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
USA Package 'possibly containing sarin' investigated at Facebook HQ The Facebook Inc mail facility in Menlo Park, California has been evacuated. 01/07/2019
USA Zuckerberg says Facebook looking at ways to police deepfake content The social media platform was criticised last month for not removing an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which had been slowed so she appeared to be slurring. 27/06/2019
France Facebook to hand over data on hate speech suspects to French courts In a world first, the social media giant has agreed to give names of French users who are suspected of using hate speech on its site to courts. 26/06/2019
Hungary Hungarian political party offers punching bags for Budapest residents A Hungarian political party has installed punching bags around Budapest as part of its campaign for the upcoming mayoral elections. 21/06/2019
world news What is Facebook's new digital currency Libra? | Euronews explains Facebook announced plans to launch a new cryptocurrency. What does this actually mean for the tech giant and what is digital currency? 18/06/2019
Business Facebook unveils new cryptocurrency Libra Mark Zuckerburg's plans to launch a cryptocurrency are part the company's drive to expand beyond social networking 18/06/2019
United Kingdom Police make arrests after 'female couple beaten in homophobic attack' Melania Geymonat says the men made sexual gestures and demanded they kiss before assaulting and robbing them on a London bus. 07/06/2019
world news EU Elections 2019: Which candidates won the social media battle? Much of the of #EP2019 European election battle took place on social media. Which candidates had the most engagement? 27/05/2019
World Eurosceptics vs Europhiles: Who wins the social media battle? Eurosceptics vs Europhiles: Who wins the social media battle? 27/05/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Brexit gamble and Facebook's fake news problem Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics. 22/05/2019
world news Fake content floods Facebook ahead of EU elections A new investigation finds that far-right networks flood Facebook with disinformation ahead of the EU elections. 22/05/2019
France Macron meets Facebook chief Zuckerberg Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg travelled to Paris on Friday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is putting pressure on the social media mogul to honour pledges to crack down on the spread of misinformation and hate speech. 10/05/2019
world news Facebook bans 12 UK far-right groups Social media giant Facebook has banned 12 UK far-right groups from using its platforms because it says they "spread hate" 18/04/2019
Belgium MEPs votes in favour of strict new rules on online terrorist content The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals that will compel websites to take down terrorist content within one hour 17/04/2019
View Technology can help connect governments and citizens in a true participatory democracy ǀ View Technology can play a big part in helping to create and sustain effective connections between citizens and governments – both national and local. These connections can exist without technology, but it is a powerful, flexible and accessible enabler. 16/04/2019
Austria Austria is latest EU country to unveil tax targeting digital giants Austria is taking aim at tech giants the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon with the introduction of a 5% tax rate on digital companies' advertising revenues. 03/04/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Brexit votes and Facebook regulation Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics. 01/04/2019
World Facebook bans content supporting white nationalism on its platform It comes after criticism that it had not done enough to eliminate hate speech on its site. 27/03/2019
World Facebook removes more than 2,600 fake accounts Some fake accounts tied to Russia have been deleted for spreading content on Ukrainian politics ahead of the March 31st Presidential election. 26/03/2019
France French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch video The French Council of the Muslim Faith has filed a complaint for "dissemination of violent messages inciting terrorism." 26/03/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Facebook fallout and the EU's AI race Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics 19/03/2019
Germany Facebook vows to fight fake news before European Parliament elections Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May 18/03/2019
