Russia fines Facebook & Telegram for failing to remove banned content

UK theatres and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from 17 May with social distancing and to full audiences from June 21.

The social media giant and England's National Health Service have come together in the latest campaign to tackle vaccine scepticism among younger people in the UK.

NGOs have described the competition as a "Contest of Shame" and published photos that they say "reflect the reality of the situation"

As technology advances, experts warn that manipulated satellite images could be used as a form of disinformation aiming to downplay or cover up real-world situations.

Two men were hospitalised after Friday's blaze in Poplar while a further 38 others were treated at the scene.

Trump's new blog can be seen as a way of getting around his ban from major social media networks.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump have remained suspended after a decision by the Oversight Board.

All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.'

Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh said the user had been spreading false rumours and generating "fear" online.

It comes as Beckham took part in a vaccine campaign as part of World Immunization Week.

The hearing "Algorithms and Amplification", scheduled to go before Congress on Tuesday, is the first entirely focused on social media algorithms and how they may amplify misinformation.

The removed tweets were published by journalists, opposing politicians, lawmakers as well as other prominent figures.

"There’s a shift in tactics. Now it’s softer forms of denial and efforts to diminish the impacts of climate change,” Penn State climate scientists Michael Mann said.

The interior ministry said the measure was taken "in order to maintain public order and safety" after several days of heightened anti-French sentiments.