“PROBLEMATIC”: ANGELA MERKEL CRITICAL OF TWITTER’S TRUMP BAN

Mon 11 January 2021: Twitter’s decision to suspend of U.S. President Donald Trump’s account is pushing European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to stress the need to regulate social media companies. On Monday, a spokesman for Merkel said Twitter’s Trump ban was “problematic.” Speaking at a press conference in the capital Berlin, Chancellor Angela […]

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DEMAND FOR TURKISH APP RISE FOLLOWING SIGNAL AND TELEGRAM

Demand surges for Signal and Telegram messaging apps in the country following WhatsApp’s new data sharing policy that has ignited privacy concerns. Meanwhile, Turkish Presidency and Defense Ministry have moved their accounts to BiP, a Turkish app. Secure communication solutions are now among the most discussed topics across the world amid rising concerns over data […]

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TELEGRAM, WHATSAPP, SIGNAL, FACEBOOK MESSENGER: WHAT DATA APPS REALLY COLLECT FROM YOU?

Sat 09 January 2021: WhatsApp, which uses Signal’s encryption technology, laid out fresh terms on Wednesday, asking users to agree to let owner Facebook and its subsidiaries collect user data, including their phone number and location. New policy sparked concerns among netizens with most users saying that they would now prefer a different chatting app.   […]

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TWITTER PERMANENTLY SUSPENDS TRUMP’S ACCOUNT, CITING RISK OF FURTHER VIOLENCE

Sat 09 January 2021: Twitter kicked President Donald Trump off his signature social media platform Friday — deepening his political isolation as he faces widespread rebukes and the prospect of a second impeachment over his supporters’ rampage through the Capitol.  “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them […]

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MASSIVE NUMBER OF SIGNUPS FOR SIGNAL APP AFTER ELON MUSK TWEET “USE SIGNAL”

Fri 08 January 2021: Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “Use Signal” tweet led to a massive number of signups for the alternative app to WhatsApp. This came after the Mark Zuckerberg-owned instant messaging app changed its privacy policy. WhatsApp will now share more data with parent company Facebook which has raised security concerns. Mr Musk, through […]

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EARTH IS SPINNING FASTER THAN BEFORE, AFTER DECADES OF SLOWDOWN

Fri 08 January 2021: According to predictions, the Earth will spin even faster in the future. The Earth’s rotational velocity at the equatorial plane is quite high – approximately, 465.10 metres per second, or 1674.4 kilometers per hour. This, in fact, exceeds the speed of sound in dry air. Naturally, the length of the day is tightly related […]

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WHATSAPP TO SHARE DATA WITH FACEBOOK IN NEW ULTIMATUM TO USERS

Fri 08 January 2021: World’s most popular messaging app’s new privacy policy forces users to agree to share personal data with Facebook or risk losing their accounts starting from the first week of February. WhatsApp, a messaging app owned by social media giant Facebook, has raised privacy concerns after announcing a change in its privacy […]

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TURKEY LAUNCHES FIFTH-GENERATION SATELLITE TURKSAT 5A FROM US

Fri 08 January 2021: Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida SpaceX launched a Turkish communications satellite into orbit late Thursday. The technology company’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US state of Florida, carrying the Turksat 5A satellite. […]

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TURKEY’S DIGITAL TAXES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OUR COMPANIES, SAYS US

Thu 07 January 2021: The US has complained that digital taxes in Turkey discriminate against American companies, paving the way for tariffs, Al Jazeera has reported. The complaint was made by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday. According to the media outlet, digital services taxes adopted by Turkey are said to discriminate against […]

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