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Twitch re-revises its guidelines to ban the implication of nudity
Twitch has revised its nudity policies yet again. The latest change bars streamers from pretending to be “fully or partially nude,” as clarified by Angela Hession, Twitch’s VP of Trust and Safety, in a blog post.
Apple denied request to pause Apple Watch sales ban amid patent dispute
The ITC has denied Apple's request to pause the Apple Watch ban until its appeal is done.
Valve warns that AMD’s anti-lag feature can lead to Counter-Strike 2 bans
Valve says an anti-lag feature in AMD graphics cards tricks the anti-cheat system into banning otherwise innocent players.
Twitch finally prevents users from watching channels they're banned from
Twitch has rolled out a feature that blocks banned users from watching the streams of the creators that banned them in the first place, a long-requested tool. However, logged-out users can watch any stream.
China intensifies its crackdown on officials using iPhones
China has reportedly widened a ban on the use of iPhones and other imported devices by government officials.
Twitch streamers can soon block banned accounts from tuning in
Twitch announced this week that an upcoming change will allow streamers to block banned users from tuning into their streams. “You can choose to have your banned chatters no longer be able to watch the stream,” Senior Product Manager Trevor Fisher revealed on Twitch’s Patch Notes podcast (via TechCrunch), stressing that the feature won’t be enabled by default. The new blocking feature will roll out in the next few weeks.
Kanye West's Twitter/X account has been unbanned again
X, formerly known as Twitter, has reinstated Kanye West after he was banned for posting he would go "def con 3 on Jewish people" among other things.
University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban
A group of college professors sued Texas today for banning TikTok on state devices and networks, as reported by The Washington Post. The plaintiffs say the prohibition compromises their research and teaching while “preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok,” including studying the very disinformation and data-collection practices the restriction claims to address. The plaintiffs say the ban makes it “almost impossible for faculty to use TikTok in their classrooms — whether to teach about TikTok or to use content from TikTok to teach about other subjects.”
TikTok is suing Montana over statewide ban
TikTok filed a lawsuit on Monday in the U.S. District Court of Montana to challenge the state’s ban of the social platform, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The case was brought against the state Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
Brazilian court lifts nationwide Telegram ban put in place over data demand
On Saturday, a federal appeals court in Brazil lifted the nationwide ban that had been put in place against Telegram earlier this week for failing to provide information on two neo-Nazi groups.
Airbnb is banning people ‘likely to travel’ with prohibited users
Airbnb is reportedly banning users who, despite having a clear background, were associated with people the company deems a safety risk.
@ElonJet returns to Twitter with a 24-hour delay on the plane's location
Jack Sweeney is back with a new account called @ElonJetNexDay that still tracks Musk's aircraft, but adds a 24-hour delay to the location.
Congress attempts to ban TikTok on government devices as part of $1.7 trillion spending bill
After obtaining Senate approval last week, The No TikTok on Government Devices Act could become law thanks to the $1.7 trillion spending bill federal lawmakers unveiled early Tuesday morning.
Georgia is the latest state to ban TikTok from government-owned devices
Georgia has become at least the 11th state to ban TikTok from state government-owned devices. Governor Brian Kemp also blocked state agencies from using WeChat and Telegram.
YouTube users will get a 24-hour timeout if their toxic comments are removed
YouTube is updating its rules around toxic comments that violate community community guidelines.
South Dakota bans TikTok from government-owned devices
Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has signed an executive order prohibiting government employees, agencies and contractors from downloading and using TikTok on state-owned devices.
Elon Musk says Twitter will permanently ban users that impersonate accounts
Elon Musk wrote that Twitter will permanently suspend account impersonators if they are not clearly labeled as parody.
Airbnb is banning party houses permanently
Airbnb is permanently banning all parties and events at host properties around the world.
Google is banning third-party call recording apps from the Play Store
Google is introducing a new Play Store policy that will effectively block third-party call recording apps from the Play Store by May 11th.
Tumblr blocks tags for 'sensitive content' in order to stay on the App Store
Tumblr has restricted what its users can see on its iOS app in an effort to make sure it doesn't get kicked out of Apple's App Store again.
