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USA

Social media giants called to testify by US Congress

Google, Facebook & Twitter gave been called to testify by the Congressional Investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

28/09/2017

World News

Internauts experiencing problems accessing social media network Facebook

26/09/2017

United Kingdom

UK crackdown on social media hate crime

The Crown Prosecution Service says online hate crime must be dealt with just as seriously as face to face abuse.

21/08/2017

Cult

'Sunflowers' reunited: Van Gogh works get virtual reality treatment

A virtual exhibition and Facebook Live link-up have given global art lovers a fresh look at the artist's 'Sunflowers' series

16/08/2017

World News

Euroviews. Social Media: the Faustian deal

Social media are not one phenomenon. They raise issues for privacy, for freedom of expression, innovation, competition and, for all of these reasons, for democracy.

13/07/2017

United Kingdom

May Day on twitter

How has twitter responded to an election result widely considered to be a catastrophic failure for Theresa May?

09/06/2017

USA

Zuckerberg "likes" this: Facebook chief finally gets Harvard degree

26/05/2017

USA

Facebook and its secret rules over what users can post

Facebook and its internal rule book designed to guide moderators over content reflects increasing pressure on social media giant

22/05/2017

World News

Facebook fined by EU over Whatsapp deal

Facebook has been fined €110 million by European Commission anti-trust regulators during a review of its 2014 purchase of messaging service Whatsapp.

18/05/2017

France

Facebook fined by France's data protection agency

Facebook has been fined 150,000 euros for breaching data protection rules in France.

16/05/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine blocks Russia's answer to Facebook and Google

Russia's Facebook and Google equivalents have been banned in Ukraine - hitting millions of web surfers.

16/05/2017

Business Series

Facebook profit surges, closing in on two billion monthly users

Facebook has reported surging quarterly profit and revenue but its shares dipped due to nervousness about future earnings.

04/05/2017

Business Series

Facebook to hire 3,000 more monitors to block violent videos

Facebook says it is hiring 3,000 additional workers to block live streams of violence and respond more swiftly to reports of inappropriate material.

03/05/2017

Thailand

Violent crime videos pile pressure on Facebook

Never before has it been so easy to put pictures and video on the internet.

27/04/2017

Thailand

Thai man kills baby on Facebook Live before taking his own life

Wuttisan Wongtalay filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in Phuket

25/04/2017

World News

Silicon revolt as big US tech firms say no to Trump's visa crackdown

A gaggle of America's biggest hi-tech companies have called for a silicon veto of President Trump's tightening of controls on HB1 visas, saying they threaten jobs and competitivity.

20/04/2017

USA

Suspect in Facebook video murder found dead

Police said Steve Stephens shot and killed himself after a brief pursuit.

18/04/2017

USA

"Facebook killer" suspect found dead in car

Murder suspect Steve Stephens who police say posted a video of himself on Facebook shooting an elderly man in the US has been found dead

18/04/2017

USA

Cleveland manhunt for 'Facebook-Live killer'

Police in Cleveland Ohio have called for a suspect who broadcast a video of himself live on Facebook killing an elderly man, to turn himself in.

17/04/2017

USA

Florida sheriff's stern message to heroin dealers compared to ISIL video

In an unusual video posted on the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, the sheriff recited a hostile message to the area’s heroin dealers.

11/04/2017