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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Russian authorities ordered removal of 4,333 pieces of content from Yandex streaming service in first nine months of 2023  Meduza Source link

Google will continue to challenge the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling, but will cooperate with the authorities “on the way forward,” it said Friday, responding to a high-profile decision by the top Indian court this week that is cornering the Android-maker into making a series of changes that could topple how it conducts business in the key overseas market. India’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Google’s plea to block an antitrust order, instead giving the Android-maker just one… Source link

In recent years Russian internet company Yandex has expanded its maps with high definition 360 degree aerial photos of Latvia. As reported by LTV programme De Facto, some of those photos may have been taken in violation of restrictions imposed in the country. The photos taken 100-200 m off the ground feature not just the most popular tourist destinations but also railway hubs, bridges, hydroelectric power plants and communication towers. For example, approximately 50 photos were taken from… Source link

Google provided some user data to the government of Hong Kong last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities, according to the Hong Kong Free Press. The company told the news outlet it “produced some data” in response to three of the 43 requests it received from Hong Kong’s government. Two of the requests had to do with investigations into human trafficking and included search warrants, and a third was an emergency disclosure as part of a… Source link

Authorities in Malaysia have destroyed 1,069 cryptocurrency rigs after they were confiscated in raids earlier this year. A steamroller was used to crush the hardware in the city of Sarawak, after the electric utility company of the Malaysian province accused the mining operators of stealing electricity for their activities. The operators allegedly stole RM8.4 million ($2-million) worth of energy from the company. Authorities say the operation was scattered across four locations and six… Source link

How do authorities dispose of confiscated cryptocurrency mining rigs? In a city in Sarawak, Malaysia, authorities got rid of 1,069 rigs at once by crushing them with a steamroller, Vice reports. According to Malaysian publication Dayak Daily, the PCs were confiscated over six raids conducted between February and April this year. Sarawak Energy Berhad, the electric utility company of the Malaysian province, is accusing the mining operators of stealing electricity for their activities. The… Source link

SpaceX has had repeated run-ins with local authorities and residents stemming from its spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images Texas officials warned SpaceX it might have committed crimes by closing public roads, KGRW reported. In a letter, Cameron County DA Luis Saenz accused SpaceX of knowingly ignoring previous warnings. Saenz called the conduct “unacceptable” and threatened arrests for future violations. Sign up for the 10 Things in Tech daily newsletter. Local authorities… Source link

Russia’s competition watchdog has launched a formal probe into Yandex, alleging the country’s largest technology company could be abusing its dominant position in the search market to promote its own services at the expense of competitors. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said Tuesday that Yandex has failed to comply with a previous warning that it must stop favoring its own products in search results. Shares in the technology giant, which is listed on the U.S. Nasdaq… Source link

Authorities in Mountain View were investigating a reported suspicious package Friday morning at Google’s headquarters, according to Mountain View police. The preliminary investigation revealed the package was not dangerous, though the investigation was ongoing, police said. Officers responded to a Google building in the 2000 block of Casey Avenue on the reports of the suspicious package, police said. The Santa Clara County bomb squad was called to the scene. The building… Source link

The legal team at Google steadfastly swatted away two antitrust lawsuits like pesky flies, mere distractions as the search-engine giant chugs along and accrues record market value despite a pandemic. Then came suit No. 3. A bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general, spearheaded by Colorado and Nebraska, announced the lawsuit last week, and it goes much farther than its predecessors from the Department of Justice and Texas and nine other states. The most recent suit is broader and… Source link