TechTimes Weekly Wrap: Radia's WindRunner, TikTok Ban in the US, Gumroad's NSFW Regulations

The top news of last week is here on TechTimes' Weekly Wrap, with Radia's new WindRunner, now the world's largest plane, being the celebrated story. It boasts of its massive size and cargo capabilities for global transport. Moreover, there is also the looming TikTok ban, as the House recently passed the bill, causing massive uncertainty for the social media platform.

Lastly, Gumroad, the renowned e-commerce platform, has upped the ante on explicit content regulation, leaving creators anxious about their future.

Radia's WindRunner: World's Largest Plane Bigger than Boeing 747

The world's largest plane is here from Radia. This wind turbine company created the WindRunner responsible for properly transporting its clean energy solutions, designated as the most capable one to do so. Wind turbines are large, and so are their blades, requiring a special kind of transportation that can be found on the WindRunner and no longer needs to be broken apart or shipped via sea.

Radia's WindRunner is capable of carrying more cargo than the Boeing 747, the renowned commercial and cargo plane that is one of the largest. The WindRunner is specifically designed to transport the turbines and can run on semi-equipped runways in its regional manufacturing base.

The length of the Windrunner is about 365 feet (108 meters), more than twice the size of New York's Statue of Liberty, which stands at 150 feet (46 meters).

Read Also: Apple Agrees to Pay $490 Million to Settle Lawsuit on Misleading Shareholders About Its Business in China

TikTok Ban in the US as House Passes Bill

Last Tuesday, the House passed the RESTRICT Act, more popularly known as the legislation that could ban TikTok's operation in the country if it becomes law. This will allow agencies to identify TikTok's foreign ownership and ask it to divest its assets to a US-owned corporation or business entity, fully cutting its ties to its parent company, ByteDance.

There are already fears about TikTok's upcoming ban in the country, which could effectively change the social media landscape in the country and affect content creators among users moving forward.

While it is not an outright ban, TikTok will be given 180 days to sell its entirety, something that the platform is not considering as it still asks users to protest this decision.

Gumroad's NSFW Policy change

Gumroad recently revised its guidelines, which restrict NSFW (not safe for work) content on its platform. The new guidelines center on sexually explicit media available for sale. The renowned e-commerce platform aligned its new guidelines with those of its payment partners, PayPal and Stripe, which denounce these kinds of content online.

In its new policy, Gumroad prohibits the distribution of explicit content, including photos, videos, animations, illustrations, audiobooks, and written works.

However, there are still some forms of adult content allowed on the platform, but there are regulations about proper labeling and other rules in place.