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In a series of posts, Twitter user @GaryeonHan said that over 10,000 apps are apparently being throttled by Samsung via GOS. Name of the app in the list includes popular apps like Gmail, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Amazon, Twitter along with Google Maps, Google Play Store, Chrome, Netflix, Disney+, among others.

The search engine and related services like YouTube have suspended advertising over the Ukraine crisis US tech giant Alphabet Inc, which owns the search engine Google and video hosting platform YouTube, has suspended all advertising in Russia, it said on Thursday, as reported by Reuters. “In light of the extraordinary circumstances, we’re pausing Google ads in Russia,” the company said in a statement. “The situation is evolving quickly, and we will continue to share updates when appropriate.” The decision was taken after the Russian media regulator RKN ordered the firm to suspend ads that show “inaccurate information of a political nature regarding the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.” The watchdog claimed such ads were part of an “organized disinformation campaign” designed to “skew public perception” of the invasion and inflame protests in the country. Alphabet had previously banned Russian media from using advertising on its platform and blocked access to the YouTube channels of RT and Sputnik in Europe.

by Dmitry ZAKS / Dmytro GORSHKOV Kyiv - Russian troops attacked Europe''s largest nuclear power plant on Friday, setting part of the Ukrainian facility ablaze in an assault the country''s leader branded "nuclear terror" and said could endanger the continent. After hours of uncertainty throughout the night, local authorities reported the fire was extinguished at dawn. They had earlier reported that no immediate radiation rise was detected and "essential" equipment was unaffected. But it remained unclear what the invading forces planned next. President Volodymr Zelensky spoke with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who called for a halt to fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Johnson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "reckless actions" that he said "could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe". The British leader will seek an emergency UN Security Council meeting in the coming hours, according to a statement from his office.

by Dmitry ZAKS / Dmytro GORSHKOV Kyiv - Russian troops attacked Europe''s largest nuclear power plant on Friday, setting part of the Ukrainian facility ablaze in an assault the country''s leader branded "nuclear terror" and said could endanger the continent. After hours of uncertainty throughout the night, local authorities reported the fire was extinguished at dawn. They had earlier reported that no immediate radiation rise was detected and "essential" equipment was unaffected. But it remained unclear what the invading forces planned next. President Volodymr Zelensky spoke with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who called for a halt to fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Johnson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "reckless actions" that he said "could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe". The British leader will seek an emergency UN Security Council meeting in the coming hours, according to a statement from his office.

The UK has asked Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter Inc and ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok to ban Russian news channel RT while the UK regulator considers whether to sanction the broadcaster.British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries made the request Thursday, a day after the European Union officially banned broadcasts, app downloads and sharing content on social media from RT as well as Sputnik within the bloc. EU officials said its measures were needed to counter the destabilizing impact of…

MOSCOW: Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia on Friday (Mar 4), as authorities crack down on critical voices and fighting rages in Ukraine. AFP journalists in Moscow were not able to access Facebook, as well as the sites of media outlets Meduza, Deutsche Welle, RF

AFP journalists in Moscow were not able to access Facebook, as well as the sites of media outlets Meduza, Deutsche Welle, RFE-RL and the BBC''s Russian-language service

March 04, 2022 9:03 AM Russian authorities have cracked down on critical voices as fighting rages in Ukraine.

Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia on Friday, as authorities crack down on critical voices as fighting escalates in Ukraine.

Verizon held an investor day Thursday and also said it entered into a strategic partnership with Facebook parent Meta.

Digital Brownshirts And Their Masters Authored by David Souto Alcalde and Thomas Harrington via Thee Brownstone Institute, We are under siege. A nihilistic fanaticism is running free among us thanks to the emergence of a journalistic “ethos” that establishes an almost complete equivalence between the “truth” and those utterances that support the strategic goals of the great economic and digital powers of our time. A few months ago Facebook censored an article in the British Medical Journal that highlighted serious irregularities in Pfizer’s clinical vaccine trials. Then two weeks ago, fact-checkers from the Spanish websites Newtral and Maldita burst into the public square to accuse professor of Pharmacology, renowned expert in drug safety, and ex-WHO adviser, Joan Ramón Laporte of foisting lies and disinformation onto the Spanish populace. This, in reaction to Laporte’s testimony before a Spanish parliamentary commission investigating the country’s vaccination effort. Despite his towering credentials, his intervention was quickly tarred as problematic by the media and subsequently banned by YouTube.

Some long-term valuation models are projecting negative overall returns for the S&P 500 over the next decade. Analysts are expecting rising interest rates to weigh on earnings growth, so companies may start turning to more aggressive share buybacks to boost EPS. Deep Pockets: In the third quarter of 2021, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL ) led all S&P 500 companies with $20.4 billion in buybacks. Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) was a distant second with $15 billion in buybacks, followed by Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) with $12.6 billion. Related Link: This Model Suggests Negative S&P 500 Returns Over The Next Decade Over the last decade, no company has come close to Apple in the buyback … Full story available on Benzinga.com

MyPlace, a NYC-based social network that helps friends share their homes, secured $5.8m in seed funding. The round was led by Freestyle with participation from Haystack, Oceans, and OnDeck, as well as notable angel investors from Tesla, Facebook, and PayPal. The company intends to use the funds to launch their iOS app, continue to actively market their […] The post MyPlace Raises $5.8M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs .

NFT and cryptocurrency enthusiast Randi Zuckerberg has gone viral. What Happened: The sister of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB ) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg released her song “We’re All Gonna Make It” on Feb. 28. The video has over 700,000 views on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ). “We’re all gonna make it, yeah, we’re all gonna make it everyone,” Randi Zuckerberg sings. Other phrases used in the song: “It’s just the start so gm” “DYOR and pick a coin” “BTD, buy the dip” “HODL and we’ll all join” “We won’t get rugged if things go right” “A.T.H” “Sweep the G** d*** floor” “You paper hands are all worthless and weak” The video features cameos from Maliha Abidi (Women Rise founder), Lisa Mayer (Boss Beauties founder), Sara Baumann (Women and Weapons founder) and Mai Akiyoshi … Full story available on Benzinga.com

CNET Editor Roger Cheng and Senior Reporter Ian Sherr break down why the likes of Apple and Facebook are taking sides.