Neowin News Feed for: Rules

Linux kernel allows AI-assisted code, as long as you follow these rules

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:14:01 +0000

Guidelines backed by Linus Torvalds reveal how AI tools and AI-generated code can contribute to the Linux kernel, but with notable limits. Read more...

Microsoft is reportedly asking hundreds of Chinese employees to relocate out of the country

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 May 2024 08:04:01 +0000

Microsoft is asking hundreds of employees who are working in China across cloud and machine learning divisions to relocate out of China to the U.S., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand Read more...

Google shares its concerns regarding tougher rules for political advertising in the EU

Usama Jawad — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:50:01 +0000

With the European Union (EU) working on tougher rules for political content and advertising on digital platforms, Google has shared five concerns that should be addressed for fairer laws. Read more...

Twitter is reportedly reviewing its policies around permanent bans

Usama Jawad — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:14:01 +0000

With Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter looming, it seems like the latter is reviewing its policies around perma-bans. It's unclear if this is related to Musk's recent criticism of the policy though. Read more...

Indian government proposes law to intercept and read encrypted messages

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 20:44:01 +0000

The Indian government has proposed a new law which could grant the administration sweeping powers to bypass end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and intercept messages and calls on platforms such as WhatsApp. Read more...

India delays controversial regulations that require VPN providers to store customer data

Usama Jawad — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:08:01 +0000

India has delayed its new regulations which require VPN and cloud service providers to store customer information and provide it to the government. The delay allows firms to adapt or exit the country. Read more...

Twitter updates its policies to prohibit racism

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:20:02 +0000

Twitter has once again updated its platform policies to prohibit hate speech that dehumanizes people based on race, ethnicity, and national origin. Repeat offenders may get their accounts suspended. Read more...

Wikipedia is instituting new rules to battle "toxic behavior" by volunteers

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 23 May 2020 08:58:01 +0000

Volunteers, particularly women and members of the LGBTQ community, have complained of "toxic behavior" from other editors on the site. Thus, rules are being instituted to maintain civility. Read more...

Twitter updates its policies regarding hate speech against religious groups

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:42:01 +0000

Starting today, Twitter is going to battle hateful conduct on the platform vigorously. The new policies put in place will regulate and take down Tweets that promote hate against any religious group. Read more...

EU to enforce new regulations making it necessary for electric vehicles to emit noise

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:58:01 +0000

The EU is soon going to enforce new rules which will make it compulsory for all new electric vehicles to emit noises as a safety measure for other road-going citizens such as cyclists and pedestrians. Read more...

Twitter is throwing out the old rule book and replacing it with a simpler one

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:34:02 +0000

Twitter has overhauled its rules so that they are more understandable and much less of a chore for people to read and comprehend. They're accompanied with examples for a better understanding. Read more...

Twitter will now flag offending tweets that break its rules

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 03:32:01 +0000

In a new change to the site, Twitter has announced that it will now explicitly show if a tweet you reported has been removed by the site's moderators for violating its terms of service. Read more...

Twitter and Periscope to get stricter safety rules in August

Paul Hill — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 02:42:01 +0000

Twitter has unveiled its new community guidelines for Twitter and Periscope. The document, which is easy for anyone to read, is aimed at making live streamers and viewers safe from online abuse. Read more...

Facebook reveals how much content it has removed from its platform since October

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 May 2018 19:56:02 +0000

Facebook has published a new report which details how much content it has removed that is in violation of its community standards. The report was published to help the firm build user's trust. Read more...

Twitter to enforce new rules combating hateful conduct on its platform today

Steven Parker — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:10:01 +0000

Although there is a bit of an expectation of a #TwitterPurge following today's enforcement of its updated rules, it's unlikely millions of accounts will be wiped, you might see less hateful posts. Read more...

Google working to protect families using YouTube

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:36:06 +0000

Google has set out five measures that it plans to roll out on YouTube in order to make the website for family-friendly. Over the course of the last year, the site has had to adapt due to controversy. Read more...

Twitter clarifies existing rules to explain enforcement rationale

John Keefer — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:50:01 +0000

The company has come under fire over the last several months as a haven for hate speech and online abuse, with patchwork enforcement of existing rules. It has now tried to clarify its policies. Read more...

Twitter to start rolling out new rules to fight hate and abuse

John Keefer — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:40:01 +0000

The social media giant has been under fire for the last few years for not doing enough to combat hate and abuse. With new scrutiny on the company from the government, Twitter will roll out new rules. Read more...

Twitter announces new efforts to stop trolls

Gabriel Nunes — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:42:01 +0000

Twitter has been working hard to stop trolls since late last year. Today, the company released three more changes focused on account creation, search results and low-quality Tweets filtering. Read more...

