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How Ukrainians are bypassing Russian censorship to share news of the war Google

How Ukrainians are bypassing Russian censorship to share news of the war

Sending push notifications through a face-swapping app, adding pictures of the devastation from the bombings in Ukraine to Google Maps, hacking electric chargers… These are some of the tricks that are being used by Ukrainians to bypass Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strict censorship, and to make sure that accurate information about…
bubmag
March 3, 2022
Google’s Removed Over 31,000 Chinese YouTube Channels for Coordinated Influence Operations in the Last 7 Months Google

Google’s Removed Over 31,000 Chinese YouTube Channels for Coordinated Influence Operations in the Last 7 Months

Google has published its latest TAG Bulletin report, which provides an overview of all of the coordinated influence operations that its team detected and shut down across its apps in Q1 2022. And for the most part, it looks pretty straightforward - 3 YouTube channels shut down in relation to…
bubmag
March 1, 2022
Canada will soon require digital platforms to pay news outlets and broadcasters revenue Google

Canada will soon require digital platforms to pay news outlets and broadcasters revenue

Legislation is expected to be shared in early 2022 Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez’s mandate letter calls on him to introduce drastic legislation to equal the news revenue playing field. The legislation will likely require digital platforms (like Google and Facebook) financially benefiting from Canadian news content to share…
bubmag
March 1, 2022
Google Stadia works with the Steam Deck, but waiting on an update to use game pad [U] Google

Google Stadia works with the Steam Deck, but waiting on an update to use game pad [U]

Valve has officially released its PC gaming-focused portable handheld this week, and the flexible machine has garnered a fair bit of praise for its performance on local games. However, if you were hoping to play cloud games from Google Stadia and similar services on the Steam Deck, it seems you’re…
bubmag
March 1, 2022