Mike Curran

F-Droid says Google's statement about "Sideloading is Not Going Away" is false

F-Droid says Google’s statement about “Sideloading is Not Going Away” is false

A month ago, F-Droid criticized Google’s anti-sideloading policy. Shortly after that, the Mountain View company said that sideloading isn’t going anywhere. Now, F-Droid says Google’s statement is false. In case you missed it, starting next year, Google requires Android developers to verify their identity, even if they do not distribute their apps via the Play…

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YouTube's upcoming changes will age-gate videos featuring graphic violence in games

YouTube’s upcoming changes will age-gate videos featuring graphic violence in games

YouTube has announced an important change to its policies about online gambling and graphic violence in gaming. It wants to lock such videos behind an age-restriction. Here’s the current policy about Violent or graphic content on YouTube. The section under “Age-restricted content and EDSA exceptions” says, “Generally, we do not remove dramatized violence when the…

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Microsoft says it’s recovering after Azure outage took down 365, Xbox, and Starbucks

Microsoft says it’s recovering after Azure outage took down 365, Xbox, and Starbucks

Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, has experienced an outage just one week after issues with AWS took out swaths of the internet. The issues impacted Microsoft’s services that run on Azure, including Microsoft 365, Xbox, and even Minecraft. Other companies, like Capital One, Alaska Airlines, and Starbucks, also had outages that were linked…

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