Reuters World News reports that Malaysia outlaws 'fake news'; sets jail of up to six years, noting that 'The government said the law would not impinge on freedom of speech and cases under it would be handled through an i...
If he's worried about reality, maybe everyone should be. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images It starts with love. It always does. When we're looking for love, we tell ourselves we're looking for something real. Not the fake kin...
China's cyberspace regulator has announced that it will immediately start conducting in-depth reviews of the algorithms used by websites, platforms, and products, to ensure compliance with the country's regulation on algorithms. T...
Britain announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and figures, including state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik on the premises that they were targeting those who push out President Vladimir Putin's "fake news and n...
The second substantive session of the OEWG 2021-2025 was held from 28 March-1 April 2022, in-person in New York (with a webcast through UN WebTV). Using an informal mode, the group discussed substantive issues under its mandate: t...
Research Internet Africa (RIA) conducted a COVID-19 rapid response phone survey in South Africa which revealed that digital and internet access was increased amid the COVID-19 lockdown due to smartphone access. According to the su...
GSMA published the tenth annual State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money which examines a decade of growth and explores the transformative effects of mobile money on the financial lives of those who, ten years ago, were left b...
The U.S. Federal Communication Commission added Kaspersky Lab to the list of companies that pose an 'unacceptable risk to US national security'. Kaspersky Lab was added together with China Telecom and China Mobile International US...
As negotiations around the Digital Services Act (DSA) continue, France seeks compromises around key topics. On targeted advertising, the initial texts prohibit any targeting of minors. The problem of how to identify minors arises ...
Ethiopia's National ID Programme under the Office of the Prime Minister is inviting bids for biometric registration kits with carrying case and power back-up. These will be used for mobile registration as the national digital ID s...
Telecom operators, namely, MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom, have been awarded a contract to provide telecom services to the government of South Africa. The agreement came into effect on1 April and is expected to expire by 31 March 20...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) within the US Department of Defense has launched a call for research proposals in the area of quantum benchmarking. Within the framework of a new Quantum Benchmarking programme...