The Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) is already feeling frustrated by the binary choices it’s expected to…
Author: Natasha Lomas
TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe
TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s…
EU to propose a ‘digital pass’ for COVID-19 vaccination/test status to help safer travel
The European Commission has said it will present a legislative plan later this month for what…
Clue gets FDA clearance to launch a digital contraceptive
Clue, an early pioneer in the femtech category with a well-regarded period-tracking app that’s used by…
MyHeritage now lets you animate old family photos using deepfakery
AI-enabled synthetic media is being used as a tool for manipulating real emotions and capturing user…
After Facebook’s news flex, Australia passes bargaining code for platforms and publishers
A week after Facebook grabbed eyeballs globally by blocking news publishers and turning off news-sharing on…
Europe kicks off bid to find a route to ‘better’ gig work
The European Union has kicked off the first stage of a consultation process involving gig platforms…
Mozilla beefs up anti-cross-site tracking in Firefox, as Chrome still lags on privacy
Mozilla has further beefed up anti-tracking measures in its Firefox browser. In a blog post yesterday…
Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat
Spain is preparing to push forward with pro-startup legislation, having recently unveiled a big and bold…
Uber loses gig workers rights challenge in UK Supreme Court
Uber has lost a long running employment tribunal challenge in the UK’s Supreme Court — with…