Twitter updates its rules to combat abuse on the platform

Paul Hill — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 03:10:01 +0000

Twitter has announced an updated rules page in its latest attempt to stem abuse on the platform. The new rules include more actions which could lead in a ban from the service. Read more...

FCC votes 3-2 to develop new net neutrality rules for U.S ISPs

John Callaham — Thu, 15 May 2014 22:02:32 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to create new rules designed to cover Internet speeds for ISPs in the U.S. but could still allow for them to create "fast lanes" for net access. Read more...

Judge Rules Internet Spying Illegal

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:03:58 +0000

In a case brought against the Department of Justice by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Security Archive and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Judge Victor Marrero, of the District of Columbia, has determined... Read more...

UC-Berkeley Students Face Tougher Piracy Rules

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:32:48 +0000

As part of its war on pirated music and videos, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is opening up a new front at the resident halls of the University of California-Berkeley's campus. Starting this... Read more...

Supreme Court rules 'obvious' patents are useless

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:13:13 +0000

The US Supreme Court found that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which handles patent appeals, had not been using a stringent-enough standard to determine whether a patent was infringing. During a... Read more...

Chinese court rules Yahoo violated music copyrights

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:41:46 +0000

In a copyright infringement lawsuit, a Chinese court ruled against Yahoo's China operations and ordered the company to pay 210,000 yuan ($27,000) in damages to member companies of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.... Read more...

Photobucket Rules its Market

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:50:53 +0000

In March, Photobucket Incorporated's photo sharing site controlled 41.4% market share for photography Web Sites in the United States, a market share that is more than seven times larger than its nearest competitor, according to... Read more...

FCC imposes rules to prevent pretexting

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:28:36 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission hopes to prevent data burglaries with a set of new regulations for phone companies aimed at preventing the fraudulent practice called "pretexting." On Monday, the FCC issued an order designed to... Read more...

Judge rules against Microsoft in MP3 patent case

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:46:38 +0000

A federal judge in San Diego has ruled against a handful of defenses presented by Microsoft Corp. in a patent trial that saw a $1.5 billion jury decision delivered against the company in February. The... Read more...

Judge rules for Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent suit

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:05:33 +0000

On Thursday in San Diego, U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster dismissed all of Alcatel-Lucent's patent claims against Microsoft Corporation over technology that converts speech into text, meaning that the jury trial set to begin on... Read more...

Germany Seeks Common EU Rules on Violent Video Games

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:57:06 +0000

Germany took over the six month rotating presidency of the Union at the beginning of January. The European Commission is pushing to standardize rules for more control over video game violence throughout the 27 countries... Read more...

Nintendo DS rules the Universe, the gaming Universe

Todd Tanner — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:36:49 +0000

Nintendo sent me a press release early on Friday, but I didn't get the chance to post it until now for various reasons. It pretty much states that the Nintendo DS is single-handedly keeping the... Read more...

Federal Judge Rules Against Morpheus

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:24:39 +0000

U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson has ruled that the Morpheus file-sharing software encourages millions of users to pirate music, movies, software and so on. StreamCast Network Inc., the company behind Morpheus, was declared guilty because... Read more...

Internet Journalists are Protected by Law, Court Rules

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:56:04 +0000

In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the right to keep their sources confidential. A panel... Read more...

Court Rules Microsoft, Autodesk Must Pay $133 Million

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:18:54 +0000

A Michigan man on Wednesday was awarded $133 million by a Texas jury in a patent dispute against Microsoft Corp. and Autodesk Inc., a spokeswoman for Microsoft said. Microsoft was ordered to pay $115 million,... Read more...

Court Rules in Favor of Anonymous Blogger

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:56:14 +0000

The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a decision by a lower court which required an ISP to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger who targeted a local elected official. The decision was... Read more...

Court Rules Out Mobile Spam

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:24:05 +0000

An appeals court in Arizona this week ruled that a federal law that bans autodialing to call mobile phones also covers unsolicited text messages—even though text-messaging technology did not exist when the legislation was crafted.... Read more...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cable Companies

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:20:23 +0000

In their second major ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal court verdict that would have required cable companies to open up their networks to third party Internet service providers. The... Read more...

US Supreme Court Rules Against P2P

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:06:12 +0000

This morning the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that internet P2P file sharing services may be sued by production studios for the actions of their users, a ruling that could all but eliminate file... Read more...

Judge rules in Apples favor against Bloggers (ThinkSecret)

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:33:30 +0000

In a case with implications for the freedom to blog, a San Jose judge tentatively ruled Thursday that Apple Computer can force three online publishers to surrender the names of confidential sources who disclosed information... Read more...

Court rules for Immersion; Sony to pay up

Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:34:10 +0000

Sony's Dual Shock controllers are doing more than just rumbling around in gamers' hands these days. They're also shaking up a few corporate accounts. Earlier this week, a new court ruling in favor of technology... Read more...