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
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
