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2021

Facebook’s Oversight Board Delays Decision on Trump Suspension

Twitter permanently suspended Trump’s account in January 2021, days after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. At the time, Twitter stated that the reason for the permanent suspension was “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”. Facebook suspended Trump’s account for the same reasons. The difference between Facebook and Twitter is that Facebook’s ban was not permanent. At

Australian Court Finds Google “Partially” Misled Consumers

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that Google misled customers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018, in a world-first enforcement action brought by the ACCC. The Guardian provided a good explanation of what happened. The Court found that Google continued to collect “Location History” and “Web & App

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Big Tech is Fine with Corporate Tax Hikes

Big tech thinks corporate tax hikes of 7% are acceptable when they barely pay and federal taxes, to begin with, is quite obtuse of them. When they start paying their fair share. Small companies like mine take the brunt of corporate tax increases it really would be criminal to do this in a time when businesses are struggling so badly.

Roku Express 4K Inbound to UK

Streaming specialists Roku have added the Roku Express 4K to their UK line-up of devices bringing HDR10+ to UK range for the first time. Priced at £39.99, the Express 4K sits between the HD Express and the Premiere which already offers 4K and comes in the same "fig roll" shape as the original Express. The Express 4K comes with dual-band

Pre-Orders Open for OnePlus Watch

OnePlus' partnership with Hasselblad has produced two very well-received devices in the shape of the 9 and 9 Pro smartphones. I've been using the OnePlus 9 for a couple of weeks now and it's a lovely phone that takes great pictures...but we're not here to talk about the phones but rather the new OnePlus Watch. The OnePlus Watch is the

Google Dumps Play Movies to YouTube for Smart TVs

Google has announced that it's discontinuing support for Play Movies on smart TVs and will make purchases available on the TV's YouTube app instead. In a small posting on its support forum, Google said that from mid-June the Google Play Movies & TV app will no longer be available on Roku, Samsung, LG, and Vizio smart TVs. Previously purchased films

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Facebook Labeled by Apple as Peeping Tom

Apple has labeled Facebook as a Peeping tom upping the war between them and explaining you do not need to accept Facebook tracking and spying on you. So please say no to track when you get IOS 14.5 this is your chance to stop the madness. Become an Insider today to get access to this very private, very personal show