Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’ Amazon sent its employees a memo that bans them from using TikTok It mandates staff remove the app from devices with access to company emails Staff has until July 10 to comply or will lose access to their mobile emails By … Read more
Waitrose BANS sale of coconut products made from fruit harvested by ‘slave’ monkeys Peta Asia found Thai farms training monkeys to pick up to 1,600 coconuts a day Pigtailed macaque have been made to carry loads higher than their bodyweight Ocado, Boots and the Co-op have stopped selling products using monkey labour By Joe Davies … Read more
Microsoft is BANNING players of the racing game Forza who decorate their cars with the confederate flag online Microsoft is banning the use of the confederate flag in the racing game, Forza It also banned Nazi symbols and imperialist Japan’s rising sun flag Players who use the flag must be reported before being banned By James … Read more
YouTube is the latest social media site to take a stand against hate speech. The video platform banned several well-known white supremacist channels, including those belonging to Richard Spencer, David Duke and Stefan Molyneux. The Google-owned site updated its policy last year to include a ban on videos ‘alleging that a group is superior in … Read more
Reddit BANS 2,000 communities including r/The_Donald after major change to content policies Reddit has banned 2,000 subreddits after changes to its hate speech policy Banned communities include r/The_Donald and a popular left-wing subreddit The bans represent a significant sea change at Reddit By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 21:07 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 21:08 … Read more
Facebook has banned the sale of all ancient artefacts amid fears that items looted from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms. The move — a tightening of previous rules that only covered stolen artefacts — followed a campaign by academics and a BBC News exposé of illicit sales. The changes were announced as … Read more
Saudi Arabia has banned Muslims from outside the kingdom from performing the annual hajj pilgrimage this year in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus. The nation has seen 161,005 cases of COVID-19, with 1,307 confirmed deaths, the biggest outbreak in the Gulf region. But the pilgrimage ban marks the first time in Saudi Arabia’s recent … Read more
Rebecca Judd BANS AFL star husband Chris from taking son Oscar, eight, for haircuts as she’s forced to get his mullet removed at the salon By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:13 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 06:35 BST, 23 June 2020 She and husband Chris have their hands full raising four … Read more
Facebook bans Donald Trump campaign ad which featured NAZI concentration camp symbol – which campaign claims is being used by ‘ANTIFA’ Facebook removed political ads from President Donald Trump’s campaign, saying they violated the company’s policy against ‘organized hate’ The 88 ads featured an inverted red triangle, a symbol the Nazis used to mark political … Read more
City watchdog bans promotion of speculative mini-bonds for good, amid fears investors don’t grasp the risks Mass-marketing of mini-bonds first banned in January, ahead of Isa season They involve buying company debt for a set period in exchange for interest Watchdogs fear investors don’t understand the risks and can’t afford the potential losses they face … Read more