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Luxury influencers vanish from Chinese social media in wealth crackdown

May 28, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Beauty Chinese, crackdown, influencers, Luxury, media, Social, vanish, Wealth

By AFP Published May 28, 2024 Chinese social media censors have blocked multiple influencers known for showing off their lavish lifestyles after an official campaign to curb displays of ostentatious wealth online was announced. See catwalkChanel – Cruise Collection2025 – Womenswear – Marseille – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The Douyin account of Wang Hongquan, a content creator who [...]read moreLuxury influencers vanish from Chinese social media in wealth crackdown

Alliance DAO is attracting more Asia founders amid US crypto crackdown

May 3, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Alliance, Asia, attracting, crackdown, Crypto, DAO, founders

The graduates of Alliance DAO are often useful indicators of investor appetite and user adaption trends within the crypto space. The latest batch of the stage-agnostic crypto accelerator, unveiled today, comes at a moment of great excitement for the recovering market. Just two months ago, Bitcoin hit its all-time high; though the value of the [...]read moreAlliance DAO is attracting more Asia founders amid US crypto crackdown

Senate Democrats urge crackdown on autonomous vehicles and driver assist

April 18, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Assist, autonomous, crackdown, Democrats, driver, Senate, urge, vehicles

Two prominent Senate Democrats are calling for increased scrutiny of autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) like Tesla’s Autopilot, arguing that the unimpeded flow of highly automated vehicles on public roads in recent years risks exacerbating the traffic safety crisis in the US. “We cannot allow partially automated driving systems and ADS to accelerate [...]read moreSenate Democrats urge crackdown on autonomous vehicles and driver assist

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps

April 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Apps, blocker, crackdown, Includes, thirdparty, YouTubes

YouTube is bringing its ad blocker fight to mobile. In an update on Monday, YouTube writes that users accessing videos through a third-party ad blocking app may encounter buffering issues or see an error message that reads, “The following content is not available on this app.” Last year, YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage [...]read moreYouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps

The crackdown on India’s political opposition | TV Shows

March 21, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News Asia, crackdown, India, Indias, Opposition, Political, Show Types, Shows, TV Shows

Elections are weeks away in India and opposition parties are attempting to take on the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third consecutive term. The opposition claims that Modi’s success rate has very little to do with his governance – but more because scores of his political rivals have [...]read moreThe crackdown on India’s political opposition | TV Shows