In a significant development Elon Musk has agreed to acquire Twitter Inc for $44 billion in an all cash deal. Musk, who terms himself as a free speech absolutist, was earlier critical of Twitter’s moderation. He aims to place Twitter’s algorithm… Read More ›
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Russia imposes $137763 fines on Google over fake news
A court in Russia has fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google $137,763 (11 million roubles) for failing to delete “fake” news produced by Ukrainian far-right groups on YouTube. Previously, Russia had warned the US company that it would punish it for “spreading… Read More ›
Delete fake new content or face fine: Russian court to Google
As per a report from Interfax, a Russian court has told Google and Wikimedia Foundation to delete “fake” information regarding the Ukraine conflict or face fines. On Thursday, Russian communications watchdog had told Google it would face fines over its… Read More ›