Tag: Internet & Networking Technology
How to delete your Twitter (or X) account
There are plenty of good reasons to delete your X account, whether it’s because of a general desire to not do anything to help Elon Musk, a distaste for the curdled culture of the platform or the allure of greener social pastures like Bluesky or Threads. Whatever your reason, the…
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Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks and an official verification system
Bluesky is adopting an official verification system after all. In an update, the company said it plans to grant blue checkmarks to “authentic and notable” accounts. It will also allow some “trusted organizations” to verify users as well. The change is a notable shift for the upstart platform, which previously…
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British human rights groups challenge the UK’s Apple backdoor order
A pair of human rights groups are challenging the UK government's shockingly intrusive order for Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted user data, as first reported by Financial Times. Privacy International and Liberty have filed a legal complaint with the country's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which is reportedly…
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Meta confirms it’s building its own subsea cable
After being rumored to be in the early stages of the project last year, Meta confirmed today that it’s building “Project Waterworth,” an over 50,00 km subsea cable that will connect five continents. The company has partnered on other cable projects previously, but this would be the first piece of…
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Google now thinks it’s OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance
Google has made one of the most substantive changes to its AI principles since first publishing them in 2018. In a change spotted by The Washington Post, the search giant edited the document to remove pledges it had made promising it would not "design or deploy" AI tools for use…
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The Morning After: FCC’s attempt to restore net neutrality didn’t work
The Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the FCC does not have the "statutory authority" to implement net neutrality rules. Since the rules were established in 2015, the FCC argued that classifying ISPs as "telecommunication services" gives it broad authority to regulate them. The decision to redefine…
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