Now playing Next France Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life livestream Facebook has blocked the live broadcast of a chronically ill man, who intended to livestream his death on the platform. 05/09/2020
Now playing Next world news Facebook will ban new political adverts in week before US election Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will also prevent campaigns and their supporters from making premature claims of the vote result. 03/09/2020
Now playing Next The Cube How to have a conversation with a coronavirus conspiracy theorist You may have family or friends who believe in unfounded coronavirus conspiracies. So how can you engage in a conversation with them? 02/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Network linked to Russian 'troll factory' removed by Facebook A small network of accounts and pages linked to a Russian “troll factory” has been removed by Facebook, the company said, in a sign of ongoing Russian efforts to disrupt the upcoming US election and sow discord in the country. 01/09/2020
Now playing Next Australia Facebook threatens to stop news sharing in Australia over proposed law Facebook said it would block publishers and people from sharing news content over proposed legislation in Australia that would have them pay for news. 01/09/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Trump's misleading post may discourage US voters, says Twitter Twitter labelled the post for potentially discouraging voters from heading to the polls. Facebook though, did not put any warning label on an identical post. 24/08/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Facebook launches Voting Information Centre ahead of US elections Facebook is launching a tool that will show users how to vote by mail ahead of the 2020 US Presidential election. 13/08/2020
Now playing Next Netherlands Facebook bans Zwarte Piet images and racist depictions of Jews The move has been welcomed by activists who say the holiday character of Zwarte Piet is racist. 12/08/2020
Now playing Next USA Facebook deletes Trump post for COVID-19 misinformation The social network took action against the US president on Wednesday after he shared a video in which he claimed children were "virtually immune" to the new coronavirus. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Second manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi goes viral on social media Facebook was strongly criticised for not removing a similarly edited video of the US House Speaker in May 2019. 03/08/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish parliament approves new social media regulation law Human rights advocates expressed concerns after the Turkish parliament give the green light to a law allowing the government greater powers to regulate social media 29/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube What is QAnon and should Europe be worried? | #TheCube Conspiracy theory group QAnon has been around for years but we've been hearing about them a lot more in recent weeks. 23/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube QAnon: Twitter bans 7,000 accounts linked to conspiracy theory group In a statement to The Cube, Twitter confirmed that they have permanently removed seven thousand QAnon accounts to date for violating Twitter guidelines in relation to spam as well as platform manipulation. 22/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube How are conspiracy theories amplified online? | #TheCube In the age of TikTok and Twitter, conspiracies are gaining a new lease of life on our social media feeds. But why do people believe conspiracy theories and who's behind some of the biggest online? 17/07/2020
Now playing Next world news ECJ invalidates EU-US data transfer agreement over surveillance fears The court stressed that personal data transferred outside the bloc must be "afforded the level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU." 16/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Euronews hosts special Q&A on how to separate fact from fake online AMA Reddit: A special Q&A with our social media correspondent Seana Davis. 10/07/2020
Now playing Next Green News Facebook data centre donates excess heat to warm 7,000 Danish homes These giant warehouses full of computers can get very warm. 09/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Facebook ad boycott groups 'disappointed' after Zuckerberg meeting Facebook has been under significant pressure after hundreds of companies suspended their adverts on the platform. 08/07/2020
Now playing Next world news Starbucks suspends social media ads in effort to tackle "hate speech" It's the latest company to block its social media ads following worldwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. 28/06/2020
Now playing Next USA Facebook expands hate speech rules amidst advertiser boycott Facebook said it would label "newsworthy" content that breaks its rules and expanding their rules on hate speech. 27/06/2020