Guns, Internet, isolation could spur uptick in US mass shootings

The easy availability of guns, together with the Internet and a growing sense of social isolation, could turn some people into ticking time bombs.

China to regulate online comments

China's cyberspace authority has issued a document regulating online publicly posted comments.

Chinese Spend 3 Hours a Day on Their Smartphones, Rank 2nd in the World : Survey

Chinese nationals spend an average of three hours a day on their smartphones, ranking second in the world after Brazilians who spend two additional hours on their phones, according to a survey by a German internet company.

Google vows to step up fight against online extremism

Google has vowed to intensify its fight against online extremism, acknowledging that "more needs to be done." The tech giant pledged to take four additional steps which it believes will help combat terrorist content.

US Citizens Spend $640Mln Annually to Improve Memory

US citizens are spending $643 million per year on dietary supplements to improve their memory, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.

'Major disruption' as UK hospitals hit by cyber attack

Hospitals and doctors' surgeries across Britain have been forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments after a nationwide cyber attack which crippled some computer systems in the country's health service.

Facebook told it must remove hate speech postings by Austrian court

A court in Austria has ruled that Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech.

China launches online services for elderly. 255 million Chinese will be over 60 years old

A research institute on eldercare under the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs launched a website providing online services for senior citizens Friday.

Europe faces increased threat of cross border organized crime groups

More than 5,000 Organized Crime Groups (OCGs) operating on an international level are currently under investigation in the European Union (EU), Europol director Rob Wainwright said Thursday at the launch of the organization's Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment 2017 (SOCTA).

Iran jails online models for up to 6 years

An Iranian court has sentenced 12 models - eight females and four males - to jail ranging from one year to six years for violating the Islamic republic’s decency code and promoting ‘vice’.

Americans' confidence in newspapers slides to new low: poll

Only 20 percent of Americans have high confidence in US newspapers, hitting a all-time low since 1973, a latest Gallup poll found.

US suicide rate sees long-term spike, says 15-year CDC study

The suicide rate in the US has jumped 24 percent in the past 15 years, including a troublesome spike among girls aged 10-14, according to US government statistics on Friday.

Chinese authorities advise foreign companies to transfer website domain names

Chinese authorities advised that foreign companies would do well to transfer the domain names of their websites to Chinese registers to meet the terms of a newly released draft regulation on Internet domain names.

Hungary anti-terror plan is 'attack on human rights' - Amnesty

Amnesty International on Monday slammed plans by the Hungarian government to introduce sweeping anti-terror laws including curfews and Internet restrictions, calling the proposal an "attack on human rights".

Britain launches new measures to protect schoolchildren from extremism

Tough new measures to protect children from the "spell of twisted ideologies" were announced Tuesday by Britain's education secretary, Nicky Morgan.

Survey: One third of Russian teens addicted to social networks

More than one third of Russian schoolchildren aged 14-15 are addicted to social networks and can check such websites all night long, the head of the National Education Quality Research project said, quoting a new survey.

Βέλγιο: Το Facebook χρησιμοποιεί προσωπικά δεδομένα χωρίς άδεια

Με πρόστιμο 250.000 ευρώ ημερησίως απειλείται η Facebook, εάν δεν σταματήσει εντός των 48 ωρών να παρακολουθεί  χρήστες του διαδικτύου, χωρίς τη συγκατάθεσή τους.

Press freedom 'at risk' in EU, NGO warns

Press freedom is at risk in some EU member states which have criminal defamation laws or practice mass surveillance, according to a journalist NGO.

US moves to further ease travel, business restrictions on Cuba

The United States on Friday announced new amendments to sanctions on Cuba, further easing travel and business restrictions on the island country.

It’s Often Difficult to Distinguish Fact from Fiction on the Internet

BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN
It is ironic that in this modern age of technology and abundance of information at the fingertips of everyone with an electronic device, it is becoming increasingly difficult, and sometimes impossible, to distinguish fact from fiction.