Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next world news 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
Now playing Next Europe News 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next World Raw Politics in full: Brexit gamble and Facebook's fake news problem Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics. 22/05/2019
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next USA Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg 'not accountable,' calls for government break up Chris Hughes, who started Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, joins a growing chorus of privacy advocates and politicians who have called for antitrust action. 09/05/2019
Now playing Next 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