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‘Apple legt streamingdiensten te veel beperkingen op’ 01-03-2023

De Europese Commissie vindt dat Apple muziekstreamingdiensten te veel beperkingen oplegt. Dat stelt de Europese concurrentiewaakhond in een aangepaste klacht tegen de iPhone-maker. Met name de eis dat streamingdiensten hun klanten niet in de app mogen attenderen op andere mogelijkheden om een goedkoper abonnement af te sluiten, is volgens de commissie misbruik van marktmacht van Apple. Lees verder op Data News

Nieuwe tool laat tieners naaktfoto’s van het internet halen 01-03-2023

Tieners die naaktfoto’s van zichzelf online zien circuleren, hebben vanaf nu een mogelijkheid om die beelden offline te halen. Met een nieuw ontwikkeld programma van het National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) kunnen foto’s van bepaalde sociale media worden verwijderd. De tool, Take It Down, is deels gefinancierd door Meta Platforms, het moederbedrijf van Facebook. Lees verder op Data News

Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store as an invite-only beta; Twitter started Bluesky in 2019 and spun off the project in 2022 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 28-02-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store as an invite-only beta; Twitter started Bluesky in 2019 and spun off the project in 2022  —  Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has hit the App Store and more testers are gaining access. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Twitter reverses its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, homes, shelters, and essential infrastructure (Karissa Bell/Engadget) 01-03-2023

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Twitter reverses its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, homes, shelters, and essential infrastructure  —  Twitter is once again tightening its rules around what users are permitted to say on the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta's internal four-year AR/VR roadmap: three Quest headsets, smart glasses with a display and a “neural interface” smartwatch in 2025, and AR glasses in 2027 (Alex Heath/The Verge) 01-03-2023

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta’s internal four-year AR/VR roadmap: three Quest headsets, smart glasses with a display and a “neural interface” smartwatch in 2025, and AR glasses in 2027  —  During an internal presentation, Meta execs laid out plans for three new Quest headsets, AR glasses in 2027, and a ‘neural interface’ smartwatch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months under house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he still controls BitMEX (Jen Wieczner/New York Magazine) 01-03-2023

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: A profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months under house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he still controls BitMEX  —  Arthur Hayes rubbed success in the Feds’ face and got busted.  Now he’s returning to a shell-shocked industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How the UK's Online Safety Bill became an overwrought law that may not achieve its aims due to repeated policy changes by four prime ministers since 2019 (Politico) 01-03-2023

Politico: How the UK’s Online Safety Bill became an overwrought law that may not achieve its aims due to repeated policy changes by four prime ministers since 2019  —  London’s landmark legislation to rein in the excesses of the internet is a litmus test for the UK’s post-Brexit era. Lees verder op Tech Meme