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Myanmar coup: Junta blocks internet as anti-coup protests spread

Street protests in Myanmar continued to expand on Saturday as people gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover.

Europe Decoded

TikTok agrees to block underage users in Italy

It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network.

Travel News

How does social media impact the travel industry?

We look at the pros and cons of travel social media, beyond the grid.

Europe Decoded

Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content

The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation.

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USA

GameStop stock: Are Wall Street wolves tasting their own medicine?

GameStop has become the focus of Wall Street since its stock price surged by more than a thousand percentage points in recent weeks thanks to amateur traders on Reddit.

Green News

Meet the TikTok stars using viral videos to save the planet

EcoTok has harnessed the video sharing app to help Gen Z to see themselves in climate related careers.

Romania

Romania criminalises creating fake social media accounts

It comes after a case in Braşov in December 2018 where a man had threatened his former girlfriend with uploading compromising photos.

USA

Twitter's 'Birdwatch' project to allow users to flag misinformation

The company said Birdwatch will not replace other labels and fact checks Twitter currently uses — primarily for election and COVID-19-related misinformation and misleading posts.

Europe Decoded

Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Donald Trump's suspension

Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Donald Trump to its quasi-independent oversight board.

Europe Decoded

#MeTooInceste: French share stories of family sexual abuse

Following in the footsteps of #MeTooInceste, #MeTooGay began to trend around the country this week as users shared stories of homosexual abuse.

Russia

Russia orders TikTok to restrict calls for Alexei Navalny protests

Russia had ordered TikTok and other social networks to restrict online calls for nationwide protests in support of detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

USA

US judge rules Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Favoured by Trump supporters, Parler was removed from the Google and Apple app stores and kicked off Amazon's its web-hosting service following violence at the US Capitol.

Europe Decoded

How did conspiracy theorists react to Joe Biden's inauguration?

Supporters of the baseless QAnon theory believed that Donald Trump would remain US President to fight against supposed enemies in the "deep state".

World News

European leaders congratulate US President Biden after inauguration

European leaders described the 46th President's inauguration speech as "inspiring" and said it was time to bring "conviction and common sense" to help rejuvenate their relationship with the US.

Europe Decoded

Turkey bans advertising on Twitter, Pinterest under social media law

NGOs have warned that social networks risk "becoming instruments of state censorship" in Turkey under the legislation.

Europe Decoded

TikTok introduces changes aimed at improving privacy for younger users

The changes include making the default privacy setting for accounts with users aged 13 to 15 to private.

Austria

Austria suspects outbreak of new UK COVID-19 strain at ski resort

"This is what happens when the cable car lobby rules and not common sense," added the opposition Social Democratic Party

Germany

Donald Trump's Twitter ban is 'problematic,' says Angela Merkel

Merkel's spokesman said social media platforms "bear great responsibility" for stopping disinformation and incitement of violence but that freedom of opinion was also of "elementary significance".

Europe Decoded

Donald Trump's bans from social media fire freedom of speech debate

"This precedent will be exploited by the enemies of freedom of speech around the world," said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

USA

What is Parler, the 'free-speech' platform tech giants are shunning?

Here's what you need to know about the platform and why it is facing bans from the top app stores.