Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail
A court in India has ordered the blocking of encrypted email provider Proton Mail across the country. On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court directed the Indian government to block Proton…
A Chinese AI video startup appears to be blocking politically sensitive images
A China-based startup, Sand AI, has released an openly licensed video-generating AI model that’s garnered praise from entrepreneurs like Microsoft Research Asia founding director Kai-Fu Lee. But Sand AI appears…
A 2024 Louisiana parole law cedes much of the parole board’s power to TIGER, an algorithm with immutable risk scores, blocking thousands from early release (Richard A. Webster/ProPublica)
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DDG & BIA Blame One Of His Exes For Blocking Their Song Drop
Whew, chileeeee! DDG and BIA have the internet asking, “What’s Tea?” after they recalled not being able to drop a track together because of one of his exes. Of course,…
Google Voice errors are randomly blocking message delivery
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Going back about a week now, Google Voice users have been experiencing message delivery errors. The errors pop up seemingly at random and point…
X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users to send out a link that’s used…
US agency proposes new rule blocking data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a new rule that would block data brokers from selling personal and financial information on Americans, including their Social Security numbers and phone…
X updates block feature, letting blocked users see your public posts
X is rolling out its controversial update to the block feature, allowing people to view your public posts even if you have blocked them. People have protested this change, arguing…
Google pilots blocking some sideloaded apps in India
As online frauds and scams continue to proliferate across India, Google has announced plans for a big change in the country as it tries to mitigate the issue: it plans…
X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you’ve blocked
X will soon change the functionality behind its block button so that if you block an account, they will still be able to see your public posts, according to changes…