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YouTube Update to Crack Down on Spam Comments & Account Impersonators

For several years now, YouTube has had a pretty big problem when it has come to spam. No, I’m not necessarily talking about misleading videos, but more the fact that for ...

July 2, 2022 at 10:56 am by

Japan Enacts New Law With Up to 1 Year in Prison Now for Online Abuse!

Online abuse is clearly a pretty huge problem. And, unfortunately, one that doesn’t seem to have a magic bullet solution either. – I mean, you only have to spend ...

June 19, 2022 at 9:52 am by

Survey Finds Adults Check their Smartphones 352 times a Day!

I absolutely detest smartphones. – Not because I have anything against the technology per se. It’s more from the viewpoint that I just consider them to largely be ...

June 7, 2022 at 9:51 am by

Sega Tease a ‘New Project’ Announcement This Friday!

In terms of market prominence, I think it would be fair to say that Sega isn’t the company it once was. In many respects though, following their withdrawal from the ...

May 30, 2022 at 8:46 am by

Reddit Gamers Start Migrating to More Friendly ‘Low-Sodium’ Forums!

It’s often something of a surprise to many people who know me to learn that I’m not actually an overly active user on Reddit. Largely, I think, because they view ...

May 30, 2022 at 8:45 am by

New Ransomware Asks for Acts of Kindness to Get your Files Back!

I daresay that many of you reading this are familiar with the general concept and application of ransomware. – For those of you who aren’t, however, the overall ...

May 29, 2022 at 11:30 am by

Elon Musk’s Twitter May Introduce Fees to Businesses & Politicians!

Around a month ago, everything in the world of Twitter was relatively sane with business seemingly operating as normal. Then, of course, along came Elon Musk who decided ...

May 5, 2022 at 8:15 am by

UK ‘Cyberflashing’ Law! – An End to Unsolicited “Eggplant” Pictures?

Let me just start by having a quick heart to heart with our male readers here at eTeknix over what some may consider a bit of a difficult subject (hence the title which I hope ...

March 14, 2022 at 8:20 am by

Teenager wins $1,800 From Mom After Avoiding Social Media for 6 Years!

Being a little older and wiser than I once was, the one thing I will say is that I am more than a little grateful that I did not grow up in the age of social media. More often ...

February 26, 2022 at 10:42 am by

Microsoft Study Finds the Internet Community Might Be Getting Nicer

I don’t think it’s any secret that the general anonymity offered by the internet often results in a number of people saying things online that they’d never ...

February 14, 2022 at 8:08 am by

German & French Ministers Call Out Facebooks Bluff to Withdraw From Europe!

Earlier this week, Facebook made what can only be called one of the most ridiculous (non) ‘threats’ the tech world has possibly ever seen! – For those of you ...

February 9, 2022 at 8:09 am by

Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)

Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly only one minor aggravating point away from quitting from ...

February 7, 2022 at 8:22 am by

Twitch Expected to Start REALLY Clamping Down on TV Show Streams

Over the last few years, a new and contentious trend has been seen on video streaming platforms such as Twitch and YouTube. Known as ‘reactions’ or ‘watch ...

January 11, 2022 at 9:29 am by

Reddit Plans to Go Public in March with $15 Billion Valuation

Unlike many social media platforms that have stagnated over the last few years, Reddit is one of the few that continues to show strong signs of growth. It hasn’t, ...

January 10, 2022 at 9:28 am by

China Lists Around 100 Things Their Citizens Can’t Make Online Videos About!

I have to admit that I sometimes get worried when I write about China. Oh, it’s not over any kind of paranoid fear that one day I might get a knock at the door that may ...

December 20, 2021 at 10:43 am by

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