The league is pushing hard for all clubs to vaccinate their players. …read more Source:: CNet

New legislation aims to remove Section 230’s liability shield from social media companies whose algorithms promote falsehoods during a public health crisis. …read more Source:: CNet

Two Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would strip away the liability shield that social media platforms hold dear when those companies are found to have boosted anti-vaccine conspiracies and other kinds of health misinformation. From a report: The Health Misinformation Act, introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), would…

Expected cyberattacks on Tokyo Olympics likely include attempts to hijack video feeds, the Feds warn. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Giant news org megaphone persuades dim algos they’re talking about the other sort of hoes A Facebook group dedicated to gardening in western New York State is celebrating a victory over the company’s algorithms after having been repeatedly threatened with censure and deletion due to use of the word “hoe”.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The “Evernote for creatives” is anchoring a rapidly spiking phishing campaign, evading SEGs with ease. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The software-engineering platform is urging users to patch the critical flaw ASAP. …read more Source:: Threatpost

India’s central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was studying the idea. From a report: T Rabi Sankar, the deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India, said at a conference today that the…

People are still flocking to Twitter daily even as countries start reopening. …read more Source:: CNet

‘We need to hold each other to account when we’re talking through these issues’ A survey of astronomers and geophysicists has unveiled a “systemic bullying problem” which is “disproportionately worse” for women and members of minority groups, already under-represented in the field.… …read more Source:: TheRegister