USA Facebook removes Russian-linked accounts targeting African countries The company announced that they had removed three networks of accounts, pages, and groups linked to Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who was indicted in connection with US election meddling. 31/10/2019
World Twitter set to ban political advertising from November "We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought," Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey wrote on the platform. 30/10/2019
View Big tech achieving “quantum supremacy” for the first time is bad news for our privacy ǀ View Google announced it reached “quantum supremacy," a technological achievement that has huge repercussions, not only for the company and its role in the world but for all of us individuals who want to maintain a semblance of the right to privacy. 28/10/2019
View 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. 25/10/2019
USA Zuckerberg defends currency project, admits he's not 'ideal messenger' Mark Zuckerberg's statement provides the clearest indication yet that the Libra digital currency project announced earlier this year faces an uphill battle. 23/10/2019
USA Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress 23/10/2019
The Cube 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. 22/10/2019
View The new UK-US treaty on e-evidence is a welcome step but is not without its challenges | View On 3 October 2019, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and US Attorney General William Barr signed a bilateral agreement paving the way for UK and US law enforcement agencies to obtain data more quickly from electronic service providers operating in each jurisdiction. 08/10/2019
The Cube Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube 04/10/2019
USA US Attorney General to Facebook: We need 'lawful access' to messages Facebook acknowledges the needs of law enforcement but wants to protect its users from unwanted snooping. 04/10/2019
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 26/09/2019
World Facebook to press on with Libra launch despite European opposition Since the U.S. tech company unveiled its plans in June, its proposed cryptocurrency has met with regulatory and political scepticism, with France and Germany pledging to block Libra from operating in Europe. 20/09/2019
France France wants to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from Europe France's finance minister says the Libra cryptocurrency could damage "monetary sovreignty". 12/09/2019
The Cube 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." 10/09/2019
USA US states launch probe into Google as tech giants come under scrutiny Tech giants were once praised as engines of economic growth but have increasingly come under fire for allegedly misusing their clout. 10/09/2019
World 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. 05/09/2019
France 'Sorry, Brigitte': Brazilians' apology to Macron over 'rude' Bolsonaro Brazilians have taken to social media to "apologise" to Brigitte Macron after their president made "extraordinarily disrespectful" comments towards her. 27/08/2019
World Facebook introduces new privacy feature in three countries Facebook rolled out a new privacy feature in Ireland, Spain, and South Korea to allow users to sever the connection between their Facebook accounts and other websites. 21/08/2019
USA 'White House preparing executive order to police social media firms' The move appears to be the latest development in Donald Trump’s war on what he claims is a bias against Conservative views on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. 13/08/2019
USA Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine over privacy violations Social media giant Facebook has been slammed with a record fine of more than €4 billion over privacy violations, but will this be enough to change how Facebook handles users' privacy data? 24/07/2019
Business G7 ministers reach consensus on taxing digital giants The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors agreed that large tech companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple can be taxed in the countries in which they make money, even without being physically present there. 18/07/2019
Business France urges G7 to reach global corporate tax deal Paris defied U.S. President Donald Trump last week by passing a tax on big digital firms' revenues in France despite a threat from him to launch a probe that could lead to trade tariffs. 17/07/2019
state of the union Was von der Leyen's charm offensive enough to get MEP approval? Von der Leyen finished her meetings with political groups in Brussels, but it's unclear if she will win the absolute majority of votes in Strasbourg. In other news, Angela Merkel decided to change protocol to prevent her from shaking. All this and more in the State of the Union. 15/07/2019
France French MPs pass landmark bill to fight online hate speech It means social media networks will have to remove offending content within 24 hours. 10/07/2019
World Facebook to 'downgrade sensational or misleading health posts' Facebook is using the same tactic that it used with clickbait posts to reduce the visibility of posts with exaggerated or misleading health claims. 10/07/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: data privacy vs surveillance transatlantic clash "The whole case is about NSA surveillance. If you share data with one of the big tech companies like Facebook or Google, they have to forward that information to the US security services in a way that is oftentimes described as mass surveillance," Austrian lawyer Max Schrems tells Euronews. 08/07/2019
