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Your data protection rights in Europe with Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP

Euronews anchor Sophie Claudet speaks with MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht about data protection rights and responsibilities in Europe.

My Europe Series

The 'Snoopers' Charter': Assessing Britain's new mass surveillance powers

UK has just legalised the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy.

My Europe Series

How a Spanish man took on Google over privacy concerns and won

Perhaps you don't like details from your private life appearing on search engine results? Don't worry: you can take control of your web presence and protect your privacy.

Sweden

Sweden: Three men remanded in custody over Facebook live rape investigation

Two of the men were detained suspected of rape, while one man was detained on suspicion of failing to reveal rape.

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USA

Facebook Live: child suicide

A 14-year-old foster child from Florida broadcast her own suicide live on social media

Sweden

Three arrested in Facebook Live rape investigation

Swedish police arrest three men in a Facebook Live rape investigation.

Germany

Facebook to clamp down on "fake news" in Germany

Facebook is to introduce measures to tackle the spread of fake news in Germany, ahead of its national elections this year.

USA

Obama condemns 'terrible toll' of racism after Facebook-streamed attack

Four young black people are due in court in Chicago on Friday over the torture of a mentally ill white man which was broadcast live on social media.

USA

Chicago assailants named after live-streaming attack

Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper, and Brittany and Tanisha Covington have been charged with hate crime and aggravated kidnap, amongst other offences

USA

Four held over Chicago assault video

Two men and two women are in custody in relation to a violent attack on a man with special needs that was live-streamed on Facebook

World News

Four people arrested in connection to Chicago torture video

Four persons of interest in Chicago are questioned by police after a Facebook Live video showed a brutal attack against a bound and gagged teen

World

Two awards in one year as Africanews celebrates first anniversary

Africanews launched its online platform on January 4, 2016 and already, the pan-African media has won two awards.

USA

Facebook activates Safety Check over false alarm

Amid furore over fake news, Facebook falls for false alarm in Bangkok.

USA

US to check social media posts before allowing visitors entry

The USA has begun asking travelers to give details of their social media accounts when applying to visit to identify and prevent potentially dangerous people entering the country.

Business Series

Facebook moves to stamp out fake news stories on its site

Facebook is to do more to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media website by making it easier for users to report them.

World News

7 ways media like Euronews try to make sure you see their stories on Facebook

The techniques that make content more likely to appear in your social media feed.

Mexico

1.3m ‘will attend’ girl’s 15th birthday party in Mexico

A girl’s 15th birthday is a major milestone in Mexico and for Rubi Ibarra, her quinceañera party, to celebrate her coming of age, looks set to be something she’ll never…

Business Series

Facebook to boost UK staff at London HQ

The British government has hailed Facebook’s decision to expand its UK operations as “proof that business is confident” in the economy.

USA

Facebook fixes glitch that 'killed' users

Facebook says a glitch that was ‘killing’ off its users has been fixed.

World News

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