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Facebook ordered to sell GIF making service Giphy

The social media giant bought the GIF sharing service last year, but UK competition authorities said it would distort Britain's digital advertising market.

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Brussels bids to make online political adverts more transparent

Big tech companies would have to reveal what data was used and refrain from using sensitive data to target people with political ads.

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How to protect yourself from online scammers this Black Friday

Cybercriminals will be jumping at any chance to commit fraud this Black Friday. We spoke to a cybersecurity expert to see how you can protect yourself.

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Euroviews. Haugen exposed EU's unwillingness to take back digital control | View

The Facebook whistleblower's testimony in Brussels this month showed us the EU's planned Digital Services Act does not go far enough, argues German MEP Patrick Breyer

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Lush drops a bath bomb as it quits social media

The cosmetics brand said four major social platforms were like a "dark and dangerous alleyway" and would stop posting until they were made "safer".

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Which companies are preparing for the metaverse?

The metaverse may change how we work, do business and socialise. This is the way companies are planning to shape our virtual future.

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WhatsApp updates privacy policy after record €225 million fine

Users of the messaging app will be notified of the changes but won't have to take any action, the company said.

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Explained: What is the metaverse and what will it mean for you?

Early versions of the metaverse emerged in the early noughties. We take a look at what’s been done and how Meta’s vision will differ.

Climate

Climate misinformation could ‘undermine’ COP26 progress, say experts

Climate denial is changing into climate delay and without a definition for misinformation, the goal of 1.5C could be at risk.

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‘We should not be afraid’: Jean-Michel Jarre on joining the metaverse

French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre tells Euronews Next why we should embrace the metaverse.

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European Commission will police Big Tech, EU states agree

The Commission will assume responsibility for overseeing tech companies in Europe, taking over from national antitrust watchdogs.

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Frances Haugen: EU has generational opportunity to regulate Facebook

"Democracies must step in and make new laws," the whistleblower told lawmakers in the European Parliament.

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‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed

Activists say Facebook is failing to act on climate misinformation on its platform - and is even benefiting financially from placing climate misinformation on its paid advertising platform.

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Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition

The company said it was safer to limit facial recognition software amid ethical concerns and lawsuits over its use.

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Mark Zuckerberg should resign as CEO, says Facebook whistleblower

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the company - now known as Meta - would never change while the founder remained in charge.

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Tech this week: Tesla and Hertz’ $4bn deal and Facebook under pressure

Tesla and Hertz have made a deal that ranks at the top of the list of electric vehicle orders by a single company while Facebook was put in the hotseat by the UK government.

USA

Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg

It's part of an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future - something Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.”

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What Facebook's name change to Meta means

Facebook's new name cements the social media giant's pivot towards Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the "metaverse," a merger of the virtual and real world.

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Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen

Frances Haugen testified to the UK parliament's Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill.

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Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledged in internal documents obtained by The Associated Press that it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" that saw Filipina maids complaining on the social media site of being abused.