Now playing Next USA Donald Trump to launch social network after Twitter and Facebook bans The former US president plans to launch a platform called Truth Social, as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube uphold their bans on his accounts. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Is Facebook about to change its name? Amid heavy scrutiny, Facebook has reportedly decided it’s time for a new name that aligns with it’s ambitions to build the ‘metaverse’. 20/10/2021
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Now playing Next Green News Climate sceptics are using COVID-19 trauma against us, says new report A new report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has identified a dangerous new brand of climate disinformation. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook bets big on the metaverse - but what is it? 'Metaverse' refers to the merging of physical, augmented, and virtual reality in a shared online space. Facebook thinks it's the future of the internet. 18/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Facebook plans to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build 'metaverse' Facebook says the five-year investment in a new computing platform is "a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry." 18/10/2021
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Now playing Next Tech News Nobel winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts' Ressa, who was the joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this week, slammed Facebook as a threat to democracy. 09/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Regulating Big Tech will take pluralism and institutions | View Give social media users a choice of algorithm - and real, independent oversight bodies - to keep debate online free and healthy, argue EDMO's Miguel Poaires Maduro and law researcher Francisco de Abreu Duarte. 07/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News EU chief: Facebook's outage shows why tech industry needs more players EU competition watchdog Margrethe Vestager said the six-hour outage showed that consumers needed more alternatives in the tech market. 06/10/2021
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Now playing Next world news Ex-Facebook manager urges Congress to regulate tech giant “Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy,” a former employee told the US Congress on Tuesday. 06/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News MEPs demand Facebook investigation after whistleblower leaks Two European lawmakers said the leaked documents proved big tech companies could not be trusted to regulate themselves. 05/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices. 05/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage The major outage on Monday affected millions of users of the three social media platforms around the world. 04/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday. 04/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse Internal research by Facebook found that some celebrities posted photos that made their followers have a worse self-image. 03/10/2021
Now playing Next Health news Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids US Senators accused Facebook of hiding research that showed Instagram was harming teenagers. The company says it takes safety "very seriously". 01/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook tested its new moderation policy during Germany's election The company took down a network of 150 groups and profiles linked to the Querdenken anti-lockdown movement, but analysis showed plenty of similar content stayed live. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app Concerns were raised last month about the potential harmful effects Instagram had on teenagers. 27/09/2021