#bannedcontent — Public Fediverse posts

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

Schneier on Security: Embedding Forbidden Text in Spyware to Discourage AI Analysis. “At least one malware developer is adding text about nuclear and biological weapons to their spyware, in an effort to stop automatic AI analysis.”

Schneier on Security: Embedding Forbidden Text in Spyware to Discourage AI Analysis. “At least one malware developer is adding text about nuclear and biological weapons to their spyware, in an effort to stop automatic AI analysis.”

The Register: Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks. “The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has suggested Meta might be using its investment in Indian telco Jio to sabotage the messaging service. Durov dropped his theory on X, writing: ‘Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a […]

The Register: Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks. “The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has suggested Meta might be using its investment in Indian telco Jio to sabotage the messaging service. Durov dropped his theory on X, writing: ‘Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a […]

Indy: After Local Drag Queen and Business Owner Banned From Instagram, More Questions Than Answers. “Community members, including Drag Queen Stormie Daie and Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, have called on Instagram users to tag Meta in posts asking the company to reinstate [Naomi] Dix’s accounts. While Meta did not supply Dix with a reason for the ban, the posts it flagged—one of […]

Indy: After Local Drag Queen and Business Owner Banned From Instagram, More Questions Than Answers. “Community members, including Drag Queen Stormie Daie and Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, have called on Instagram users to tag Meta in posts asking the company to reinstate [Naomi] Dix’s accounts. While Meta did not supply Dix with a reason for the ban, the posts it flagged—one of […]

Reuters: Telegram founder Durov says India has ‘punished’ more than 150 million people by banning Telegram. “Pavel Durov, founder of the ​Telegram messaging app, said ‌on Tuesday that by temporarily banning Telegram ​in the country, ​the Indian authorities have ‘punished’ over ⁠150 million ordinary ​users in India.”

Reuters: Telegram founder Durov says India has ‘punished’ more than 150 million people by banning Telegram. “Pavel Durov, founder of the ​Telegram messaging app, said ‌on Tuesday that by temporarily banning Telegram ​in the country, ​the Indian authorities have ‘punished’ over ⁠150 million ordinary ​users in India.”

Reuters: Indonesia blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns after bets on president’s exit. “Indonesia has blocked predictions market Polymarket as part of its ​crackdown on online gambling, its communications and digital ministry ‌said, days after the site took bets on a premature end to Prabowo Subianto’s presidency.”

Reuters: Indonesia blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns after bets on president’s exit. “Indonesia has blocked predictions market Polymarket as part of its ​crackdown on online gambling, its communications and digital ministry ‌said, days after the site took bets on a premature end to Prabowo Subianto’s presidency.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

The Hill: Kalshi launches features to keep kids off betting platform. “The prediction market Kalshi is cracking down on kids using the platform, launching new features Monday to prevent individuals younger than 18 years old from accessing the site.”

Moscow Times: Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law . “Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called ‘drug propaganda,’ the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.”

Moscow Times: Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law . “Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called ‘drug propaganda,’ the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.”

Moscow Times: Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law . “Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called ‘drug propaganda,’ the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.”

Moscow Times: Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law . “Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called ‘drug propaganda,’ the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.”

Moscow Times: Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law . “Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called ‘drug propaganda,’ the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.”

The Insider: Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort. “Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app entirely. The messenger is not only the country’s most popular social network and the largest source of uncensored information, it is also a critically important piece of infrastructure […]

The Insider: Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort. “Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app entirely. The messenger is not only the country’s most popular social network and the largest source of uncensored information, it is also a critically important piece of infrastructure […]

The Record: Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions. “Russian digital rights organization RKS Global told Recorded Future News that Bluesky had been added to the registry of banned websites maintained by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, although the agency has not yet provided a public explanation.”

The Record: Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions. “Russian digital rights organization RKS Global told Recorded Future News that Bluesky had been added to the registry of banned websites maintained by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, although the agency has not yet provided a public explanation.”

Mashable: YouTube bans Pro-Iran channel that mocked Donald Trump using viral lego videos. “As the war between the US, Israel, and Iran rages on, a parallel battle is being fought on social media. One of the most talked-about players in this digital propaganda war has been Explosive Media, a group believed to be linked to Iran. Explosive Media grew in popularity because of Lego-style animated […]

Mashable: YouTube bans Pro-Iran channel that mocked Donald Trump using viral lego videos. “As the war between the US, Israel, and Iran rages on, a parallel battle is being fought on social media. One of the most talked-about players in this digital propaganda war has been Explosive Media, a group believed to be linked to Iran. Explosive Media grew in popularity because of Lego-style animated […]

AzerNews: Google removes Belarusian state media YouTube channels amid sanctions concerns. “Google has removed three state-affiliated YouTube channels belonging to Belarus, in a move linked to international sanctions, AzerNEWS reports. According to reports by the state news agency BELTA, the deleted accounts included its own channel, as well as those operated by the television broadcasters ONT […]

AzerNews: Google removes Belarusian state media YouTube channels amid sanctions concerns. “Google has removed three state-affiliated YouTube channels belonging to Belarus, in a move linked to international sanctions, AzerNEWS reports. According to reports by the state news agency BELTA, the deleted accounts included its own channel, as well as those operated by the television broadcasters ONT […]

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

TechCrunch: YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists . “YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized […]

TechCrunch: YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists . “YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized […]

TechCrunch: YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists . “YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized […]

TechCrunch: YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists . “YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized […]

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Updates Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, Gambling & Government Policies. “Google has updated or is updating a number of Google Ads and Google Merchant Center policies. This goes across alcohol, prescription drugs, gambling and games and government documents and services policies.”

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Updates Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, Gambling & Government Policies. “Google has updated or is updating a number of Google Ads and Google Merchant Center policies. This goes across alcohol, prescription drugs, gambling and games and government documents and services policies.”

TorrentFreak: Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS. “Belgium’s site-blocking machine keeps turning. A new order, obtained by local broadcasters RTL Belgium and RTBF, compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services. Importantly, the latter two are not required to block content through their DNS resolvers, which […]

TorrentFreak: Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS. “Belgium’s site-blocking machine keeps turning. A new order, obtained by local broadcasters RTL Belgium and RTBF, compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services. Importantly, the latter two are not required to block content through their DNS resolvers, which […]

Ars Technica: Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links. “In the course of discussing whether Archive.today should be deprecated because of the DDoS, Wikipedia editors discovered that the archive site altered snapshots of webpages to insert the name of the blogger who was targeted by the DDoS. The alterations were apparently fueled by a grudge against the blogger […]

Ars Technica: Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links. “In the course of discussing whether Archive.today should be deprecated because of the DDoS, Wikipedia editors discovered that the archive site altered snapshots of webpages to insert the name of the blogger who was targeted by the DDoS. The alterations were apparently fueled by a grudge against the blogger […]