The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined TikTok £12.7m for illegally using personal data of over a million young children. Despite banning under-13s from signing up, TikTok allowed 1.4m to register in 2020 alone. UK data laws require apps to gain parental consent before allowing children under 13 to sign up. The ICO stated that …
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) will visit Washington on Wednesday and Thursday for talks with American lawmakers, business leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden. File Photo by Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street/UPI | License Photo June 7 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call for the deepening and strengthening of economic and …
According to an undisclosed source, the Saudi-backed fund supporting LIV Golf is acquiring a 20% stake in the union between the European DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, which could cost about $2 billion at current valuations. The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will be a minor investor, with the PGA Tour maintaining …
An alarming report has revealed that Instagram’s recommendation algorithms promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that Instagram allowed users to search by hashtags related to child-sex abuse, including graphic terms such as #pedowhore, #preteensex, …
CNN — Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t make it true. It seems so simple, but if everyone knew that, Facebook and Google wouldn’t have to pull bogus news sites from their advertising algorithms and people wouldn’t breathlessly share stories that claim Donald Trump is a secret lizard person or Hillary Clinton is an android …
Taco Bell’s Vegan Crunchwrap Source: Taco Bell Taco Bell will sell a vegan version of its popular Crunchwrap, made with plant-based beef and cheese, in three U.S. cities for a limited time, it said Wednesday. Starting Thursday, customers in Los Angeles, New York and Orlando will be able to order the Vegan Crunchwrap. The Yum …
China’s total trade with Russia has reached levels not seen since the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, as per official data showing its increased support for its sanctions-hit ally. Trade between the two countries was worth $20.5bn (£16.5bn) last month, with Chinese imports from Russia worth $11.3bn. No official breakdown of the numbers …
Twitter has lifted restrictions on accounts linked to the Kremlin after being acquired by tech billionaire Elon Musk, as evidenced by a recent review of the website. Multiple account tests showed that Twitter’s search results, timeline, and recommendation tools now display accounts such as Vladimir Putin’s presidential account, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and …
1/3 U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg gives the keynote speech during a special session on the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity on Thursday in South Korea. Photo by Darryl Coote/UPI JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, June 7 (UPI) — As the United States and …
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed lawsuits against two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally — Binance and Coinbase. The lawsuits led to billions being slashed from the net worth of both CEOs. Bloomberg reported that over the past two days, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s wealth dipped by $1.4 billion to $26 billion, …