SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A tech body backed by the Australian units of Facebook, Google and Twitter said on Monday (Oct 11) it has set up…
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Myanmar junta blames Internet blackouts on anti-coup fighters
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s junta has denied suspending the Internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had…
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In fresh regulatory move, China tells tech giants to stop blocking rivals' links
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China fired a fresh regulatory shot at its tech giants on Monday (Sept 13), telling them to end a longstanding practice of…
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NZ internet shakeup: First wave of Kiwis connect to Elon Musk’s Starlink – how it’s working out
The first Kiwis are connecting to Starlink – the service founded by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has launched thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites in a…
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No more regulatory blind eye for Internet mergers and acquisitions in China
BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) – Chinese antitrust regulators are through turning a blind eye to the kind of deal-making that helped the likes of Alibaba Group…
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Myanmar youth fight Internet outages with underground newsletter
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar youth are fighting the junta’s Internet shutdown and information suppression with an explosive underground printed newsletter they are secretly distributing across…
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Bloodshed continues in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters
YANGON (REUTERS) – Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday (April 7), killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, as a Chinese-owned…
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Facebook's Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform Internet rules
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps on Wednesday (March 24) to reform Internet rules, saying that companies should have immunity…
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US embassy in Myanmar cautions its citizens after reports of military movements
YANGON (REUTERS) – The US embassy in Myanmar urged its citizens to “shelter-in-place” on Sunday (Feb 14), citing reports of military movements in the commercial…
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Kickass queen of the internet Jackie Weaver solves Katie Price, Kim Kardashian and Boris Johnson’s lockdown problems
VIRAL queen Jackie Weaver has shown us she can certainly keep her cool in the face of adversity. Chaos erupted after Council Chairman Brian Tolver…
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India restoring fast mobile internet in Kashmir after 18 months
SRINAGAR (REUTERS) – India said on Friday (Feb 5) that it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir for…
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The Road to Achieving Internet Access for All In Africa
Governments, the telecoms industry, investors, multilateral institutions, and development finance partners will need to invest over $100 billion over the next ten years in order…
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German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace'
BERLIN (AFP) – A German-led police sting has taken down the “world’s largest” darknet marketplace, whose Australian alleged operator used it to facilitate the sale…
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A Covid-19 shot for $198? Online scams surge as slow vaccine roll-out frustrates
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – As millions of people await their turn to get a Covid-19 vaccine that could be months away, scammers online – in e-mails…
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