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Once someone submits a takedown request, a platform has up to 48 hours to determine whether it is valid. If it decides that it is, then it has to remove both the content reported and any identical copies. Several larger… Read More "How to Make Apps and Websites Remove Your Nonconsensual Nudes"
Cramming for finals is bad enough without the platform you use to do your schoolwork suddenly shutting down. Unfortunately for countless students across the US, that’s exactly what they faced on Thursday after Canvas went into “maintenance mode” following a… Read More "Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare"
