The Cube #BlueForSudan: Social media users show solidarity "Mohammed Mattar was a very loved person, who believed in the people’s right and their revolutions. And he gave a lot to it. Eventually his life." 15/06/2019
The Cube YouTube says comments on gay reporter do not violate guidelines Where is the line between debate and harassment on social media? YouTube has been caught up in a dispute between a conservative comedian and a gay reporter, which has thrown into question the responsibilities of platforms to protect users while still allowing free speech. 05/06/2019
Europe News European press freedom 'almost catastrophically bad' While Europe is ranked higher than in other regions when it comes to press freedom, rights groups say much more needs to be done. 06/05/2019
Europe News EU applauds social media platforms for removing more ‘hate speech’ The European Commission has praised the likes of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for their progress on the swift removal of illegal hate speech 04/02/2019
The Cube How are people reacting to the latest Brexit twist? | #TheCube As Theresa May found herself dealing with a landslide defeat in a vote on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, users on social media have been voicing their opinions on what the United Kingdom should now do about Brexit. 16/01/2019
The Cube Ryanair sacks cabin crew pictured 'sleeping on airport floor'. Ryanair has confirmed that it has sacked all six cabin crew who "staged" a photo of themselves sleeping on an airport floor last month, after the post went viral and attracted criticism of the budget carrier. 07/11/2018
The Cube Mosques ask Twitter to ban far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders The Turkish Islamic Cultural Federation has sent a formal request to Twitter asking that anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders be removed from the platform. 06/11/2018
The Cube Tech giants remove Infowars content from its platforms in domino move Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have all made recent moves to delete content from its platforms by conspiracy theorist website Infowars 07/08/2018
The Cube Facebook sparks fight against 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour' Facebook has released a statement to say it was combatting "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on its social platform. 01/08/2018
Europe News Controversial Copyright Directive Approved by EU Legal Affairs Committee Proposals to modernize the rules governing copyright in the Digital Single Market have been approved by the Legal Affairs Committee. These include Article 13, which will impose copyright filtering on digital platforms. The proposals still have to pass a plenary vote in the European Parliament. 20/06/2018
Europe News Will controversial copyright rules be adopted by the EU? As the EU Legal Affairs Committee gears up to vote on proposals to modernise copyright rules in the EU, digital platforms are worried about freedom on the internet. 19/06/2018
Europe News Mark Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for massive data lea Watch live as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets lawmakers in the European Parliament. 22/05/2018
Europe News Brief: EU makes progress against online hate This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital. 18/01/2018
Europe News Brussels tackles fake news Facebook, Twitter and Google - the internet giants were all at the table in Brussels on Monday to discuss the problem of fake news and online disinformation. 15/01/2018
Europe News Ask Juncker: live interview with YouTube 'stars' Following the State of the Union speech, European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker will meet with three young YouTube stars. 14/09/2016
