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Germany threatens tech firms with €50m fines for hate speech

German ministers have approved a draft law aimed at tackling the growing problem of cyber hate and false information of a criminal nature on the web.

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14-year-old arrested over Facebook live sexual assault

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in Chicago in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live.

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"50 shades of Brexit"- euronews journalists discuss the impact of Brexit

Brexit has kept us pretty busy in the newsroom these past months but it has also lead to heated discussion over tea or coffee in the breakroom.

France

Melanie does the weather: French woman with Down's Syndrome fulfills dream to become weather girl

A young French woman with Down’s Syndrome has fulfilled her lifelong ambition to become a TV weather presenter.

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Germany: Facebook fake post trial

A German court has rejected a temporary injunction against facebook in a case brought by Syrian refugee Anas Modamani, who took a selfie with Angela Merkel in 2015. The site failed to remove fake post

Business Series

Facebook further blurs the line between social media and TV

Facebook is launching an app for smart TVs so the social network's users can watch its videos on a bigger screen.

Germany

Germany: Syrian 'selfie' refugee sues Facebook over fake news

Anas Modamani rose to fame after a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a refugee shelter in Berlin.

My Europe Series

How safe is your data and private information in Europe?

In this edition of Insiders, we explore online privacy and data protection in Europe

My Europe Series

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.

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

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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.