A ban is, generally, any decree that prohibits something. Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some see this as a negative act (equating it to a form of censorship or discrimination) and others see it as maintaining the "status quo". Bans in commerce are referred to as embargos.
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Honey traps and bribery: Ex-Cambridge Analytica CEO slapped with 7-year directorship ban
A British government agency said Alexander Nix had allowed staff to offer clients an array of unethical services.
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The UK might bring its ban on gas-powered cars forward to 2030
The UK government looks set to bring its ban of petrol and diesel vehicles forward, again, by another five years. The ban ...
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Portland becomes first US city to ban companies from using facial recognition in public places
Portland is the first city in the US to bar both businesses and public agencies from using facial recognition. Will the rest ...
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PUBG's owner is trying to have the game unbanned in India by distancing itself from Tencent
Last week, India banned PlayerUnknown's BattleGround (PUBG) along with 118 other Chinese apps, citing security concerns. ...
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After PUBG ban, Indian gamers can soon turn to a patriotic replacement called FAU-G
Earlier this week, India banned popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown's BattleGround (PUBG) Mobile along with 118 other ...
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The US is banning TikTok and WeChat — but the benefits won’t outweigh the costs
The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have ...
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Pakistan blocks Tinder and Grindr for spreading 'immoral content'
Pakistan has blocked Tinder and Grindr for failing to comply with local laws in an attempt to clamp down on "immoral content." ...
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India bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG
India has banned 118 Chinese apps including PlayersUnknowns BattleGround (PUBG) in a new government order. Earlier in ...
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Trump says he will sign the order to ban TikTok today
TikTok might be looking at a ban in the US soon, as President Donald Trump said he could sign the executive order to block ...
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Days after banning 59 Chinese apps, India announces a project for local developers
Days after India banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and UC Browser, the government announced a new project today for ...
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Google and Apple boot 59 banned Chinese apps in India from their app stores
Two days after India banned 59 Chinese apps over security and privacy concerns, these apps are removed from the Google Play ...
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TikTok vanishes from Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store in India following its ban
Update (30/06/2020): TikTok's desktop site and mobile app are inaccessible for users with a message saying we're complying ...
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UK speeds up its ban on petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars by 5 years
The United Kingdom has decided to bring its ban on petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars and vans forward 5 years to 2035. Manufacturers ...
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Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston City Council has voted to ban the use of facial recognition by the municipality, joining a growing list of US cities to ...
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Russia lifts futile two-year ban on Telegram Messenger
Russia has canceled its ineffective two-year ban on messaging app Telegram, claiming the company has shown a "willingness" ...
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Taking an Uber? Wear a mask, or risk getting banned from the app
As countries are lifting restrictions all over the world, cab-hailing services such as Uber are beginning to resume their ...
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US bans companies from selling chips to Huawei
The Trump administration plans to stop foreign semiconductor manufacturers that use American tech from selling chips to China ...
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Facebook’s political targeting machine should be cracked open by the DSA
Europe is about to overhaul its 20-year-old eCommerce Directive and it is a once-in-a-decade chance to correct the power ...
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Here's why Huawei's P40 has US components despite the ban
A teardown has revealed that Huawei's P40 has US components — despite the fact they should be banned. We explain how this ...
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Studies of racist algorithms don't break anti-hacking law, court rules
A federal court has ruled that research into racist algorithms doesn't breach the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a ...
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Facebook now bans ads peddling coronavirus conspiracies and fake cures
Facebook doubles down on its desire to halt the spread of coronavirus misinformation, this time by prohibiting ads for "cures." ...
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Should 'digital dopers' get banned from sports in the real world too?
This year cycling got its first British National Zwift e-racing champion, but it also got its first cheater. Here's what ...
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Washington state finally lifting ban on zero-emission vehicle mandates
Earlier this week, Washington state senators signed a bill that would lift the state's current ban on zero-emission vehicle ...
