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TikTok sues US government as it tries to block law that could ban app | Science & Tech News
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TikTok is suing the US government over a law that seeks to force the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it within nine months or ban its use in America. The popular video-sharing platform is trying to block the recently passed bill, arguing it violates the US constitution, including the first amendment which protects free…
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Elon Musk removing block feature on X (formerly Twitter) | Science & Tech News
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Users of X (formerly Twitter) will not be able to block people from seeing their posts or leaving comments, Elon Musk has said. The social media platform owner said the function “makes no sense” – adding that it will only be possible to block someone from sending direct messages. In the shake-up to the app,…
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Microsoft lodges appeal against block on $75bn Call of Duty deal | Business News
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Microsoft will on Wednesday lodge a formal appeal against British regulators’ decision to block its $75bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, the Call of Duty maker. Sky News understands that the technology behemoth will file its complaint with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) within hours, sparking the next phase of its fight to secure one of…
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India uses emergency powers to block BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being seen in the country | World News
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India says it has used emergency powers to block a BBC documentary about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being shared online. The two-part programme – India: The Modi Question – questions Mr Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The first episode was broadcast in the UK on Tuesday, and while it did not…
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Elon Musk hits out at Apple – and claims tech giant threatened to block Twitter from App Store | Science & Tech News
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk has hit out at Apple – claiming it has threatened to block his social network from its app store without explanation. The world’s richest man, who took the company private last month for $44bn (£36.7bn), also said the iPhone maker has “mostly stopped advertising” on his platform. Musk wrote in…