DuckDuckGo has launched an integrated video ad-blocking feature designed to eliminate non-skippable advertisements, particularly on YouTube, when playing content directly inside its proprietary web browser. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Gautrain Express e-hailing service! The browser’s new ad-detection system relies primarily on open-source community filter lists derived from uBlock Origin. To ensure…
The South African Bookmakers Association (Saba) has waded into the fight over blocking illegal offshore gambling websites, calling for “urgent action, not further debate” — a direct response to the Internet Service Providers’ Association’s position paper last week cautioning against the National Gambling Board’s blocking plans. South Africa’s problem, the licensed bookmakers’ lobby said in…
ISPA argues that blocking IP addresses is technically challenging. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Magnific) Trade, industry and competition minister Parks Tau is reviving an eight-year-old Bill to strengthen the National Gambling Board (NGB). However, the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is pushing back against a provision that would allow the state to block access to…
Nairobi — African lawmakers have been urged to dismantle legislative and regulatory barriers blocking climate financing and fast-track methane reduction policies, as parliaments across the continent push to position themselves at the center of the global climate response. The call emerged strongly during the opening of the Regional Parliamentary Seminar on Methane Emissions and Climate…
Washington — Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at preventing President Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela after a bipartisan group of senators warned that a continued campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the region could escalate. The vote to advance the resolution failed with 49 supporting it and 51 senators…
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