Month: May 2021

Online safety bill: a messy new minefield in the culture wars

Analysis: Ofcom remains gatekeeper of big social networks, but moderators face multiple conundrums with the legislation Moderation of online content is difficult. Social networks want to take down content that breaks their rules. They have to do it quickly enough that they do not get shouted at for leaving bad things up, but they have …

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US hit with fuel shortages as panicked drivers fill up tanks after pipeline hack

Shortages most acute in US south-east while US energy secretary urges Americans not to hoard gasoline Fuel shortages are still taking hold in parts of the US as panicked drivers fill up their tanks in response to this week’s ransomware attack upon the Colonial Pipeline, a key gasoline artery for the east coast. The shortages …

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Returnal review – epic dance of death with beautiful, brutal aliens

PlayStation 5; Housemarque/SonyExceptionally hostile creatures are round every corner on a glorious, punishing quest through the perilous landscapes of another planet This is not the best year for a game about being stuck in an eternal time loop, where nothing much changes but things are always extremely difficult. Many people will find it hard to …

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Tech playing growing role in UK domestic abuse cases, experts say

Complex cases involve perpetrators using multiple accounts and devices to abuse, control and monitor partners ‘It was so terrifying’: one woman’s experience of ‘tech abuse’ Domestic abuse cases requiring specialist support because technology has played a key role have soared over the last year, the largest specialist provider of domestic abuse investigation services in England …

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Energy secretary urges Americans not to hoard gasoline after pipeline hacked

Fuel shortages are largely a result of unnecessary panic-buying, analysts say The US energy secretary has urged Americans against “hoarding gasoline” amid shortages and long lines after hackers shut down a major pipeline. More than 1,000 gas stations in the US south and east coast have reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what …

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US invokes emergency powers after cyber-attack on fuel pipeline

Scramble to avoid shortages after Colonial Pipeline targeted in attack on US infrastructure The Biden administration has invoked emergency powers as part of an “all-hands-on-deck” effort to avoid fuel shortages after the worst-ever cyber-attack on US infrastructure shut down a crucial pipeline supplying the east coast. The federal transport department issued an emergency declaration on …

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