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What is QAnon and should Europe be worried? | #TheCube

Conspiracy theory group QAnon has been around for years but we've been hearing about them a lot more in recent weeks.

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QAnon: Twitter bans 7,000 accounts linked to conspiracy theory group

In a statement to The Cube, Twitter confirmed that they have permanently removed seven thousand QAnon accounts to date for violating Twitter guidelines in relation to spam as well as platform manipulation.

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How are conspiracy theories amplified online? | #TheCube

In the age of TikTok and Twitter, conspiracies are gaining a new lease of life on our social media feeds. But why do people believe conspiracy theories and who's behind some of the biggest online?

World News

ECJ invalidates EU-US data transfer agreement over surveillance fears

The court stressed that personal data transferred outside the bloc must be "afforded the level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU."

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Euronews hosts special Q&A on how to separate fact from fake online

AMA Reddit: A special Q&A with our social media correspondent Seana Davis.

Earth News

Facebook data centre donates excess heat to warm 7,000 Danish homes

These giant warehouses full of computers can get very warm.

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Facebook ad boycott groups 'disappointed' after Zuckerberg meeting

Facebook has been under significant pressure after hundreds of companies suspended their adverts on the platform.

World News

Starbucks suspends social media ads in effort to tackle "hate speech"

It's the latest company to block its social media ads following worldwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.

USA

Facebook expands hate speech rules amidst advertiser boycott

Facebook said it would label "newsworthy" content that breaks its rules and expanding their rules on hate speech.

USA

Unilever joins Facebook boycott over hate speech concerns

Facebook said on Friday it was taking action against hate speech.

Earth News

How ‘clicktivism’ has changed the way we protest forever

The online generation are increasingly engaging with social issues on social media, but just how effective is it?

Europe News

'Disinformation can kill': EU warns over wave of fake COVID-19 claims

“Disinformation in times of the coronavirus can kill," the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday.

The Cube

Misinformation surges amid protests over the death of George Floyd

In times of emotion, social media misinformation can surge, often unknowingly. In this special edition of #TheCube, we break down what you need to know when you're online.

United Kingdom

Third of child grooming cases involve Facebook apps says UK charity

In more than half of child grooming cases in England and Wales where police recorded information about how the child was groomed, a Facebook-owned app was used.

Hungary

Viktor Orban provokes neighbours with historical map of Hungary

The image showed the former Hungarian territory before it was broken up after the First World War.

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'Super-spreaders' of COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook identified

Analysis by NewsGuard found more than 30 prominent pages on Facebook were amplifying COVID-19 false cures and conspiracy theories across Europe.

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Facebook investigates fake accounts sharing Spanish government content

The Ministry of Health claims it was a victim of "fraudulent activity" after hundreds of false profiles liked and shared their content.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View

There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies.

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Euroviews. The Kremlin is trying to force Twitter and Facebook to store data locally. It’s not alone ǀ View

Required storage of data in a certain location might seem like the anti-internet openness pipe dream of an authoritarian government. But, that could not be further from the truth, with governments from New Delhi to Washington also implementing or considering rules that mandate local storage of data.

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EU warns Facebook: Don't 'push away' responsibility over regulation

The social media giant has called for 'more oversight and accountability' for tech companies, ahead of anticipated new EU proposals on policing.