‘Left 4 Dead 2’ is finally available, uncensored, in Germany

Posted on 29/01/2021 by Engadget

Germany is getting the uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 at last, over 11 years after Valve released the game. The developer has announced on Steam that it recently asked German authorities to reevaluate the survival horror game and, as a result, can no...

Russia bans ‘Death Note’ and other ‘violent’ anime

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

It seems a Russian court has started to scribble the names of anime series in a mysterious black notebook. A district court banned Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul and Inuyashiki on certain streaming websites over worries that teens are recreating violent act...

TikTok is back in Pakistan following ban due to ‘unlawful content’

Posted on 19/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Pakistan is removing its ban on TikTok, albeit with conditions. The country’s Telecommunication Authority has cleared the social video app after TikTok promised it would moderate clips in step with Pakistani “societal norms” and laws. People who rout...

Chinese app offers a peek over the Great Firewall, with big catches

Posted on 10/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You can’t officially bypass China’s Great Firewall when it’s illegal to use a VPN for that in the country. Chinese residents appear to have a legal option, though, at least if they’re willing to live with some significant consequences. TechCrunch not...

DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companies

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking Congress to adopt a new law that would make Facebook, Google and Twitter liable for the way they moderate content, The Washington Post reports. The legislation would alter the controversial Section 230 so tha...

Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will self-regulate to avoid censorship in India

Posted on 05/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Streaming services are keen to prevent regulators from censoring their content, and they’re willing to police themselves to ensure that artistic freedom. Variety reports that Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and 12 other companies have si...

Facebook vows legal action after being forced to block Thai anti-royalty group

Posted on 25/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After being forced by the Thai government to block access to a group critical of the country’s king, Facebook said it will legally challenge the demand, according to Reuters. The situation has once again cast a light on Facebook’s policies around aut...

Trump’s threat to ban TikTok might be legal, but it’s super shady

Posted on 06/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

On Friday July 31st, aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump issued a bold proclamation: “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” he told the assembled reporters, asserting that “I have that authority. I can do it with an...

Netflix reportedly cancels Turkish show rather than write-out gay character

Posted on 21/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Netflix has opted to stop filming a series set in Turkey, a day before shooting was to begin, over a row that it featured a gay character. The Financial Times, quoting Turkish website Altyazi Fasikül, says that officials refused a filming permit for...

TikTok will exit Hong Kong because of China’s new security law

Posted on 07/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market and cut off access to all residents of the semi-autonomous region, parent ByteDance told Reuters. The company has said that it’s concerned Hong Kong may fall under China’s jurisdiction after new security laws cam...

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