Adi Robertson
The child safety hearing is starting with a video of victims.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has just kicked off the event, and now we’re hearing from parents and children who were targeted by child predators on platforms like Facebook.
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Why do video game music licenses keep expiring?
In light of Spec Ops: The Line getting yanked from online storefronts over music licensing issues, it’s a good time to re-read a 2019 piece from GamesIndustry.biz on why this problem seems so common. Bottom line: games spent a long time being considered more ephemeral than other media like movies, and faced with the convoluted structure of music copyright, many studios negotiated deals to match.
How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing?
[GamesIndustry.biz]
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Apple explains the EU’s new iPhone/iPad split.
It’s a difference of three letters, but Apple contends iPadOS is in a different EU regulatory category than iOS, so most of its newly (sort of) open app store policies only apply to the latter. 9to5Mac has a breakdown of that nuance, starting with one big limitation:
The ability to install third-party app marketplaces and download apps from third-party app marketplaces will be an option only on the iPhone.
And of course, that’s far from the only fine print.
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Tattoo Detective.
I’m thoroughly enjoying watching people solve True Detective: Night Country’s pettiest mysteries online, so congrats to Redditor Artie-Fufkin for asking the right question about last week’s episode: did Clark pay way too much for his ominous tattoo?
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Third-party iOS app store announcements are already rolling out.
One of the first we’ve seen is AltStore, which made its announcement after Apple’s big news today. The post indicates it’s planning to make its app marketplace available on iOS in March.
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“This clear bid to interfere in the New Hampshire primary demands a thorough investigation and a forceful response.”
Congressman Joseph Morelle (D-NY) wants the Department of Justice to investigate an allegedly AI-generated Joe Biden robocall that provided false information to voters — the latest sign that AI-generated disinformation will be an ongoing election concern. The state’s own Department of Justice is already investigating.