Tech Meme

Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: A group of 18 former European heads of state call on the EC to break up Google’s advertising tech business, claiming it erodes Europe’s media landscape  —  18 former European heads of state are claiming Google’s highly lucrative advertising-technology business erodes Europe’s media landscape Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Donald Trump says he will “be making the decision” about TikTok and confirms he talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the app  —  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular app’s owners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Donald Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US  —  In his first statement since the Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok from the US on Sunday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Hollywood Reporter: A look at efforts by Meta, YouTube, Snap, X, and Substack to attract TikTok’s 170M US creators and users; Substack is offering a $25K “TikTok Liberation Prize”  —  Tech giants like Meta and YouTube want to poach TikTokers, with Snapchat, X, Substack and others also planning efforts to coax them to their platforms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript to use Google Search, to “better protect” the service against malicious activity, such as bots and spam  —  Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely-used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kalley Huang / The Information: Source: Meta will break up its civil rights team, which helped develop a system to address racial and other disparities in how Meta distributed ads on its apps  —  Meta Platforms will break up a team that trained employees on civil rights, sought to prevent the company’s algorithms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals; Read.cv will shut down and users will be able to export their data until May 16  —  Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals that competed with LinkedIn, has been acquired by AI-powered search engine Perplexity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

NBC News: Some US congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue  —  After a bipartisan bill to remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. or force its sale passed last year, some officials … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The FTC says Genshin Impact maker Cognosphere will pay $20M to settle claims that it deceived players about the cost of winning prizes and mishandled kids’ data  —  The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims that it deceived players … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Bluesky 2024 moderation report: Bluesky gained 23M+ users, its moderation team grew to ~100, and its moderation service received 6.48M reports, up 17x from 2023  —  Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the social network experienced … Lees verder op Tech Meme