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Over 40 US Attorneys General Urge Facebook to Abandon Instagram for Kids Plans

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

In recent months, social media giants like Facebook have faced backlash over their lack of protection for youths who use their platforms. In March, Instagram released a blog post announcing that it would be updating features aimed at youth protection on its platform. … Read More >Over 40 US Attorneys General Urge Facebook to Abandon Instagram for Kids Plans

Business

Microsoft to store European data in EU instead of US by end of 2022

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

Microsoft has announced that it will allow European customers to keep their cloud data within the European Union following privacy concerns about the data being held in the United States. … Read More >Microsoft to store European data in EU instead of US by end of 2022

USA

‘We Have to Stop Them’: Senator Hawley Warns That Big Tech Poses ‘Gravest Threat’ to US – Report

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021By Editor

Over the past months, many lawmakers and media personalities in the US have called for a legislative review to limit what they call “Big Tech sovereignty,” implying that social media have unlimited powers to determine what violates their guidelines and what does not. … Read More >‘We Have to Stop Them’: Senator Hawley Warns That Big Tech Poses ‘Gravest Threat’ to US – Report

Business

Will Europe follow China in crackdown on Big Tech monopolies? RT’s Boom Bust investigates

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

European countries could be on the same page as China on Big Tech regulation, while the US still maintains loose policies, Economic Update host Professor Richard Wolff told RT’s Boom Bust. … Read More >Will Europe follow China in crackdown on Big Tech monopolies? RT’s Boom Bust investigates

Russia

Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021By Editor

American tech giant Apple has said it will fight claims it has used its dominant position to advance its own products ahead of its competitors after Russia’s fair-trading watchdog said it would hand down a $12 million fine. … Read More >Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

World

Australian MP blasts Facebook’s ‘interference’ after his OFFICIAL page was banned for Covid-19 ‘misinformation’

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021By Editor

After Facebook deleted the official page of Craig Kelly for spreading “misinformation” about the coronavirus and vaccines, the independent MP said the “book-burning” US social media giant was interfering in Australia’s democracy. … Read More >Australian MP blasts Facebook’s ‘interference’ after his OFFICIAL page was banned for Covid-19 ‘misinformation’

World

Instagram rolls out hate speech filter to protect users from abusive messages

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

Facebook’s Instagram has announced a set of new measures to help users fight back against harassment and hate speech on their public profile and in private messages, rolling out message filters and pre-emptive block tools. … Read More >Instagram rolls out hate speech filter to protect users from abusive messages

World

‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers unexplained outage

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Users trying to access the social media platform Twitter on Friday evening saw the ominous message “Something went wrong.” The company’s blog, where outage explanations are normally posted, was also offline. … Read More >‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers unexplained outage

USA

Google accused of allowing advertisers to search for ‘white supremacist’ keywords on YouTube – including ‘All lives matter’

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

Google has updated its YouTube ad targeting terms after a media report revealed that people could search for phrases allegedly associated with white supremacy. … Read More >Google accused of allowing advertisers to search for ‘white supremacist’ keywords on YouTube – including ‘All lives matter’

World

Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, have suffered a major outage, prompting users to flock to Twitter to vent their frustration. While both sites swiftly recovered, no explanation was given for the issue. … Read More >Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’