Tech Roundup: Apple Dutch Fines, TikTok 10-Minute Videos & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine; Meta and TikTok restrict access to Russian state-based media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik across the European Union; and Twitter takes steps to fight against Russian misinformation by adding labels on tweets that share links from Russian state-based media websites, as social media networks emerge as a key digital war front in Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• Google brings Play Pass to India after its launch in 2019, allowing users to gain access to more than a 1,000 apps and games with no in-app purchases or ads.
• Dutch antitrust regulators levy a sixth €5 million fine against Apple over its failure to comply with an order to open its App Store to alternative payments for dating apps, saying Apple has not made a proposal that would abide by the rules; Apple defends its stance, arguing that it's fully compliant with the ruling and that it has a "consistent and longstanding commitment to compliance in each and every country in which we do business".
• Meta's Instagram to roll out a consistent viewing experience for videos on its platform; to shut down its standalone IGTV app in mid-March.
• ByteDance-owned TikTok announces new feature that allows users to create 10-minute-long videos (up from three minutes), as the social video platform positions itself as a rival to YouTube and Instagram Reels; company's Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin, takes down more than 3,500 videos and 12,100 comments related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Online lodging marketplace Airbnb to offer free, short-term housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees; to work with Poland, Romania, Germany, and Hungary for long-term stays.
• Microsoft's LinkedIn acquires Tel Aviv-based marketing analytics and attribution startup Oribi in a deal worth about US$ 90 million.