all kinds of telephones on the table.” Frank Groenewegen, chief security expert…
Facebook bans messages that deny Holocaust
Facebook will delete messages denying or distorting the Holocaust. The social media platform will also refer users seeking information about the massacre of Jews by the Nazis to authoritative sources. It is the next in a series of measures the company is taking to counter the spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation. For example, the…
No plug and earplugs supplied with new iPhones
Apple will stop supplying earplugs and a plug with new iPhones. The company says it wants to limit the impact on the environment. Not everyone will be able to understand the lack of the charger in particular. With the top devices of competitors such as Samsung and OnePlus, they are included. Plug costs 25 euros…
K-pop band BTS also hit the stock market
After success in the charts and on the internet, the South Korean boy band BTS is now also a hit on the stock exchange. The IPO of parent company Big Hit has brought the group many millions. The price of the shares, listed on the Korean KRX index, had already more than doubled at launch,…
Big tech power in the EU must be curbed, say the Netherlands and France
It must be possible to curb the power of large technology companies in a European context. That is what the Netherlands and France say. According to State Secretary Mona Keijzer of Economic Affairs and her French colleague Cédric O, a European regulator must be able to deal with the companies. No companies are mentioned by…
New YouTube rules against spreading conspiracy theories
YouTube has announced new rules against the spread of conspiracy theories that incite violence. One of them is QAnon. Supporters of QAnon believe that President Trump is fighting a global conspiracy of high-ranking people who seek world domination (a so-called ‘deep state’) and are guilty of child abuse. A related theory, known as Pizzagate, argues…