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In an industry first announced today, Amazon.com Inc.-owned Twitch says it will now ban users for it calls “severe off-service misconduct.” The updated policy will mean that those using the livestreaming platform could find themselves in trouble for harassing people face-to-face or …
UK introduces new watchdog to ensure big tech doesn’t exploits its dominance
The U.K. will launch a regulator Wednesday to ensure that companies such as Google LLC and Facebook Inc. don’t take advantage of their dominant positions in their respective markets. The regulator, called the Digital Markets Unit, was announced last year but today …
Facebook gives people more control of their News Feed
Facebook Inc. today announced a slew of changes that the company says will give users more control over what they see on the platform. First and foremost, the changes will mean that people have more power to control what appears in their …
Amazon Web Services teams up with Girls in Tech to empower women in the industry
Amazon Web Service Inc. early today announced that it will provide support for the global nonprofit Girls in Tech and its annual conference. The conference will host a Digital Career Fair as well as a virtual hackathon focused on creating real-world technical …
Amazon union vote comes to an end, counting begins Tuesday
A historic union vote at an Alabama Amazon.com Inc. warehouse has finished and the count is about to begin. Observers have said that what happens next could shape the U.S. labor movement for years to come. This week 6,000 workers at a …
Hello, TikTok: YouTube rolls out its short-form video app in the US
YouTube Shorts, Google LLC’s short-form video app and rival to TikTok, arrived in the U.S. today. Shorts was previously released only in India, where it seems it has become quite popular, although it remains to be seen if YouTube can pose a …
Facebook comes down heavy on Groups to combat disinformation
Facebook Inc. today announced a number of changes it’s making in an effort to crack down on the spread of disinformation on the platform. Many of the problems on Facebook happen when people join certain Groups. Those Groups expand, and before you …
Following Supreme Court ruling, UK Uber drivers will be classified as workers
Drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc. in the U.K. will now receive all the benefits that full-time workers get, Uber announced today. The company said that its 70,000 drivers in the U.K. will receive holiday pay, will automatically be enrolled in a …
Facebook and News Corp strike a deal in Australia
Media giant News Corp announced today that it has agreed to a three-year content supply deal with Facebook Inc., putting an end to a disagreement in which the social network giant blocked users from viewing or sharing Australian news. In February, Australia passed …
Uber and Lyft join forces in sharing data about banned drivers
In what’s been called a “first-of-its-kind” initiative, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. today announced that they will now start sharing data on banned drivers to improve safety. The two companies had come under scrutiny in the past for not doing enough …