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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
A coalition of tech companies, including Microsoft and Symantec, orchestrated a takedown of the TrickBot malware botnet, which had infected 1M+ computers — FS-ISAC, ESET, Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, NTT, Symantec, and the Microsoft Defender team participated in the takedown.
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Microsoft on the Issues, Krebs on Security, Washington Post, New York Times, WeLiveSecurity, CNN, Reuters, CyberScoop, ESET, Windows Central, CNET, Thurrott, and Lumen
Tweets: @briankrebs, @ericgeller, @ericgeller, @cnnbrk, @itsreallynick, @cmmorris84, @sixdub, @campuscodi, and @shah_sheikh
| Associated Press: |
Facebook will ban posts that deny or distort the Holocaust as Zuckerberg says his “thinking has evolved” as data shows an increase in anti-Semitic violence — Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources …
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About Facebook, The Independent, TechCrunch, The Verge, Variety, Axios, and CNET
Tweets: @oliverdarcy, @kurtwagner8, @karaswisher, @alexhern, @alexhern, @matthew_feldman, @jlc_uk, @cotlerwunsh, @brianwhelanhack, @juddlegum, @w7voa, @janoschdelcker, @honestreporting, @adrianweckler, @waxpancake, @hshaban, @rmac18, @slpng_giants, @hshaban, @rmac18, @kantrowitz, @jasonabbruzzese, @pranavdixit, and @jyarow
| Andrew Marantz / New Yorker: |
Facebook's ineffective content moderation efforts, unevenly enforced and handled by low-paid moderators, show it can't and doesn't have the will to fix itself — The platform is overrun with hate speech and disinformation. Does it actually want to solve the problem?
Tweets: @newyorker, @kevinroose, @tonyromm, and @brianstelter
| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Sources: DOJ and state AGs investigating Google for alleged antitrust violations are considering forcing it to sell Chrome and parts of its ad business — Prosecutors for the Justice Department and state attorney general offices are discussing ways of curbing the search giant's market power as they prepare to sue the company.
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Axios, Forbes, AppleInsider, Coinspeaker, Washington Post, Fossbytes, Adweek, TechRadar, MSPoweruser, and New.blicio.us
Tweets: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @vcdxnz001, @_juan_diego, @cglodha, @jonniola, and @politico
| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
A look at possible antitrust action against Big Tech following the release of reports from both Democrats and Republicans last week — Democrats aren't the only ones ready to rewrite the antitrust rules for internet platforms — Never in world history has one sector of the global economy risen … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twilio confirms it is buying customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2B in an all-stock deal, expected to close in Q4 2020 — Twilio today announced its biggest acquisition to date, spearheading a strong move into customer data management alongside its existing API-based tools …
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Twilio, ZDNet, Forbes, Bloomberg, Light Reading, Fortune, Associated Press, CNBC, Axios, Crunchbase News, cloudpro.co.uk, and Tech News. Tweets: @jeffiel. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google's Nest announces a thermostat with a simpler designer, ditching the rotating dial, available to pre-order today for $130, a $40 discount on Nest's E — The new Nest Thermostat ditches the signature rotating dial — Google's Nest smart home division has a new smart thermostat available to order starting today.
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Android Police, The Keyword, Thurrott, 9to5Google, Tom's Guide, Android Authority, CNET, VentureBeat, TechHive, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, CNBC, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, Android Central, SlashGear, and Engadget. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Five Eyes governments as well as India and Japan make a new call for backdoors into products that are end-to-end encrypted — Another Five Eyes meeting, another call for encryption backdoors in modern tech. — Members of the intelligence-sharing alliance Five Eyes, along …
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U.S. Department of Justice, The Register, Android Authority, AppleInsider, Nikkei Asia, GOV.UK, Forbes, GOV.UK, Cointelegraph, Beyond Search, CNBC, Fossbytes, infosecurity-magazine.com, MediaNama, Telecoms.com, ComputerWeekly.com, Silicon Republic, EURACTIV.com, Agence France-Presse, Telegraph, and Forbes
Tweets: @thejusticedept, @ukhomeoffice, @lukolejnik, @martijn_grooten, @astepanovich, @bobmcelrath, @martinsfp, @cristingoodwin, @gnat, @nca_uk, @jaredctate, @mmasnick, @arossp, @donaldsclark, @matt_odell, @kurtopsahl, @melt_dem, @alexlindsay, @bitcoin_woods, @majin_lei, @shawnyeager, @avifelman, @dannydiekroeger, @w7voa, @maxkeiser, @privacyfocused, @lopp, @kennyog, @mslods, @matthew_d_green, @nekotwit, @randhindi, @zackwhittaker, and @thakurdhanaraj
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Privacy advocates warn that Amazon's Ring Always Home Cam drone and biometric payment system, Amazon One, will normalize aggressive new forms of data collection — Privacy advocates warn that the Ring Always Home Cam and Amazon One both normalize aggressive new forms of data collection.
Tweets: @fightfortheftr, @avast_antivirus, and @hypervisible
| Patrick Frater / Variety: |
China's biggest game-streaming platforms Huya and DouYu agree to merge, creating a combined company with 300M+ MAUs, representing ~80% of the Chinese market — China's two largest games live streaming companies Huya and DouYu, both of which have U.S. share listings, are to merge.| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
Study: Facebook likes, comments, and shares from news outlets that routinely publish misinformation roughly tripled from Q3 2016 to Q3 2020 to 1.8B interactions — During the 2016 presidential election, Russian operatives used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms … | Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: EU is making a “hit list” of up to 20 large internet companies, likely to include Facebook and Apple, subject to tougher rules to curb market power — Brussels broadens search for extra powers to curb power of digital platforms — EU regulators are drawing up a …
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Engadget, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Associated Press, 9to5Mac, Android Headlines, CNBC, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters. Tweets: @marietjeschaake
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