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World

Meta makes ‘balanced’ decision on Ukrainian neo-Nazi regiment

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023By Editor

Content about the notorious Azov will be freely posted on Facebook and Instagram again, a Ukrainian minister says. … Read More >Meta makes ‘balanced’ decision on Ukrainian neo-Nazi regiment

Russia

Meta added to ‘extremist’ list

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022By Editor

Moscow has banned Facebook and Instagram for permitting calls for violence against Russians. … Read More >Meta added to ‘extremist’ list

Russia

Instagram ban comes into effect in Russia

Posted on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022By Editor

Moscow cracks down on social media platforms that allow calls for violence against its citizens. … Read More >Instagram ban comes into effect in Russia

Russia

RUSSIA: Orthodox Christian Activists Organize Massive Social Media Blitzkrieg – Reject QR Codes!

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021By Editor

According to Taiga.Info, Orthodox activists and “supporters of traditional values” are behind the online campaign. … Read More >RUSSIA: Orthodox Christian Activists Organize Massive Social Media Blitzkrieg – Reject QR Codes!

USA

Matrix? Misdirection? Cringe? Zuckerberg’s presentation of future life in ‘metaverse’ sparks fear, loathing, marvel and mockery

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Editor

Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious vision of developing a virtual “metaverse” – and renaming the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp “Meta” to match it – has everyone scratching their heads and wondering what it all means. … Read More >Matrix? Misdirection? Cringe? Zuckerberg’s presentation of future life in ‘metaverse’ sparks fear, loathing, marvel and mockery

World

Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021By Editor

A few years ago, Apple warned that it would remove Facebook and Instagram from its app store if something wasn’t done about the use of those platforms to trade and sell maids in the Middle East, according to leaked documents. … Read More >Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

Russia

You might like this! Facebook & Twitter recommendation algorithms could be deactivated under new plans from Russian lawmakers

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

A new bill to be put before Russia’s parliament could reportedly enable the government to regulate and restrict algorithms that recommend content and accounts which Moscow officials say promote social discord or break local laws. … Read More >You might like this! Facebook & Twitter recommendation algorithms could be deactivated under new plans from Russian lawmakers

World

Not again?! Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp offline for second time in a week

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021By Editor

Social media giant Facebook, along with its subsidiaries Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, is offline for the second time in less than a week, leaving competitors to rescue its customers from an existential crisis. … Read More >Not again?! Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp offline for second time in a week

Russia

Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app

Posted on October 6, 2021October 6, 2021By Editor

Encrypted messenger platform Telegram gained more than 70 million new sign-ups in a single day as Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger all went dark for six hours, plunging users into existential crisis. … Read More >Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app

World

Golden age or collapse? Snowden teases future without Big Tech after trolling Facebook throughout disastrous six-hour-long outage

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021By Editor

While millions were wailing and gnashing their teeth over the outage affecting Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was having a bit of fun – daring to suggest the world would be better without them. … Read More >Golden age or collapse? Snowden teases future without Big Tech after trolling Facebook throughout disastrous six-hour-long outage