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Meta, Twitter Take Down Accounts Pushing Pro-U.S. Messages
Meta and Twitter have taken down accounts pushing pro-U.S. and pro-Western themes to Middle Eastern and Central Asian…
August 25, 2022
Iran Suspends Talks with Saudi, Slams Riyadh’s Executions
Riyadh severed ties with Iran in 2016
Instagram Users in Russia Are Told Service Will Cease
Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its…
Ukraine Has Started Using Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition During War
The exact purpose for which Ukraine's defense ministry is using the technology is unclear
Google Suspends All Ad Sales in Russia as Censorship Demands Grow
On Thursday, the regulator told Google to stop showing YouTube ads with “false political information” about Ukraine that aimed "to misinform the Russian audience” about current events
Google Maps Temporarily Disables Live Traffic Data in Ukraine
Google Maps has temporarily disabled some of its tools in Ukraine following the Russian military's invasion of the country, a…
Western Allies Agree to Expel Some Russian Banks from SWIFT Payments System
The commitments agreed to by the U.S., EU, France, Germany, Italy, U.K. and Canada on Saturday fall into five main categories, according to a joint statement.
What Is Swift and Why Does It Matter in The Ukraine-Russia Crisis?
The US and EU have agreed to remove "selected Russian banks" from the global financial messaging system Swift. Learn what it is and why Russia's expulsion matters.
Amazon to Raise Prime Price Nearly 17 Percent
The price for Amazon Prime's annual subscription will go from $119 to $139. The monthly subscription price will also rise, from $12.99 to $14.99.