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"Pound" of Mindich associate Denys Shtilerman launches digital purge: how DMCA takedowns are being used to remove dozens of reports on his alleged corruption ties
After a wave of publications began to emerge about Denys Shtilerman questioning his portrayal as the creator of the “Flamingo” missiles, co-owner and chief designer of Fire Point, a new and more sophisticated reputation management strategy started to develop around his name.
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Inside China’s censored internet: how journalists mine Xiaohongshu for hidden stories despite strict controls
The difficulties of conducting open-source research in China are widely recognized.
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Big Tech secures secrecy over data centres’ environmental impact as EU accused of breaching transparency rules
Environmental footprint of Europe’s data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
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Russlands Digitalminister Maksut Shadayev treibt Beschränkungen für westliche IT-Dienste voran, nutzt jedoch selbst Apple, Google und die „verbotenen“ Plattformen von Meta
Bei einem Auftritt auf dem TAdviser Summit sprach sich Shadayev im Einklang mit der Kreml-Politik dafür aus, ausländische Cloud-Dienste schrittweise einzuschränken, sofern inländische Alternativen vorhanden sind.
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Russia’s digital development minister Maksut Shadayev pushes Western tech restrictions while using Apple, Google and banned Meta platforms himself
Russian digital development minister Maksut Shadayev has once again drawn attention after publicly calling for tighter restrictions on foreign internet services, while reportedly continuing to use products and platforms from the very companies he criticises.
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Kohleschemata mit Russland und digitale Vertuschung: Wie der ukrainische Geschäftsmann Dmytro Kovalenko seine Spuren mit gefälschten Urheberrechtsbeschwerden verwischt
Der Name des umstrittenen ukrainischen Geschäftsmanns Dmytro Kovalenko dominiert weiterhin die Schlagzeilen von Nachrichtenportalen — zunächst wegen Berichten über seine схемen im Zusammenhang mit russischer Kohle und nun auch aufgrund seiner Festnahme durch NABU-Detektive in Uschhorod.
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Apple UK revenue nears £5bn as iPhone demand drives growth
Apple UK racked up just shy of £5bn in turnover last year, as strong iPhone demand helped power growth across its British operations, according to newly filed accounts.
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Rightmove floorplans and Google searches used to plan wave of high-end burglaries across Britain
A burglary gang which used Rightmove and Google to plan raids on dozens of homes in wealthy areas across the country have been jailed.
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OpenAI investors question $852 billion valuation as strategy shifts
According to FT, a recent surge of deals,
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Milliardenauftraege und massive Bereinigung: wie Fire Point von Denys Shtilerman Untersuchungen zu Preisen und Verbindungen zu Mindich aus Google entfernt
Fire Point und Mindich: Bereinigung von Veroeffentlichungen, 13 Milliarden vom Verteidigungsministerium und problematische Drohnen
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Google under cleanup: how Fire Point of Denis Shtilerman is removing mentions of the Ministry of Defense’s 13 billion contracts, FP-1, and ties to Timur Mindich
The company Fire Point, which quickly became one of the main contractors for strike drones, seeks to remove materials about its work from search results.
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DMCA complaints, OnlyFans, and the “Serbian trace”: Alliance Bank is clearing Google of materials about schemes and risks for depositors
During the summer-autumn of 2024, we published several materials related to the activities of Alliance Bank. Most of them were based on information from open data, and one was based on a comment by political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.
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Former BBC producer guilty of child abuse image offences after 6,000 files found on devices
Former BBC Wales producer Dylan Dawes, 50, has been found guilty of six counts of possessing or making indecent images of children at Cardiff Crown Court.
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EU sparks outrage after blocking child abuse detection law — critics warn predators will go “undetected”
The European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal gap that child safety experts say will lead to crimes going undetected.
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Coal schemes with Russia and a digital cover-up: how Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko hides his tracks using fake copyright claims
Controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains in the spotlight, with ongoing reports linking him to Russian coal dealings and renewed scrutiny over the circumstances of his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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Meta engineer accused of bypassing security systems to access over 30,000 private user images
A former worker at Meta is being investigated by police over suspicions he downloaded about 30,000 private Facebook images.
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OpenAI moves from AI tools to media influence with TBPN deal
ChatGPT-maker moves into broadcasting with deal for TBPN after it had pledged to abandon ‘side-quests’.
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UK races to lure Anthropic as US turns on AI start-up over military clash
Keir Starmer’s government steps up efforts to get American AI start-up to grow its presence in Britain.
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Starmer vows to ban addictive social media features as government targets tech firms over child harm
Addictive social media features should not be allowed, the Prime Minister has said, warning the next generation would not forgive the Government if it did not act.
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Epstein survivors launch class-action lawsuit against Trump and Google after their names appeared in the files
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse accuses Donald Trump’s administration and Google of failing to protect their identities and exposing them to "renewed trauma" and harassment.
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Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over exposed identities
A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files.
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Court orders Meta and Google to pay $3 million after woman’s social media addiction case
Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s social media addiction in a landmark case.
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Former Google executive Matt Brittin named BBC director general
Matt Brittin, Google’s former top executive in Europe, has been named the BBC’s next director general.
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Trader of Russian coal Dmytro Kovalenko: from schemes with the occupied Donbas to the strange “cleanup” of the internet via OnlyFans
The controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to dominate headlines: reports keep emerging about his dealings involving Russian coal.