by staff | Nov 12, 2024 | Tech News
A Russian court has fined Google over two undecillion rubles for removing Russia’s state media channels from YouTube. The amount is a 36 digit figure, greater than the world’s total GDP. Two Undecillion Rubles… and Growing! As if being initially fined more money than...
by staff | May 30, 2024 | Security, Stop-Press
A political consultant who paid a local street magician $150 to make a deepfake anti Biden robocall, asking people not to vote in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, is now facing a $6 million fine. It’s been alleged that Steven Kramer, 54, of New Orleans,...
by staff | Apr 5, 2024 | Tech News
Amazon’s Luxembourg based Polish e-commerce site, Amazon.pl (Amazon EU SARL) has been fined by Poland’s competition and consumer protection watchdog following customer complaints that their orders were being mysteriously cancelled. Massive Fine Following an...
by staff | Mar 15, 2024 | An Apple Byte
In two recent blows to Apple, it’s just been fined £1.5 billion for breaking EU competition laws over music streaming, while its latest iPhone update means allowing developers to offer their own ‘app stores’. The Fine Following a complaint by Swedish music streaming...
by staff | Sep 25, 2023 | Tech News
Video focused social media platform TikTok has been fined €345 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the privacy of child users. The Processing of Personal Data The fine, as well as a reprimand, and an order requiring them to bring its data...
