TNW13 hours agoMeta proposes ad-free service for EU users — but you’ll have to pay for itverified_publisherTNW - Siôn GeschwindtMeta is considering charging EU users €13 a month to access an ad-free version of Instagram or Facebook on their phones, the Wall Street Journal reports. The tech giant is also considering a €16 fee to use Instagram and Facebook without adverts on desktop. Accessing both apps on smartphones would …
TNWTwitter/X is biggest source of social media disinformation, EU warnsverified_publisherTNW - Ioanna LykiardopoulouTwitter — or rather, X — is the biggest source of disinformation of all the six major social media networks, an EU-commissioned report has found. The study examined over 6,000 posts and over 4,000 user accounts across X , Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It focused on three …
TNWEU online piracy on the rise as consumers feel the pinchverified_publisherTNW - Siôn GeschwindtWith the plethora of legitimate streaming options available today, you’d be forgiven for thinking pirated TV shows were a thing of the past. But a new study by the EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that after a multi-year decline, online piracy is on the up. The study, based on data …
TNWPoland investigates ChatGPT after alleged data privacy breachverified_publisherTNW - Ioanna LykiardopoulouPoland’s data protection watchdog is investigating OpenAI’s ChatGPT after an unnamed complainant accused the company of GDPR breaches. “The case concerns the violation of many provisions on the protection of personal data, which is why we will ask OpenAI to answer a number of questions in order to …
TNWUK targets Meta’s encryption plans over child sexual abuse concernsverified_publisherTNW - Ioanna LykiardopoulouOn Wednesday, the UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman unveiled a new campaign against Meta, urging the tech giant to rethink its plan to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on Facebook Messenger and Instagram. The company aims to finalise the encryption rollout later this year, but the British …
TNWHackers breach defences of ICC war crimes tribunalverified_publisherTNW - Siôn GeschwindtThe computer systems of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s most high-profile war tribunal, were hacked last week, according to a statement released by the court yesterday. The tribunal said that its services detected “anomalous activity” affecting its information systems and that …
