EU privacy watchdog orders data transfers to US under ‘Privacy Shield’ protocol to stop immediately after Facebook lawsuit

The European Union’s Data Protection Board has ordered data transfers between the EU and the US under the ‘Privacy Shield’ protocol to cease immediately after the instrument was found incompatible with EU law by a court. … Read More >EU privacy watchdog orders data transfers to US under ‘Privacy Shield’ protocol to stop immediately after Facebook lawsuit

Facebook Reportedly Catered to Advertisers via Secret ‘Councils’ to Keep Them Loyal

Over 1,000 advertisers, including major brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Pfizer, Target, Microsoft, and Ford, have cancelled their partnership with the social media platform over its alleged inability to handle hate speech issues by effectively removing content that is deemed offensive. … Read More >Facebook Reportedly Catered to Advertisers via Secret ‘Councils’ to Keep Them Loyal

Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

US video conferencing platform Zoom has joined Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram in suspending data requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of the new national security law. … Read More >Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US

Seeking to appease hundreds of companies that have halted advertising, Facebook is pledging to do a better job policing ‘hateful’ content – a tall order in a nation where warring political parties can’t even agree on basic facts. … Read More >Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US