Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Kanye West to buy rightwing social network Parler Purchase by rapper, who changed name to Ye in 2021, expected to be completed by end of year. Kanye West is buying the rightwing social network Parler for an undisclosed sum, the site has announced. ADVERTISEMENT The purchase by the rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” he said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT George Farmer, the chief executive of Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, said: “This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech. ADVERTISEMENT Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speec

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM EU agrees on new sanctions over Iranian drones in Ukraine EU agrees to sanctions on three individuals and one entity over the supply of drones to Russia, the presidency says. European Union countries have adopted sanctions on Iran over Iranian-made drones supplied to Russia and used in attacks on Ukraine, the EU Council’s Czech presidency has said. ADVERTISEMENT “After 3 days of talks, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against entities supplying Iranian drones that hit Ukraine,” the presidency said on Twitter on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine has accused Russia of using Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones in attacks on cities and energy infrastructure in recent weeks. ADVERTISEMENT It says its military has shot down more than 220 Iranian drones since mid-September. The mayor of the capital, Kyiv, said Russia killed f

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Ofcom: Adult sites failing to protect children Smaller adult video-sharing sites based in the UK do not have sufficiently robust access control measures in place to stop children accessing pornography, regulator Ofcom has found in a new report. ADVERTISEMENT Ahead of its future duties in the Online Safety Bill, Ofcom already has some powers to regulate video-sharing platforms (VSPs) established in the UK, which are required by law to take measures to protect people using their sites and apps from harmful videos. ADVERTISEMENT Nineteen companies have notified Ofcom that they fall within its jurisdiction. They include TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch, Vimeo, OnlyFans and BitChute, as well as several smaller platforms, including adult sites. ADVERTISEMENT Ofcom has used its powers to gather information from platforms on what