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OnlyFans: Platform to ban sex videos after BBC investigation
Internal documents, leaked to BBC News, reveal that OnlyFans allows moderators to give multiple warnings to accounts that post illegal content on its online platform before deciding to close them. Described as a "compliance manual", the documents also show that staff are asked to be more lenient towards successful accounts on the British content-sharing service. Moderation specialists ... Read more
2021-08-19 19:59:40
Apple censors engraving service, report claims
Apple censors references to Chinese politicians, dissidents and other topics in its engraving service, a report alleges. Citizen Lab said it had investigated filters set up for customers who wanted something engraved on a new iPhone, iPad or other Apple device. And Apple had a broad list of censored words, not just in mainland China but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Apple said its systems " ... Read more
2021-08-18 20:00:44
40 million T-Mobile customers hit by US data breach
More than 40 million T-Mobile customers have been hit by a US data breach, the company has admitted. It blamed the breach on a "highly sophisticated cyberattack". It said it is "taking immediate steps to help protect all of the individuals who may be at risk from this cyberattack". The firm said that while criminals stole personal information, no financial details were leake ... Read more
2021-08-18 20:00:15
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:46:24
The little-known human stories behind emoji designs
You may not think much about the emoji you use to text every day but there are compelling human stories behind them. "My father's music is message music, to uplift the world from its slumbering mentality," says reggae musician Andrew Tosh, speaking from his home in Kingston, Jamaica. His father, Peter Tosh, was one of the three founding members of the 1960s band The Wailers, along with ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:45:50
Twitter's new design to get fix after headache complaints
Twitter is making changes to its new redesign, after users complained of headaches and discomfort. Unveiled only last week, the redesign mainly involved high-contrast colours and a custom-designed font, Chirp. At the time, the social network said it "might feel weird at first" but would improve content consumption and clean up "visual clutter". But many, especially with acce ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:45
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:17
Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams
On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. They flash stacks of cash, hide their faces, and some even lure new recruits by selling guides on committing fraud. You'd think these scammers and their illegal products would be hard to find, and once upon a time, they were, hidden in the shadows of the dark web ... Read more
2021-08-15 19:43:36
CCTV watchdog criticises Hikvision Uyghur response
The UK's CCTV watchdog has criticised a Chinese firm for not saying if its cameras are used in Uyghur internment camps. Professor Fraser Sampson, said: "If your company wasn't involved in these awful places wouldn't you be very keen to say so?" In July, MPs said Hikvision provided the "primary camera technology" used in Uyghur internment camps. The company said it respected ... Read more
2021-08-15 19:42:39
Apple regrets confusion over 'iPhone scanning'
Apple says its announcement of automated tools to detect child sexual abuse on the iPhone and iPad was "jumbled pretty badly". On 5 August, the company revealed new image detection software that can alert Apple if known illegal images are uploaded to its iCloud storage. Privacy groups criticised the news, with some saying Apple had created a security backdoor in its software. The comp ... Read more
2021-08-13 19:25:29