Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain protests
Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain protests ...
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Visa, Mastercard block Russian banks after sanctions
US credit card giants Visa and Mastercard said they were blocking Russian banks from their payment networks following international sanctions ...
Read moreRussia blocks two independent media organisations
Russia has blocked an independent TV channel and a liberal radio station for spreading "deliberately false information" about Moscow's invasion ...
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YouTube blocks monetization for some Russian channels
YouTube announced on Saturday it would block certain Russian channels from monetizing their videos, among other restrictions, due to Moscow's ...
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No vax, no signal: Pakistan province to block phones of the unvaccinated
A Pakistan province said Friday it will block the mobile phones of people refusing to get COVID-19 jabs, in the ...
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Russia warns could block Zoom if it prohibits govt use
The Kremlin urged Russian companies Wednesday to develop alternatives to Zoom and a lawmaker warned it could be blocked in ...
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Ever Given ship moved ‘80%’ in right direction
Cairo—The massive container ship blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week has been turned 80 percent in the right ...
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Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control
A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday by President Donald Trump, ...
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Facebook threatens ban on Australians sharing news posts
Facebook threatened Tuesday to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories if a government plan to ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.