Netflix banned sharing account password: how violators will be punished

With US subscriber growth slowing and the cost of content rising, Netflix (NFLX) is looking for ways to increase its profits. The company is implementing security measures against password sharing, reports TheStreet. Password sharing is the process when several users watch Netflix from different…

Russia restricts access to CIA and FBI websites for 'spreading fakes'

Roskomnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications in Russia) has restricted access to the websites of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the State Department Justice Awards Program. Voice of America writes about it.…

Facebook and Instagram may be blocked in Europe this summer: the EU is unhappy with how Meta treats user data

Social networks Facebook and Instagram may be disabled in Europe after the Irish regulator ruled that their parent company Meta cannot share data of Europeans with the US. The Independent published more details. If EU regulators agree, both platforms of social…

'We are very limited': the US blocked the accounts of all Russian consulates

One of the largest US banks, Bank of America, closed the accounts of the Russian Consulates General in Houston (Texas) and New York (New York). This was announced by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, writes Meduza. “In fact, the embassy is under blockade by US government agencies. The accounts of our two consulates general in Houston and New York were…

Russian athlete filed a lawsuit on Facebook: the social network is blocking him because of the 'offensive' surname

Former Russian national team player and coach of the Rotor football club Dmitry Khokhlov filed a lawsuit on Facebook over the fact that the social network is blocking posts with the mention of his last name. Writes about this Meduza. “The catch is that my name is being blocked. Therefore, neither I, nor my friends and acquaintances ...

Xiaomi started blocking its phones in Crimea

Xiaomi has begun to actively block smartphones illegally imported into different countries. Including in Crimea. But there is an idea how to avoid blocking, ixbt.com reports. Usually Xiaomi does not interfere with the operation of smartphones imported into different countries by illegal or semi-legal means. For example, a person can order ...

Trump's son said that the situation in the United States would please Lenin and Stalin

The son of the current President of the United States, Donald Trump Jr., believes that freedom of speech has died in the country. The reason for this opinion was the rigid blocking of his father's account on the Twitter microblog. On his page on this social network, Donald Trump Jr. wrote that the current situation in the United States ...

YouTube and Twitter may be banned in Russia: what is the reason

A group of deputies submitted to the State Duma a bill on amendments to the law “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection,” providing for Roskomnadzor to block resources that “allow discrimination” against Russian media, writes BBC. The document introduces sanctions for Internet resources for “discrimination against materials from Russian media...

TikTok blocking postponed: US and China to sign an agreement

US President Donald Trump has approved the terms of a deal that will allow the popular Chinese video app TikTok to operate in the US. The BBC writes about this. “Safety will be one hundred percent. I blessed the agreement. I approved it in principle,” he said on Saturday, September 19, leaving...

Without access to updates and services: US will block TikTok and WeChat

The US Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, September 20, as executive orders from the administration of US President Donald Trump on the two apps are set to take effect. Writes about this CNN. Friday 18 September ...

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