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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Meta Gets Nod to Buy VR Content Maker Within Unlimited as FTC's Request Gets Denied
Meta may not go ahead in its deal to buy virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited as a judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop the acquisition. The regulator had concerns that the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relativ...
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US FTC Files Lawsuit to Block Meta From Acquiring Its Way to Metaverse Supremacy
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed suit to block Facebook owner Meta from buying the maker of a virtual reality fitness app named Within, claiming that it would weaken competition in the VR fitness app market.
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Coinstore Cryptocurrency Exchange Enters India Despite Fear of Ban on Virtual Currencies
Coinstore crypto exchange headquartered in Singapore has entered the Indian market despite concerns that the government might ban the trade of most private cryptocurrencies in the country.
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Apple, Google Locked in Battle for Supremacy
The two companies have both been hugely profitable in recent years, for different reasons.
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Amazon Unfairly Billed Parents for Their Kids' In-App Purchases, a Judge Rules
The key question in the legal battle was whether Amazon's app store made it too easy for children to buy virtual goods with real money.
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Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom
More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.
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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Meta Gets Nod to Buy VR Content Maker Within Unlimited as FTC's Request Gets Denied
Meta may not go ahead in its deal to buy virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited as a judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop the acquisition. The regulator had concerns that the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relativ...
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US FTC Files Lawsuit to Block Meta From Acquiring Its Way to Metaverse Supremacy
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed suit to block Facebook owner Meta from buying the maker of a virtual reality fitness app named Within, claiming that it would weaken competition in the VR fitness app market.
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Coinstore Cryptocurrency Exchange Enters India Despite Fear of Ban on Virtual Currencies
Coinstore crypto exchange headquartered in Singapore has entered the Indian market despite concerns that the government might ban the trade of most private cryptocurrencies in the country.
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Apple, Google Locked in Battle for Supremacy
The two companies have both been hugely profitable in recent years, for different reasons.
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Amazon Unfairly Billed Parents for Their Kids' In-App Purchases, a Judge Rules
The key question in the legal battle was whether Amazon's app store made it too easy for children to buy virtual goods with real money.
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Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom
More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.
