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Twitter won’t let government-affiliated accounts tweet photos of POWs
Twitter said it will no longer allow official government or government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war “in the context of the war in Ukraine.”
Russia won’t cooperate on the International Space Station until sanctions are lifted
Russia’s Roscosmos will stop working with NASA and other western space agencies on the International Space Station.
Clubhouse debuts 'protected profiles' in response to at-risk users in Ukraine and Russia
The new protected profile setting will let users limit what the public can see.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed a historic computer museum
Club 8-bit’s collection included more than 500 pieces of computer history, with items dating from as far back as the 1950s.
Hitting the Books: The Soviets once tasked an AI with our mutually assured destruction
In "The New Fire" (out now from MIT Press) we see why AIs should not be allowed to engage in nuclear brinksmanship.
Recommended Reading: Telegram is playing with fire
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best writing on technology and more.
Spotify will 'fully suspend' service in Russia
Spotify says it will 'fully suspend' service in Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion.
Russia blocks Google News
Google News is the latest major service to be blocked in Russia.
Russian court finds Meta guilty of "extremist activity", but won’t ban WhatsApp
The Meta-owned app is regularly the most popular messaging platform in Russia.
SpaceX will launch OneWeb’s satellites following Russia's ultimatum
OneWeb will turn to a competitor to ferry its remaining first-generation internet satellites to space.
Epic will donate two weeks of 'Fortnite' proceeds to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
Starting today through to April 3rd, Epic Games will donate all of its Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian organizations providing on-the-ground relief to Ukrainians affected by the invasion of their country.
LG halts all shipments to Russia
LG has halted all shipments to Russia, joining Samsung and others in responding to the invasion of Ukraine.
The ESA suspends its ExoMars joint mission with Russia
It's now looking for a way to proceed with the mission without Roscosmos.
Netflix thought now would be a good time to resurface Zelensky's sitcom
The service claims 'Servant of the People' is back by popular demand.
Slack begins suspending accounts in Russia
Several organizations in Russia have found themselves locked out of their Slack accounts without notice, according to Axios.
Ukraine is reportedly using Clearview AI's facial recognition tech
The company said the controversial tech could be employed at checkpoints and to identify the dead.
Facebook users in Ukraine are, in fact, banned from calling for Putin's death
Meta has narrowed its policy in Ukraine to ban users from calling for Putin's death, and to forbid general hate against Russians.
Russia follows through on retaliation promise, bans Instagram
Russia has banned Instagram as it promised days earlier.
This website allows Westerners to talk to Russians about the war in Ukraine
The website created by a group of Polish programmers to help people from around the world establish a dialogue with their Russian counterparts.
Tinder users help Ukrainian refugees find shelter and support
In trying to find shelter in neighboring countries, some Ukrainian refugees have turned to an unexpected place for help: Tinder.