Shein to face tough EU online content rules as users in region soar
By Foo Yun Chee and Deborah Mary Sophia BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein is set to face stricter EU online content rules after reporting a huge number of…
Deepfake, how to defend yourself from abuse
It often happens that the exact extent of certain phenomena is only understood when they involve a famous person. This is the case with the recent deepfake involving Taylor Swift, with…
Social media, much talk and few facts
Companies are not properly protecting minors X announced that it would hire a hundred moderators, and a bitter smile came to my face. It is a step forward from the…
Banning social media for children under 16. The UK thinks about how to do it
The UK is considering whether and how to ban the use of social media by under-16s. The news was reported by Bloomberg, which explained how Rishi Sunak‘s government is reflecting…
Meet the founder of one of the first VPN providers in South Korea
VPN providers in South Korea: Bae Cheol-su was a huge fan of the operating system Linux, released in the 1990s. Although he did not come from a background related to computer…
Most popular VPN services in Asia
Asia VPN: Virtual private networks, VPNs for short, are methods that make secure connections between servers and devices. Since its introduction in the United States a couple of decades ago,…
Year 2023 and we still don’t know how to recognize a ransomware
At the centre of recent headlines, ransomware is certainly one of the most talked about cyber threats in Europe as well as around the world. Suffice it to say that,…
Social media moderators urge German lawmakers to tackle ‘exploitative’ working conditions
By Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen (Reuters) – Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling…
Denmark looks to curb collection of data on children by Big Tech
By Johannes Birkebaek and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark aims to raise the age limit for the collection of personal data from children by tech giants such as Google,…
Top 5 harmful sites every parent should block today
Harmful sites parents: As a parent, you want to keep your children safe from harm, both in the physical world and online. However, in today’s world, it can be challenging…