Japan’s parliament passed a new bill on Monday, toughening penalties for those found guilty of making “online insults.” The amendment to the penal code is set to take effect later this summer. Under the new legislation, making “online insults” can attract a sentence of up to one year in prison for …
Read More »Videos of alleged Donetsk strike aftermath emerge online
Videos published on social media on Monday appear to show the damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks on the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic earlier in the day. Dozens of projectiles fell on the city, according to local officials and journalists on the ground, including RT’s correspondent. Authorities in Donetsk …
Read More »Hacker demands $250,000 for Verizon info exposed online – media
A hacker has allegedly stolen the employee data of hundreds of Verizon workers, including names, emails, phone numbers, and corporate ID numbers, Motherboard reported on Thursday. The outlet verified the database’s legitimacy by calling several of the numbers included. The hacker claimed to have obtained the data by posing as …
Read More »‘Shocking’ bare breasts ad causes online stir
One of the world’s biggest corporations designing and producing sporting attire, Adidas has launched a campaign to advertise its new range of products. An image that’s meant to sell bras shows many pairs of breasts lacking just that. Since the company posted the image of “women’s breasts in all shapes …
Read More »Smash-and-grab squads: How US looting rings organize online as police are defunded
“It looked like chaos when groups of young people dashed from cars into the Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco’s Union Square and ran off with luxury purses, bags, and designer wear. “A few days later, about 80 people stormed through a Walnut Creek mall, stealing expensive items before fleeing. …
Read More »Women ‘auctioned’ online in India through ‘lewd’ photos – reports
Photographs of hundreds of Indian Muslim women were shared on an app that reportedly auctioned the women online. The images, which were sourced from their social media accounts and apparently doctored, have sparked an uproar. The issue came to light after anonymous Twitter users shared details about the app, called …
Read More »5 key takeaways from Putin-Biden online summit
The two-hour conference call on Tuesday also addressed cybersecurity and ransomware in particular, as well as the ongoing crisis in diplomatic relations between the US and Russia, arms control negotiations, and attempts to restart the Iran nuclear deal that Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, repudiated in 2018. © The White House/Handout …
Read More »Putin-Biden: What to expect from Russian & American leaders’ online ‘summit’
Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will have a bilateral meeting on Tuesday via a video link. The American leader plans to “underscore US concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” White House spokesperson Jen …
Read More »Boxer Lopez branded ‘sore loser’ in online roasting after humbling Kambosos loss
Lopez, 24, was expected to make light work of his mandatory challenger on Saturday in New York but soon became aware he was in a fight when he was knocked down in the first after Kambosos landed an crushing overhand right. The champion, who defeated Vasily Lomachenko in his last …
Read More »Australia declares war on online anonymity
The new initiative seeks to define social media giants as publishers, making them responsible for the user-generated content on their platforms, as well as introduce special mechanisms through which anyone can file a complaint and demand a post takedown if they think they are being defamed, bullied or harassed, Prime …
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