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Is the battle to define political advertising unwinnable?

As major tech companies begin to overhaul political advertising, Google's mislabelling of an undisclosed Tory attack ad highlights the pitfalls of regulating an unregulated world.

Saudi Arabia

Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics: US prosecutors

A complaint unsealed in a U.S. court detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit Twitter employees to look up users' private data.

Europe Decoded

How China has been shaping a narrative through Twitter | #TheCube

How China has been shaping a narrative through Twitter | #TheCube

Europe Decoded

Lebanon protests: are bots fuelling counter demonstrations?

As the protests in Lebanon continue, we break down the signs of bot-like activity and explore the difficulty in identifying inauthentic behaviour online.

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USA

Euroviews. This unusual idea could finally fix Facebook's political fake news problem ǀ View

The government can step in and force social media companies to set up some basic protocols to guard against the posting of campaign lies. This would be a whole new frontier for the government, and regulation of online speech is tricky to say the least.

USA

Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress

Europe Decoded

Twitter wants your help to combat deepfakes | #TheCube

Th social media giant is looking at what to do once deepfakes are detected, including whether to label the videos or take them down.

Green News

Satirical video mocks people who have a problem with Greta Thunberg

An Australian news outlet has taken a more humorous approach to the recent criticism of the teen activist.

Living

Why are the Kardashians selling you their clothes?

Amazingly, you can now buy second-hand clothing straight from the Kardashians' wardrobe, but critics are dubious.

Europe Decoded

Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube

Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube

Green News

Would you go to university to become a social media influencer?

The course promises instafamous influencers as guest speakers will give its students the edge.

United Kingdom

Watch: PM silently scolded by aide over use of disposable coffee cup

Sending the right message is important in politics, but an irritated aide to Boris Johnson may have taken it too far by snatching a coffee out of his hand in front of television cameras.

USA

Watch: Homeless woman sings Puccini aria on LA subway platform

The video was shared by the Los Angeles Police Department last week.

USA

A teen's fatal stabbing was filmed: Is social media to blame?

"We see these terrible stories, and they are terrible, and we all immediately wonder, if this were happening to me, would people come to my aid?" one media expert said.

Europe Decoded

Austria elections: Who leads the social media campaign? | #TheCube

Social media has played an increasing role in the 2019 elections, as political parties and their lead candidates have sought to increase online engagement with potential voters

Europe Decoded

Tributes paid on social media to Jacques Chirac | #TheCube

Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the former President and Prime Minister of France "resembled us and brought us together".

United Kingdom

Social media manipulation outfits now target users with video: report

"Images are often more powerful than words with more potential to go viral," said Samantha Bradshaw, one of the report's author's

Europe Decoded

Facebook closes accounts of Italian neo-fascist groups | #TheCube

"Political parties and candidates, like all individuals and organizations on Facebook and Instagram, must adhere to our rules, regardless of their ideology."

World News

Watch: Facebook takes action on anti-vaccine misinformation

Facebook has pledged to curb anti-vaccine misinformation but does the social network's new policy go far enough? Alex Morgan from The Cube has the story.

China

Twitter accuses China of disinformation war on Hong Kong protesters

Twitter suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.