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Twitter backtracks over free spech in face of populist calls for censorship

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platform’s ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a “dangerous” precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social network. “Having to ban an account has real and significant ramifications,” Dorsey said in a string of tweets inviting feedback from users. […]

Microsoft confirms talks with UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to lift Skype ban

Microsoft has confirmed that it is in talks with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE to lift the ban on Skype. “We have been working closely with the local authorities towards gaining a better understanding of the local requirements in an effort to get Skype unblocked. We are passionate about the benefits that Skype […]

Indians banned from working on vessels going towards Iran

India has banned its citizens from taking up jobs in fishing vessels moving towards Iran from three Gulf countries, including the UAE. India’s Protector General of Emigrants has issued an advisory against recruitment of Indian emigrants “on fishing vessels and trawlers which may be moving from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE towards Iran, till […]

Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling

The Trump administration said Thursday it would allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States coastal waters, giving energy companies access to leases off California for the first time in decades and opening more than a billion acres in the Arctic and along the Eastern Seaboard. The proposal lifts a ban […]

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