Secret labs. Magic cures. Government plots. Despite efforts by social media companies to stop it, false information about the coronavirus is proliferating around the world.
Tag: Computers and the Internet
Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules
The battle is the latest skirmish between internet companies and governments over who decides what content should be online.
U.S. and Allies Blame Russia for Cyberattack on Republic of Georgia
Britain and Australia joined the State Department’s effort to deter Moscow from interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone
This is not your grandmother’s quarantine. People are confined and afraid, but their virtual lives have been largely uninterrupted.
Apple Signals Coronavirus’s Threat to Global Businesses
Supply is a problem, the company warned, as factories slowly reopen in China, and demand is down, too, with stores there still mostly closed.
Silicon Valley Heads to Europe, Nervous About New Rules
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai have journeyed to Brussels as the European Union drafts regulation for A.I. and the digital economy.
In the Heart of Israel’s ‘Start-up Nation,’ an Exclusive Scene Opens Up
Tel Aviv’s flourishing tech sector is expanding and diversifying, offering travelers a surprising new lens on the city.
Britain to Create Regulator for Internet Content
To push Google, Facebook and other internet giants to police their own platforms, Britain said its media watchdog would become an internet authority.
In Amazon’s Bookstore, No Second Chances for the Third Reich
The retailer once said it would sell “the good, the bad and the ugly.” Now it has banished objectionable volumes — and agreed to erasing the swastikas from a photo book about a Nazi takeover.
Tech Companies Detect a Surge in Online Videos of Child Sexual Abuse
In a first, videos outnumbered photos in reports to the authorities last year. Facebook found the most imagery, the bulk of it on its Messenger app.