If you’re using Bumble to hunt for a new love of your life, you’re going to have to do it without a gun in your profile. The maker of the dating and networking app said Monday that it’s moving to ban images of firearms from its nearly 30 million user profiles. Bumble joins a long …

Washington on Monday became the first state in the union to approve its own net neutrality law following the Federal Communications Commission’s dismantling of the controversial Obama-era regulations last year. The law, signed on Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, prohibits internet service providers from blocking or slowing down web content. The law comes about three months after the FCC voted …

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation intended to curb online sex trafficking by holding website operators more accountable for their users’ activities. The measure, passed by the House 388-25, would amend a section of the Communications Decency Act by including the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, S. 1693. The bill would make it a crime to operate …

Having your smartphone repaired may hold some urgency to you, but it doesn’t constitute an emergency. Usually. Emergency dispatchers in California’s Sacramento County tell CBS Sacramento they’ve seen an influx in recent month of false alarm 911 calls, and the source appears to be an Apple repair center in nearby Elk Grove. “We’re able to see quickly where the call …

A coalition of 23 state attorneys general refiled a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of Obama-era net neutrality regulations as the commission published its final notice of the repeal in the Federal Register. The coalition, lead by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, filed a lawsuit in January to block the repeal of the rules but agreed …

New Jersey has become the latest state to enact its own net neutrality regulations following the Federal Communications Commission’s dismantling of the controversial Obama-era regulations. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed an executive order requiring internet service providers that do business with the state adhere to the principles of net neutrality. That means broadband providers wouldn’t be allowed …

Facebook plans to give its 2 billion users more control over their data before a landmark data collection law goes into effect in Europe this spring. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into affect in May, aims to give Europeans more control over their information and how companies use it. Companies that fail to comply face fines …

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the internet is playing an increasingly important role in our lives since going mainstream, but the speed at which that transformation occurred might. Since 2000, our time spent online each week has steadily increased, rising from 9.4 hours to 23.6 hours — nearly an entire day, according to a recent report …

YouTube is moving to punish Logan Paul amid a backlash over the vlogger posting a clip that featured images of a suicide victim. The video sharing site said Wednesday that Paul’s “Originals” projects had been put on hold and that he wouldn’t be featured in the fourth season of the YouTube Red comedy series “Foursome.” YouTube has also removed Paul’s …

Apple said it plans to introduce new features to help parents manage their children’s use of its smartphones amid two major shareholders’ concerns of young people becoming addicted to the company’s iPhones.   “Apple has always looked out for kids, and we work hard to create powerful products that inspire, entertain, and educate children while also helping parents protect them …