‘It’s not blocking!’ EU doctor hits out as she gets frustrated with GMB attack on Brussels

“They also promised to other and now the firm is in a position where is cannot deliver. Why not do what your Prime Minister suggested which is cooperate rather than support a firm that does not do what it was supposed to do.” Shephard hit back: “There’s 14 million vaccines in and around the EU […]

Robocallers “evolved” to sidestep new call blocking rules, AGs tell FCC

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | vladru) The Federal Communications Commission should let phone companies get more aggressive in blocking robocalls, 35 state attorneys general told the commission yesterday. The FCC last year authorized voice service providers to block more types of calls in which the Caller ID has been spoofed or in which the number […]

‘Hello, Jack’: Iranian FM blasts Twitter for blocking real Iranians as ‘bots’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused Twitter of “shuttering” the accounts of Iranians after misidentifying them as ‘bots’ involved in influence campaigns. “Twitter has shuttered accounts of real Iranians, including TV presenters and students, for supposedly being part of an ‘influence op,’” the minister wrote on Twitter on Sunday. In his post, Zarif […]

Striking photo shows a member of Trump’s entourage blocking a news photographer’s camera lens during Indiana rally

Evan Vucci/AP One of President Donald Trump’s staffers blocked a news photographer’s camera lens as the journalist tried to take a photo of a protester during a campaign rally in Evansville, Indiana. Protesters interrupted Trump’s speech several times on Thursday night. Trump railed against the news media, as he is known to do at the […]

Apple iOS 11.4.1 officially adds USB Restricted Mode, blocking hacking tools

Apple released iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, and watchOS 4.3.2 today with minor bugfixes for its iPhones, iPads, HomePods, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches, but there was one surprise in the software: USB Restricted Mode, a feature designed to block iPhone-cracking USB devices used by law enforcement agencies, has finally arrived. USB Restricted Mode was fi…Read More

President threatens to use army to clear Brazil truckers blocking roads in protest (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Some of the truckers protesting high fuel prices in Brazil have agreed to unblock the roads after the government threatened to send in the army against them. The five-day strike highlighted Brazil’s economic woes. On Friday, President Michel Temer threatened to send the army to clear the roads, as one of the trucker unions said […]

Twitter insiders say Jack Dorsey is involved with blocking accounts — and that it’s a free speech minefield (TWTR)

Richard Drew/AP Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly taking abuse and spam on the platform more seriously. Insiders saying he has more of a say in banning accounts, according to Fast Company. Those insiders worry that Twitter could tilt over into censorship if Dorsey doesn’t establish policy, rather than intervening for individual accounts. Twitter recently […]