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India sets stricter rules for social media giants

The Verge

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. Significant social media intermediaries” face additional responsibilities.

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TikTok is banning misgendering, deadnaming, and content promoting disordered eating

The Verge

TikTok is updating its community guidelines and rolling out new features that the company says will support the well-being of its users. Over 91 million videos — accounting for around 1 percent of videos uploaded — were removed for content violation in the third quarter of 2021. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TikTok owner ByteDance grabs another 66K square-feet of office space in Seattle area

GeekWire

ByteDance first expanded in the area in October 2021 when it subleased a 44,000-square-foot office from SAP Concur at the Key Center. Under traditional office occupancy guidelines, the 66,000-square-foot space expansion could accommodate more than 300 additional employees. just east of Seattle.

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PAX West backtracks, will require vaccinations or negative COVID tests after all

The Verge

ReedPop set PAX West 2021’s September 3rd start date in 2020 , and at the time, it wasn’t planning on requiring attendees to be vaccinated or prove they were COVID-19-free. The spectrum of reactions to PAX West’s health and safety guidelines before this week’s change.

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Twitter appoints “grievance officer” to comply with India’s new rules

The Verge

First reported by Bloomberg , one of the new executives is a chief compliance officer who will also serve as grievance officer, and the other is a nodal officer, both required by the country’s Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code which took effect in May.

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YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years

The Verge

In Wojcicki’s first letter to creators of 2021, the CEO spent some time addressing YouTube’s growth. Wojcicki noted that at the “scale we operate, it’s hard for creators to keep up with changing Community Guidelines.”. Wojcicki noted that at the “scale we operate, it’s hard for creators to keep up with changing Community Guidelines.”.

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Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials

The Verge

The slip-up happened in mid-2021, with both companies falling for the phony requests and providing information about users’ IP addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses. Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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