Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine
Image-hosting platform Imgur has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content. Imgur is used by millions to make and share images such as memes across the web, particularly…
YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle Trump lawsuit over Capitol riot
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m (£18.6m) to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump, filed after the video platform suspended his account in the wake of the 6 January…
Chinese woman convicted in UK after ‘world’s biggest’ bitcoin seizure
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, Singapore Metropolitan Police Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, was convicted on Monday A Chinese national has been convicted of playing a key role in what…
Afghanistan hit by internet blackout as Taliban cuts fibre optic cables
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shut down of telecommunications, weeks after they began severing fibre-optic internet connections to prevent what they call immorality. The country is currently…
Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal
Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Electronic Arts Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala are the cover stars of Electronic Art’s latest football game EA FC 26, which released in September Electronic Arts (EA),…
Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy was offered a deal by criminals to help hack the BBC Like many things in the shadowy world of…
Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter and Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images Instagram’s tools designed to protect teenagers from harmful content are failing to stop them from seeing suicide and self-harm posts, a…
Microsoft cuts off some services used by Israeli military unit
Microsoft has cut off some services to a unit of Israel’s Ministry of Defence after an investigation found its technology had been used to conduct mass surveillance on people in…
Facebook and Instagram to get £2.99 UK subscription to stop ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is launching paid subscriptions for users who do not want to see adverts in the UK. The company said it would start notifying users in…
Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Hackers holding pictures and private data of thousands of nursery children and their families to ransom say they will publish more information…