Natasha Lomas
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Facebook has quietly removed three bogus far right networks in Spain ahead of Sunday’s elections –
Facebook has quietly removed three far right networks that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior intended to spread politically divisive content in Spain ahead of a general election in the country which takes place on Sunday. → Read More
Spy on your smart home with this open source research tool
Researchers at Princeton University have built a web app that lets you (and them) spy on your smart home devices to see what they’re up to. The open source tool, called IoT Inspector, is available for download here. → Read More
Arrested Wikileaks founder is now facing U.S. extradition
In a fast-moving development since Julian Assange’s arrest inside the Ecuadorian embassy earlier today for breaching UK bail conditions, the Wikileaks founder has been rearrested on behalf of the U.S. → Read More
Julian Assange arrested in London after Ecuador withdraws asylum
London Metropolitan police has arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London. He has been holed up in the Embassy of Ecuador in London since 2012 in order to avoid a warrant against him. → Read More
Movo grabs $22.5M to get more cities in LatAm scooting
Madrid-based micromobility startup Movo has closed a €20 million (~$22.5M) Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion. → Read More
Facebook agrees to clearer T&Cs in Europe
Facebook has agreed to amend its terms and conditions under pressure from EU lawmakers. → Read More
One-hour terrorist takedowns backed by EU parliament’s civil liberties committee
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (Libe) voted yesterday to back proposed legislation for a one-hour takedown rule for online terrorist content which critics argue will force websites to filter uploads. → Read More
Europe to pilot AI ethics rules, calls for participants
The European Commission has announced the launch of a pilot project intended to test draft ethical rules for developing and applying artificial intelligence technologies to ensure they can be implemented in practice. → Read More
UK sets out safety-focused plan to regulate Internet firms
The UK government has laid out proposals to regulate online and social media platforms, setting out the substance of its long-awaited White Paper on online harms today — and kicking off a public consultation. → Read More
UK sets out safety-focused plan to regulate Internet firms
The UK government has laid out proposals to regulate online and social media platforms, setting out the substance of its long-awaited White Paper on online harms today — and kicking off a public consultation. → Read More
Fleksy’s AI keyboard is getting a store to put mini apps at chatters’ fingertips
Remember Fleksy? The customizable Android keyboard app has a new trick up its sleeve: It’s adding a store where users can find and add lightweight third party apps to enhance their typing experience. → Read More
Red Points closes $38M Series C for its ‘antivirus’ SaaS for brands
Barcelona-based Red Points has closed a $38 million Series C led by Summit Partners. Existing investors Northzone, Mangrove, Eight Roads Ventures and Banco Sabadell also participated in the funding round which follows a $12M Series B last year. → Read More
WhatsApp adds a tip-line for checking fakes in India ahead of elections
Facebook -owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a fact-checking tipline for users in India ahead of elections in the country. → Read More
YouTube tightens restrictions on channel of UK far right activist — but no ban
YouTube has placed new restrictions on the channel of a UK far right activist which are intended to make hate speech less easy to discover on its platform. → Read More
Krablr nets new leadership
News just in: We’re getting reports the board of Krablr has voted overwhelmingly to jettison the sole remaining founder, Wilson Poney, and install an interim CFO to take the company in a new old direction. → Read More
Covert data-scraping on watch as EU DPA lays down “radical” GDPR red-line
An interesting decision came out of Poland’s data protection agency this week after the watchdog issued its first fine under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). → Read More
UK report blasts Huawei for network security incompetence
The latest report by a UK oversight body set up to evaluation Chinese networking giant Huawei’s approach to security has dialled up pressure on the company, giving a damning assessment of what it describes as “serious and systematic defects” in its software engineering and “… → Read More
Europe agrees raft of safety features to be baked into new vehicles
All new vehicles sold in the European Union must have a wide range of safety features baked in as standard in the coming years, after EU institutions reached provisional agreement on a safety regulation that’s aimed at protecting passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. Once formally adopted mos… → Read More
It’s a draw in latest Qualcomm v Apple patent scores
It’s Qualcomm 1, Apple 1 in the latest instalment of the pair’s bitter patent bust-up — the litigious IP infringement claim saga that also combines a billion dollar royalties suit filed by Cupertino alleging the mobile chipmaker’s licensing terms are unfair. Apple filed agai… → Read More
Flipkart ranked highly for ‘fairness’ of working conditions in India gig platform study
The Oxford Internet Institute has published what it bills as the world’s first rating system for working conditions on gig economy platforms. → Read More