Garth Brooks retired from Artist of the Year career at this year’s Country Music Association Awards and it’s all due to a tweet. The country music superstar announced Wednesday in a virtual press conference that a tweet caused him to make a magnanimous decision. “There’s a tweet there that really …
Read More »Turkey passes new law that extends broad powers over social media
Istanbul – Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday passed controversial new legislation requiring platforms like Twitter and Facebook to comply with government requests to remove content and store data in the country. Critics say the move is an attempt to control social media and silence the opposition. Under the new law, social …
Read More »Google Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust investigation, sources say
Fitbit Charge 2 heart rate and fitness bracelet. Source: Amazon Google’s $ 2.1 billion offer by fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a large-scale antitrust investigation in the EU next week, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. Google Alphabet this month offered not to use Fitbit’s health data to …
Read More »The Nazi hunter facing Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook
FOr the past six decades, Serge Klarsfeld has dedicated his life to hunting down the Nazis and bringing them to justice. There was Klaus Barbie, the infamous “Butcher of Lyon”, whom Klarsfeld and his wife, Beate, tracked down in Peru; René Bousquet, who ordered the death of thousands of Jews …
Read More »TikTok plans to give creators over $ 2 billion in the next 3 years.
An AFP contributor poses for a photo using the TikTok smartphone app on December 14, 2018 in Paris. – TikTok, is a Chinese short-form video sharing application, which has proven to be very popular this year. (Photo by – / AFP) (Photo credit should read – / AFP via Getty …
Read More »