The Cube

Tech giants give insight into how US election is being fought online

It helps highlight which subjects most interest Americans online and how both candidates have spent their online campaign budgets.

03/11/2020

The Cube

CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter grilled on content moderation

The leaders of US tech giants faced strong criticism from US senators on Wednesday over the way they moderate content on their platforms.

28/10/2020

World News

Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content

Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, has asked Facebook to ban Islamophobic content, as tensions deepen between the presidents of France and Turkey.

26/10/2020

Ireland

Irish watchdog probes Instagram over protection of children's data

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram over safeguards for children's personal information.

19/10/2020

The Cube

Explained: Social networks face backlash over misinformation methods

The decision by Facebook and Twitter to restrict a controversial article by the New York Post on Joe Biden has opened a wider debate about how social media companies tackle misinformation. Twitter has since reversed a decision to block access to the article.

16/10/2020

The Cube

Facebook to ban paid anti-vax ads but not posts

The latest policy is an extension of Facebook's rules that ban adverts about vaccine "hoaxes".

14/10/2020

World News

Facebook to ban posts about Holocaust denial

The move is the company's latest attempt to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the US presidential election.

13/10/2020

The Cube

Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all platforms

Facebook says it will ban QAnon accounts across all platforms including pages that "do not contain violent content".

07/10/2020

Earth News

Is social media fuelling the spread of climate change misinformation?

You might not be seeing the full picture on the front page of your socials.

23/09/2020

Australia

Australia to amend law making Facebook and Google pay for news

Draft legislation may be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remains fundamentally unchanged.

17/09/2020

USA

Kardashian West and DiCaprio among celebrities in Instagram boycott

Dozens of celebrities join 24-hour social media 'freeze' as #StopHateForProfit campaign bids to highlight hate speech on Facebook's platforms

16/09/2020

The Cube

US wildfires: Antifa misinformation continues to spread online

Facebook says they are removing "false claims" that fires in Oregon were started by certain groups, but Euronews has found examples of misinformation still circulating.

15/09/2020

France

Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life livestream

Facebook has blocked the live broadcast of a chronically ill man, who intended to livestream his death on the platform.

05/09/2020

World News

Facebook will ban new political adverts in week before US election

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will also prevent campaigns and their supporters from making premature claims of the vote result.

03/09/2020

The Cube

How to have a conversation with a coronavirus conspiracy theorist

You may have family or friends who believe in unfounded coronavirus conspiracies. So how can you engage in a conversation with them?

02/09/2020

USA

Network linked to Russian 'troll factory' removed by Facebook

A small network of accounts and pages linked to a Russian “troll factory” has been removed by Facebook, the company said, in a sign of ongoing Russian efforts to disrupt the upcoming US election and sow discord in the country.

01/09/2020

Australia

Facebook threatens to stop news sharing in Australia over proposed law

Facebook said it would block publishers and people from sharing news content over proposed legislation in Australia that would have them pay for news.

01/09/2020

The Cube

Trump's misleading post may discourage US voters, says Twitter

Twitter labelled the post for potentially discouraging voters from heading to the polls. Facebook though, did not put any warning label on an identical post.

24/08/2020

The Cube

Facebook launches Voting Information Centre ahead of US elections

Facebook is launching a tool that will show users how to vote by mail ahead of the 2020 US Presidential election.

13/08/2020

Netherlands

Facebook bans Zwarte Piet images and racist depictions of Jews

The move has been welcomed by activists who say the holiday character of Zwarte Piet is racist.

12/08/2020