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For years, civil society organizations, workers, journalists, and human rights experts have warned that major technology companies risk enabling grave human rights abuses when they provide cloud computing, AI, and surveillance infrastructure to governments implicated in violations of international and humanitarian law. While many companies pay lip service to evaluating...

Imagine trying to register for a scholarship, a public service, or a job platform. And that the system tells you that your email address is “invalid” (just because your first or last name has a “ñ”, or because you use a script other than the basic Latin alphabet). For millions of...

There is no evidence that the incident has recurred, but the flaw remains unexplained and has not been publicly acknowledged by the company.

The regulator’s announcement said the change is being made due to the “urgent need to better protect women and girls online.”

The company unsealed a legal case in U.S. District Court on Tuesday detailing the disruption of Fox Tempest — a popular service that has operated since May 2025 and provides cybercriminals with code signing tools.