A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, participated in the online-event ”Virtual trip: I love Russia!” He said video conferencing events may be held after the coronavirus pandemic is over. He …
WhatsApp increased the number of people who can be on a video or voice call at once to eight, double its previous limit of four, the company said in an update note on the iPhone App Store. WhatsApp’s site notes that its …
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 carrying 60 new Starlink satellites to low orbit and marking its 84th flight - more than any other currently operating rocket in the U.S. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 19:30 GMT from Launch Pad 39A at …
Multiple telecommunication networks in Iran have been disconnected this morning, according to network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory. Most major providers are affected and were unreachable internationally for an hour …
Social media platforms across Turkey winked out after an airstrike in Syria killing dozens of Turkish soldiers. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and YouTube were all reported down. Twitter was the first to go, with national …
Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network (VPN) apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media, police said. Social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are still blocked, even …
Technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, and now it seems that education systems around the world are due for an update, Visual Capitalist writes in the article …
18-year-old blogger Keshav Kumar from India accidentally killed himself by using his mother’s weapons while shooting a video for the TikTok social network. According to the Outlook India, an accident occurred in a village in …
Turkey's court ruled to lift a ban on Wikipedia, after a decision by the country's top court that the block breached freedom of expression. Turkish authorities had blocked the online encyclopedia on April 29, 2017, after which …
The ‘New Year Virus’, which has just begun to spread, is a headache for internet users, especially smartphone owners. The virus, which manifests itself as a simple message, leads the person who unknowingly clicks to a malicious site. …
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional, BBC reports. The court said the ban violated rights concerning freedom of expression, and ordered it be lifted. …
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled by majority that a government-imposed block on Wikipedia violated freedom of expression. The Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization of the online encyclopedia, had taken the access ban to …
English rock band Radiohead‘s entire discography has been added to YouTube. From their 1993 debut album ‘Pablo Honey’ through to 2016’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’, you can listen to Radiohead’s …
Iranian Internet service providers have partially restored Internet access for private users in Tehran. Thus, access to the global network through a modem has been restored for users of Mobinnet. The Internet is also available at a …
The internet has been restored in Iran’s Hormozgan province, days after the authorities ordered a blackout as violent protests swept the country. "The internet connection has been restored in Hormozgan province and all …
Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei said the Internet will only be unblocked when authorities are sure it will not be misused. "The internet will come back gradually in some provinces where there are …
A law ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network was put in force today. It was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2019. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to draft a bill fixing criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs, according to a document published on the Kremlin website. …
Six new Android apps will let users set limits on how they use their smartphones
