Shubham Agarwal
Former Journalist
Author/Co-Author of 351 articles
Shubham Agarwal is a freelance technology journalist from Ahmedabad, India. His work has previously appeared in Firstpost, HuffPost India, and Tomsguide.
NFTs have a climate problem, and the solution isn’t coming fast enough
NFTs have an absolutely massive carbon footprint, and while there are many solutions in the works, very few of them are expected to roll out anytime soon.
The digital switch that blocks all websites from selling your personal data
Some of the internet's most influential organizations are joining forces to formalize a new privacy tool that'll protect your data with a single click.
Are deepfakes a dangerous technology? Creators and regulators disagree
Deepfake technology has great potential for both good and bad, but creators say the negatives are being overblown while the positives are being overlooked.
Facebook will stop accepting new political ads in the week before Election Day
Facebook says it won't accept submissions for new political ads in the week leading up to Election Day, but ads approved before that will continue to run.
Facebook terms hint it could take down content that may land it in legal trouble
Updated terms could allow Facebook to remove content that it believes can potentially land the company in legal or regulatory trouble.
Facebook actively lobbied for a TikTok ban in Washington, report claims
A new report claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg actively lobbied for a TikTok ban in private Washington meetings last year.
Facebook seeks to protect election integrity with its new voting info hub
Facebook is now rolling out its information hub that will host voting resources and tools from a variety of sources in the United States.
TikTok secretly collected unique device IDs for over a year on Android
A new investigation has discovered that TikTok's Android app was unlawfully collecting unique device identifiers for months violating official Google policies.
YouTube bans over 2,000 Chinese accounts for ‘coordinated influence operations’
Google's threat analysis team has banned over 2,000 Chinese YouTube channels for engaging in 'coordinated influence operation campaigns.'
Amazon’s new smart shopping cart lets you skip the checkout lines
Amazon has launched a smart shopping cart called the Dash Cart that uses sensors to tell what you're buying and lets you skip the traditional checkout lines.
Facebook audit finds it’s not doing enough to protect civil rights
An independent audit of Facebook's policies and practices has concluded the company needs to do more to prevent election interference and value civil rights.
The U.S. is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok, Pompeo says
In a Fox News interview, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is "looking at" banning China-based social media apps, including TikTok.
Facebook will now let users turn off political ads
Facebook will let users turn off political ads, and launched a new information hub for the 2020 election that will offer users resources about voting.
Twitter pulls down Trump campaign’s George Floyd videos over copyright issues
Twitter has removed two tribute videos posted by president Trump's reelection campaign handles, Team Trump and Trump War Room for copyright infringement.
Twitter hides Trump, White House tweets on Minnesota for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter hid and issued a public interest notice on a Trump tweet about the Minnesota protests for violating its “glorification of violence” policy.
Twitter is struggling to keep viral ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video off its platform
Since the "Plandemic" conspiracy video went viral, Twitter's policies and algorithms have largely proved ineffective to keep it off the social network.
Amazon Prime, YouTube, and Netflix agree to throttle streaming quality in Europe
YouTube and Amazon Prime will join Netflix in capping streaming quality in an effort to avoid bandwidth overload in the EU during the coronavirus outbreak.
