Reddit banned controversial forum The_Donald on Monday as it makes sweeping changes to its hate speech policies. The subreddit sprung up as a forum for supporters of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign, but soon became known for playing host to racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and other problematic content. “All communities on Reddit must abide by …

The global coronavirus pandemic has left governments, the tech industry and citizens reeling, not just from the devastating effects of the virus, but from the slew of misinformation that has accompanied it. How best to tackle the spread of false information is a subject of global debate, especially with regard to just how much responsibility the tech platforms hosting it …

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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The UK government dropped its plans to deploy a solely homegrown contact-tracing app to track the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Instead, it will opt to use a system developed by Apple and Google, which is considered to be more privacy-conscious. …

Within the course of a single day, Apple has found itself the subject of two new EU antitrust probes. Europe’s Competition Commission announced on Tuesday that it is opening dual investigations into Apple Pay and the App Store. The App Store investigation was triggered by a complaint from Spotify over a year ago tied to the high fees Apple charges …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus pandemic has been accompanied by a slew of disinformation — about the origins of the virus, how it spread and how to treat it. For social media companies, it’s the latest in a long series of challenges regarding how to prevent the …

Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao harshly criticized the tech company on Tuesday after it published an open letter condemning racism, with Pao saying the social network knowingly makes money off hate. “You don’t get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all day long,” Pao tweeted, referring to the Black Lives Matter movement. Current Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, …

France followed in Germany’s footsteps by passing a law Wednesday to slap huge fines on social media companies that  don’t remove illegal or harmful content within an hour of notification. The new rules, which go into effect July 1, mean that companies must remove the most problematic content — child abuse and terrorism-related content — within 60 minutes. For hate …

Two of the UK’s biggest telecoms companies, O2 and Virgin Media, are merging to create a new telecoms giant, they confirmed on Thursday. The £31 billion ($38B) deal will see mobile operator O2, which is owned by Telefonica, and broadband operator Virgin Media, which is owned by Liberty Global become one company to create a rival to Sky and BT. …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A cross-party committee of British politicians has demanded a new law be put in place before the government introduces its contact-tracing app as part of its strategy to control the coronavirus pandemic. The UK has been working on the app, which tells people …