WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over new digital rules that will force the messaging service to violate privacy protections. It said rules that require tracing the origin of chats were the equivalent of keeping a “fingerprint of every single message sent on the service”. In February, the government introduced new guidelines to regulate content […]
Chinese tech giant Alibaba said on Monday that it accepted a record penalty imposed by the country’s anti-monopoly regulator. Regulators slapped a $2.8bn fine after a probe determined that it had abused its market position for years. The fine amounts to about 4% of the company’s 2019 domestic revenue. Alibaba Group’s executive vice chairman Joe […]
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES The world’s biggest online retailer – China’s Alibaba – has been hit with a record fine equivalent to $2.75bn (just over £2bn). Regulators in China said the internet giant had abused its dominant market position for several years. In a statement the company said it accepted the ruling and would “ensure its […]
SHARED Media ban reversed by Tanzania’s new president Summary It comes a day after an attack on police headquarters Tanzania’s new president lifts media ban Gunmen kill eight in troubled eastern Burkina Faso Heavily pregnant woman wins Taekwondo gold medal CAR militia ‘withdraws from Bozizé’s rebel coalition’ Sudan declares Darfur emergency as 40 killed Kenyan […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been seen for the first time since she was detained in a military coup, after she appeared in court via video link. The ousted leader appeared to be in “good health” and asked to see her legal team, her lawyers say. Two new charges were announced against Ms Suu […]
By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent Shamima Begum case The Supreme Court is to rule later whether the runaway schoolgirl Shamima Begum should be allowed back into the UK from Syria. The ruling comes six years after the then 15-year-old left with friends to join the Islamic State group. The government stripped her of […]
By Aditya Kalra, Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigations, according to a draft regulation. New Delhi’s planned “Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code” – a copy of which was seen by Reuters – come […]
By Rianna Croxford BBC correspondent American fashion designer Alexander Wang is facing further allegations of sexual misconduct. Keaton Bullen, 21, a student at New York’s Parsons School of Design, has alleged to BBC News he was assaulted by Mr Wang at a club in the city in 2019. It comes as the high-profile lawyer Lisa […]
US Capitol riots US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. In a letter to lawmakers, she said the commission would be modelled on the inquiry into the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York […]
US Capitol riots Donald Trump’s insurrection incitement charge is a “monstrous lie”, defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate. Lawyer Michael van der Veen called impeachment proceedings against the former president a “politically motivated witch hunt” by the Democrats. Mr Trump is accused of causing riots in the Capitol on 6 […]
