The major social media companies are falling into line to ban under-16’s from accessing social media in Australia from December 10th 2025. I can see if this is in any way shape or form successful… Major social media platforms to abide with Australia’s under-16 ban
This is going to happen I think as regulators clamp down on the walled garden approach. I imagine that Apple users will start to lose features in the UK like they have in the EU… Apple may be forced to allow different app stores in the UK
Again a big tech company does something that I can’t imagine ANY users really want or need. Youtube will soon enable autodubbing on videos new and then old, replacing dialogue with translations by AI. I’m… Youtube AI dubbing features being enabled by default!
I have talked about this many times, simply because AI is so fraught to dangers and criticisms and for a lot of things it can be just plain wrong (we have all seen the AI… Warnings the AI bubble might burst are growing…
I have been arguing this very point for years, and this article which is a good read (though on The Guardian) is worth a read to explain what, how and why internet services continue to… Enshittification – an article by the author of the phrase
In a bold move Meta has been ordered to change the options for displaying the timeline by a Dutch court to allow simpler and timelines free from algorithms. Of course Meta has appealed but this… Dutch court orders Meta to change Facebook and Instagram timelines
For years I have used our cheap Android TV box to play back files using DLNA, which of course has a myriad of security issues. Having recently upgraded and sorted out totally our homebuilt NAS… Jellyfin Review
Now for a bit of context this IS a BBC report so do take it with a pinch of salt, but parents out there doing their best to share as much as they can about… Why “sharenting” is bad…
So I have been suspended from Facebook for Community Standards violations. If telling the truth about Metas shady business practices and lies is against Community Standards, then so be it…I have appealed, because well why… Suspended from Facebook!
