Biden's campaign banned TikTok from its staffer's mobile devices citing the privacy and security concerns as the firm has been under suspicion that it might share data with the Chinese Government.
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The Indian government has banned 47 more apps in India, though the list has yet to be released. The new ban prohibits the usage of apps that facilitate access to previously banned services.
Twitter announced a crackdown on QAnon, the conspiracy theory movement, by banning 7,000 accounts, and taking additional measures to prevent the spread of content violating the platform's rules.
COVID-19 has surged Zoom's numbers, with the firm's daily users increasing from 10 million last year to 200 million in June. However, the company is facing backlash over security concerns.
Elon Musk's rocket company has banned its workers from using Zoom citing privacy concerns. Due to the crisis, Zoom and other digital communication services have seen a surge in users.
Activision has announced that since Call of Duty: Warzone's launch, 50,000 in-game cheaters have been banned. The firm also plans to provide a regular count on the amount of bans moving forward.
In an attempt to filter its content and make things a little safer for users, YouTube has implemented a new policy change banning videos demonstrating how to modify firearms to have a bump stock.
An Xbox VP has confirmed plans to lighten up the ban regime currently in place on Xbox Live. It won't be gotten rid of but will be adjusted to allow more people to play games online.
Blizzard has denied accusations by some Diablo III players that they were banned from playing the action-RPG sequel because they played the game on Linux using the WINE software.
It's being reported today the Microsoft has banned up to 1 Million Xbox Live Accounts. Fresh on the heels of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 release Microsoft has stepped up their attack on...
Yesterday, in an unprecedented decision, Wikipedia's court-like body ArbCom handed down a project-wide ban of all IP addresses owned by Scientology for disruptive editing and coordinating their edits to maintain their status quo including "persistent...
A Turkish court has again blocked access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube because of clips allegedly insulting the country's founding father; the first ban was also due to clips deemed disrespectful to Mustafa...
Singapore has banned a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported Thursday. The Straits Times said Mass Effect,...
EVGA, a supplier of graphics cards and mainboards, has announced that Germany trade regulators ordered its rival XFX, a division of Pine Technology, to stop selling graphics cards that potentially insult EVGA as a company....
MySpace has decided to ban Photobucket users from posting their videos and remixes to their MySpace pages: all said content will no longer show up on a MySpace profile and comments section (blogs are not...
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has banned its users from installing Microsoft's new Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7 software packages, saying there was no business or technical justification for the...
Access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube has been suspended in Turkey after clips insulting former Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had appeared on the site. Even after YouTube removed the offending clips, a court...
The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film...
The U.S. Department of Transportation has quietly put the kibosh on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), banning upgrades to those Microsoft Corp. products -- at least for now. Donna Seymour, CIO...
It looks like my company isn't the only one severely shying away from Microsoft's latest offerings of operating systems, web browsers, and office suites. According to memos seen by InformationWeek, the U.S. DOT has...
The San Jose, California-based Internet auction site has decided to bar sales of virtual goods in video games due to "legal complexities" regarding ownership. The policy has been in place for the past few weeks:...
This week on the show Kristin, Derek and Brad discuss Google becoming part of the Great Firewall of China by caving to the Chinese government's censorship demands, E3 bans scantily-clad booth babes, the legalities (and...
"Banhammer" nails down Halo 2 abusers and hackers; fourth auto-update available now and required for online play. Master Chiefs have battled Elites, Brutes, and even the parasitic Flood, but none of these...
On the Warcraft III Battle.net website news comes that Blizzard has taken action against 53,928 accounts and CD keys on Battle.net for hacking or cheating. 3,331 of these accounts have been banned permanently from ladder...
Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency is reporting that the government had announced new bans on certain video games. In total, 50 popular titles will be banned from sale and use in China. Xinhua further...
Blizzard Entertainment, developer of MMORPG World of Warcraft, has demonstrated that it intends to live up to its no-nonsense reputation when it comes to dealing with cheaters by revoking the accounts of a number of...
Ubisoft's squad-based shooter will not be released in South Korea because the story goes "way too far". Citing a plotline that goes "way too far", South Korea's Media Rating Board has rejected...
Recent jailbreaks force prison officials to crack down on communication abilities in gaming systems. The Swedish prison service has banned PlayStations and other gaming systems in its prisons, according to reports in...
Heres a nice filler for a friday, made me chuckle anyway. Our fine friends over at The Inquirer have spotted an interesting piece of news that could threaten the reputation of Brits abroad everywhere (myself...
DVD software provider 321 Studios suffered another legal setback Wednesday when a New York judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the company from manufacturing, distributing, or otherwise trafficking in software that allows users to copy...
A computer game that encourages players to kill all in sight in ever more gruesome ways has become the first video game banned in New Zealand. In a 12-page statement issued Friday, New Zealand's Office...
Camera cell phones, one of the hottest items on this year's Christmas must-have list, is also a growing privacy issue for both consumers and organizations. The phones, with their discreet lens, tiny size...
The UK has made spam a criminal offence to try to stop the flood of unsolicited messages. Under the new law, spammers could be fined £5,000 in a magistrates court or...
I thought this "news" was rather amusing.... ;) Goodbye "e-mail", the French government says, and hello "courriel" — the term that linguistically sensitive France is now using to refer to electronic mail...
An Adelaide website has been ordered to remove material that casts doubt on whether the Holocaust occurred, in a landmark Federal Court decision. It is the first time an Australian court has upheld...
