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France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov

When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield - a tough new law with no international equivalent that criminalises tech titans whose platforms allow illegal products or activities. The so-called LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023, has placed France at the forefront of a group of nations taking a sterner ...

10:43 Et September 17, 2024

TikTok says US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech

TikTok argued in court on Monday that a US law - which would see it banned unless it is sold by ByteDance - would have a “staggering” impact ...

19:42 Et September 16, 2024

Apple told to pay €13bn in tax by EU

Apple has been told to pay €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes to Ireland by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The European Commission accused Ireland of giving ...

11:37 Et September 10, 2024

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to ...

11:19 Et August 31, 2024

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors ...

10:07 Et August 29, 2024

Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide'

Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide". Mr Durov was arrested at an airport north of Paris ...

10:33 Et August 26, 2024

'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

Nothing is stopping child sexual abuse imagery spreading on WhatsApp, a safety group has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is calling on Meta, which owns WhatsApp, to ...

09:38 Et August 16, 2024

Founder of South Korea's Kakao arrested for suspected stock manipulation

South Korean authorities arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao Corp on Tuesday, on accusations of manipulating stocks during the acquisition of a K-Pop agency last ...

20:00 Et July 23, 2024

CrowdStrike: 'Significant Number' of Devices Repaired

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says "a significant number" of devices that were impacted by a global IT outage on Friday are now back online. In a social media post, the company - whose faulty security update caused Microsoft Windows computers to crash around the world - added it "continues to focus on restoring all systems". Microsoft ...

19:13 Et July 22, 2024

Microsoft to release next 'Call of Duty' game on subscription service, source says

Microsoft plans to release the coming installment of the "Call of Duty" videogame to its subscription service, in a departure from its longtime practice of only selling the ...

16:47 Et May 17, 2024
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