COVID-19

Epic Games stops alternating 4-day work week employee policy

An Epic Games policy that was introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now being removed and it has employees highly upset.

YouTube finally bans anti-vaccine misinformation videos

Google and YouTube are set to crack down on any videos that spread false claims on not just COVID-19 but any medically approved vaccines.

Google delays employee return to office to January 2022

Google is the latest company to push back its return to physical offices amid COVID-19 concerns.

Apple delays employee return to on-site work to January 2022

Originally, Apple had planned to return to on-campus work by October 2021 but concerns over the ongoing pandemic have seen these postponed.

Some Facebook contractors are already being forced to return to on-site work

Official employee return to offices were delayed to January 2022, but many Facebook contractors have already been on-site since early August.

CES 2022 attendees must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination

The popular consumer electronics convention aims to make a return to in-person attendance after COVID-19 forced last year's show to be online-only.

PAX Aus 2021 has been postponed

The Melbourne, Victoria-based event has been delayed, with the next one to take place in 2022.

Pokemon Go players boycott game in protest of the rollback of COVID-19 safety measures

Pokemon Go players are upset after developer Niantic began to revert changes put in place during the pandemic.

PAX West will require attendees to show proof of negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination

PAX West will now require either a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination for admission.

Biden on Facebook & social media platforms spreading false COVID-19 info: 'They're killing people'

The Biden administration had harsh words for Facebook and further social media that do not adequately crack down on false narratives in regards to COVID-19.