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Singapore joins Britain in fight against combustion engine cars
In an attempt to cut greenhouse gasses and reach its emissions targets like Britain, Singapore will also phase out petrol ...
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Oh great, the EU has ditched its facial recognition ban
The European Union is backing away from its plan to ban facial recognition technology -- delegating decisions on the software ...
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Sonos says Google stole its speaker tech, asks for product ban in court
Sonos has brought two lawsuits against Google for alleged copyright infringement, claiming Google used five of its patents ...
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Facebook vows to crack down on 'misleading' deepfakes
Facebook today announced it will ban misleading manipulated media -- including Photoshopped images and deepfakes. This announcement ...
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Google lifts ban on Ethereum wallet app it thought was mining cryptocurrency
On Wednesday, Google restored Ethereum app MetaMask, after it mistakenly removed it from its Play Store for believing it ...
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Instagram influencers can no longer promote vaping, guns, or cigarettes
Facebook today revealed its putting the kibosh on branded content from its influencers -- specifically, those posts which ...
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[Best of 2019] How I got banned for life from Airbnb
A few months ago, I received a cryptic message from Airbnb that sounded like something straight out of the Black Mirror ...
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Danish bank staff banned from buying Bitcoin with their own money — urged to dump holdings
A Danish bank has successfully won a court case that means it can now prevent its staff from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ...
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Why some accounts are getting banned for 'suspicious' group names on WhatsApp
Yesterday, GizChina reported some WhatsApp users are getting banned for 'suspicious' group names. According to a Reddit thread, ...
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How a ban on political ads is the second best gift Twitter ever gave Trump
The climate crisis is a heavily partisan issue in US politics. Thought it's not a hard-and-fast rule, most Democrats believe ...
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Stalkerware apps struck down for the first time ever by the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made its first case against the developers behind three stalking apps that may also be ...
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Twitter details what world leaders would have to do to be banned
Twitter today revealed its list of rules specific to world leaders, and exactly what they can and can't do. It also revealed how it intends to punish them should they step over the line... but it's probably not the punishment critics are hoping for. In a new post to its blog, Twitter ...
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California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 years
California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology ...
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International exchanges campaign against UK cryptocurrency derivatives ban
Global exchanges are begging the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) not to ban the sale of cryptocurrency-based derivatives. ...
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Australia's plan to block sites hosting extremist content during crisis events seems flawed
Australia is taking the first step of cutting off access to any internet domain that hosts terrorist material during a crisis ...
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Indian government ban on 'non-sovereign' cryptocurrency would see holders jailed for up to 10 years
A government panel in India has issued a recommendation to ban all "cryptocurrencies created by non-sovereigns," a step which ...
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Instagram will kindly let you know you’ve F’ed up before banning you
Instagram has just introduced a new policy that’ll notify you if your account is at risk of getting banned. The social ...
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Virginia outlaws deepfakes in its efforts to curb revenge porn
To combat "deepfakes," Virginia just became one of the first states in the US to impose criminal penalties on the distribution ...
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Patreon continues to crack down on NSFW content creators
Earlier this month, the crowdfunding site Patreon cracked down on its NSFW content policy. It seems the crowdfunding site ...
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Iran seizes 1,000 Bitcoin miners, says mining with state electricity is a no-no
Authorities in Iran have seized about 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines from two abandoned factories. Iran is blaming a recent ...
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Keep calm and wank on: UK porn block delayed for the third time
With less than a month to go until porn sites are forced to implement their own age-checking software for UK users, it's ...
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Facebook bans Huawei from pre-installing its apps, but does it matter?
Facebook has banned the Chinese tech company from pre-installing its apps – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – on Huawei's ...
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Vancouver mayor suggests Bitcoin ATM ban to stop money laundering
Vancouver's mayor recently suggested the city should ban cryptocurrency ATMs as local police say they're ideal money laundering ...
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Trump delays Huawei ban by 90 days
The U.S. Commerce Department has given Huawei a 90-day extension to provide support for existing handsets and network components. ...
