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Meta is systematically silencing pro-Palestine voices

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The move is to comply with EU online privacy rules that require an advertising-free version of platforms.

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In a study conducted across 72 countries, Oxford scientists found no evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being.

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Meta has begun blocking news content in Canada over a new law forcing the company to pay publishers.

03/08/2023

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Researchers tweaked the social media algorithms for tens of thousands of consenting users to see if it impacted their political views during the 2020 US election.

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Why is Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, not launching in the EU?

Meta’s new app has been listed in the US and the UK, but has no foreseeable launch date in the EU yet as the company worries about the bloc’s privacy regulations.

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