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Irish regulator launches 2 probes into Facebook after accusations of failing to protect children’s personal data on Instagram

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020By Editor

Ireland is investigating Facebook following allegations that minors could have their phone numbers and email addresses easily exposed on the company’s subsidiary, Instagram. … Read More >Irish regulator launches 2 probes into Facebook after accusations of failing to protect children’s personal data on Instagram

USA

Facebook to Cease Running US Political Ads After 2020 Election Polls Close

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

Facebook has declared that it will temporarily halt the allowance of political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram following the November 3 US presidential election. … Read More >Facebook to Cease Running US Political Ads After 2020 Election Polls Close

USA

Facebook & Instagram to purge ALL accounts ‘representing QAnon,’ even those that don’t share ‘violent content’

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020By Editor

A new Facebook policy will see all profiles linked to the QAnon conspiracy community wiped from the platform whether or not they promote violence, the company’s latest crackdown on what it claims is a dangerous movement. … Read More >Facebook & Instagram to purge ALL accounts ‘representing QAnon,’ even those that don’t share ‘violent content’

USA

Facebook breakup would be ‘complete nonstarter’: memo leaked ahead of antitrust report

Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020By Editor

Separating Facebook from Instagram and WhatsApp would harm consumers, cost billions and defy US law, the social media giant argued in a memo leaked to the media ahead of a congressional report expected to advise otherwise. … Read More >Facebook breakup would be ‘complete nonstarter’: memo leaked ahead of antitrust report

World

Instagram users report direct message problems after Twitter suffers massive security breach

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020By Editor

Instagram users say that the platform’s direct messaging feature is down, hours after Twitter was hit by a sophisticated cyber-attack. … Read More >Instagram users report direct message problems after Twitter suffers massive security breach

World

Chechen leader Kadyrov BANNED from Instagram AGAIN, loses account with 1.4 MILLION followers

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020By Editor

For many in the 21st century, losing social media access would be a devastating blow. However, for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, it’s just another day. For the third time in three years, Kadyrov has been banned from Instagram. … Read More >Chechen leader Kadyrov BANNED from Instagram AGAIN, loses account with 1.4 MILLION followers

Asia & Pacific

WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok in Trouble in India For Allegedly Spreading ‘Anti-National’ Propaganda

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

With the widespread use of smartphones and internet, the Indian population is pretty active on social media. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and TikTok are used extensively, in some cases to push fake or unverified information. … Read More >WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok in Trouble in India For Allegedly Spreading ‘Anti-National’ Propaganda

World

‘Even you are hackable’: Facebook gets its Twitter & Instagram accounts hacked, trolled with cybersecurity services offer

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020By Editor

In a highly unusual form of guerrilla marketing, hackers have breached the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of Facebook and its Messenger app, advertising their cyber security ‘services’ in a number of posts. … Read More >‘Even you are hackable’: Facebook gets its Twitter & Instagram accounts hacked, trolled with cybersecurity services offer

World

Instagram down again worldwide, 4th time in four days

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Users worldwide saw the social media photo sharing platform Instagram down again. Outage reports are coming mainly from North America, but the site is down for some users in all the other parts of the globe. … Read More >Instagram down again worldwide, 4th time in four days

World

Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020By Editor

As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with Washington’s pro-war narrative. … Read More >Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts

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