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After Google, Qualcomm and Intel reportedly stop dealing with Huawei
Huawei is being shunned by the US companies one after another. Last night, Google banned it, now, Intel and qualcomm have ...
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President Trump expected to sign executive order effectively barring Huawei from the United States
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week that would ban US companies from using equipment from firms ...
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Nuking asteroids could save the Earth — but we need to make it legal first
The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year. The blockbuster saw a master ...
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Damned OneCoin scammers stole $2.3M from Kiwis using Samoan churches
Yet another organization thought to be tied the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin has been uncovered. ...
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India is reportedly looking to ban cryptocurrencies once and for all
India’s government is once again looking to ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies.
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TikTok is no longer banned in India — but the app is still unavailable
A week-long ban of popular social video creation app TikTok in India has been reversed, according to a report by Reuters, ...
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Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it 'encourages pornography'
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country's central government ...
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Why banning phones from schools is a backward step for education
Schools and governments around the world are struggling to figure out how to deal with smartphones in the classroom. Last ...
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Moonday Mornings: 30% of cryptocurreny startups failed in 2018
Another weekend has come and gone, meaning there's blockchain and cryptocurrency news to catch up on, thankfully Monday Mornings ...
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UK upskirting ban proves sexual assault laws are only just catching up with tech
Until yesterday, upskirting was almost completely legal. The practice involves taking sexually intrusive photos up people’s ...
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The internet has made sports betting easier, so Uganda is banning it
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda has issued a directive that states new gambling licenses will no longer be issued ...
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Reddit kicks off a game of whack-a-mole in shutting down soccer streaming subreddits
Soccer (forgive me, football gods) is arguably one of the most popular sports across the globe and has loads of fans tuning ...
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Facebook and YouTube aren't even trying to enforce the Alex Jones ban
After Alex Jones was effectively banned from the internet — or at least his major distribution channels — last August, ...
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Tumblr's 'female-presenting nipples' language isn't semantic -- it's oppression
Tumblr's adult content ban gets everything wrong in more ways than even a hater could have imagined. Worst of all: it says ...
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Twitter, Pornhub and other platforms ban AI-generated celebrity porn
'Deepfakes', the latest trend in online pornography is about to take a hit as Twitter and PornHub are banning its distribution ...
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Pornhub dodges India's porn site ban with new domain name
Last week, the Indian government directed telcos to block 827 porn sites including Pornhub. In response, Pornhub launched ...
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Reddit's data hoarders are frantically trying to save Tumblr's NSFW content
After Tumblr announced, on Monday, that it was invoking the nuclear option to expel NSFW content on the platform, the internet ...
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How opportunistic regulation can stifle innovation in blockchain
At the blockchain conferences and blockchain industry discussions over the last two years I had many chances to listen to ...
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South Korea's lost generation of gamers offer a preview of what's to come
South Korea is bending under the weight of an epidemic. In the world's most wired country, it's not opioids or hallucinogens ...
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Twitter CEO's comments will ignite the right, context be damned
Stripped of context, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's comments sound a bit like an admission. Speaking to members of congress, Dorsey ...
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EU suggests law to stop Cambridge Analytica-style election meddling
The European Commission is currently working on a proposal which will impose fines on political parties using Cambridge Analytica-style ...
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Over 50k people have blocked Twitter's biggest advertisers over the Alex Jones debacle (and you can too)
Alex Jones can't win these days. As the unofficial mascot of conspiracy theorists everywhere, Jones -- the man who answers ...
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How app store policies allow the Infowars app to survive -- and thrive
The Infowars app has shot to the top of the charts on both app storefronts, despite both companies ostensibly washing their ...
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Facebook is done dealing with Alex Jones
Facebook today followed the lead of Apple, Spotify, and YouTube in removing four Pages belonging to Infowar's Alex Jones, ...
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Facebook follows YouTube in suspending Alex Jones
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech. It's about damn time. Just ...
