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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

Trump loyalists 'driven deeper into internet' after social media bans

Twitter and Facebook have both frozen Donald Trump out, while Amazon, Google, and Apple cut access to right-wing app Parler.

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.

World News

Trump suspended from Twitter for 'incitement of violence'

Twitter has highlighted two posts by the incumbent president for the permanent move saying they were in violation of the platform's Glorification of Violence Policy.

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Czech Republic

Czech PM changes social media profile after US Capitol storming

Andrej Babiš had previously featured a red hat saying "Strong Czechia" on his social media profiles but removed it on Thursday morning.

World News

Twitter to remove COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories

"Starting next week, we will prioritise the removal of the most harmful misleading information, and during the coming weeks begin to label Tweets that contain potentially misleading information about the vaccine," the company said in a blog post.

Ireland

Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breaches

Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 in first sanction against US firm under GDPR

Europe Decoded

War crimes tweet further sours China-Australia relations

The tweet sparked outrage from Australia PM Scott Morrison, who called on Twitter to remove it from its platform.

World News

‘Informational chaos’: Proposals made to regulate social media

"Lies laced with anger and hate spread faster and further than the boring facts of news," says the Forum on Information & Democracy, which has laid out 250 ways social media companies can be regulated to tackle a growing threat to democracy.

Green News

What does the internet think of Biden’s plan to tackle climate change?

Celebrities, world leaders and activists were quick to share what they thought about the new President-Elect.

Slovenia

Slovenian PM congratulates Donald Trump despite no election result

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša has said that it is "pretty clear" Donald Trump has won the United Presidential election, even though no result has been declared.

USA

Twitter adds warning to Donald Trump's 'stolen votes' claim

US President tweeted moments after his rival Joe Biden's speech that Democrats were 'trying to steal' the election

Europe Decoded

CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter grilled on content moderation

The leaders of US tech giants faced strong criticism from US senators on Wednesday over the way they moderate content on their platforms.

Europe Decoded

Twitter's temporary tweak of retweet function causes confusion

Twitter has changed the way you retweet in the lead-up to #USElection2020. But some people have been confused about the change.

Europe Decoded

Explained: Social networks face backlash over misinformation methods

The decision by Facebook and Twitter to restrict a controversial article by the New York Post on Joe Biden has opened a wider debate about how social media companies tackle misinformation. Twitter has since reversed a decision to block access to the article.

Europe Decoded

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys with images of gay pride

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with images of gay pride, in an attempt to drown out messages associated with the far-right group.

Europe Decoded

Twitter suspends Hungarian pro-government media account

Twitter confirmed the action to Euronews. Earlier this week, a Hungarian government account was restored after being suspended in error.

World

EU's Barnier and UK's Frost take Brexit frustrations onto Twitter

Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost took their Brexit frustrations onto Twitter with a very public argument about food imports.

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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?

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.