Saudi Arabia Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics: US prosecutors A complaint unsealed in a U.S. court detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit Twitter employees to look up users' private data. 07/11/2019
The Cube How China has been shaping a narrative through Twitter | #TheCube How China has been shaping a narrative through Twitter | #TheCube 28/10/2019
The Cube Lebanon protests: are bots fuelling counter demonstrations? As the protests in Lebanon continue, we break down the signs of bot-like activity and explore the difficulty in identifying inauthentic behaviour online. 25/10/2019
View This unusual idea could finally fix Facebook's political fake news problem ǀ View The government can step in and force social media companies to set up some basic protocols to guard against the posting of campaign lies. This would be a whole new frontier for the government, and regulation of online speech is tricky to say the least. 25/10/2019
USA Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress 23/10/2019
The Cube Twitter wants your help to combat deepfakes | #TheCube Th social media giant is looking at what to do once deepfakes are detected, including whether to label the videos or take them down. 22/10/2019
Ideas Satirical video mocks people who have a problem with Greta Thunberg An Australian news outlet has taken a more humorous approach to the recent criticism of the teen activist. 11/10/2019
Fashion Why are the Kardashians selling you their clothes? Amazingly, you can now buy second-hand clothing straight from the Kardashians' wardrobe, but critics are dubious. 04/10/2019
The Cube Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube 04/10/2019
Ideas Would you go to university to become a social media influencer? The course promises instafamous influencers as guest speakers will give its students the edge. 01/10/2019
United Kingdom Watch: PM silently scolded by aide over use of disposable coffee cup Sending the right message is important in politics, but an irritated aide to Boris Johnson may have taken it too far by snatching a coffee out of his hand in front of television cameras. 01/10/2019
USA Watch: Homeless woman sings Puccini aria on LA subway platform The video was shared by the Los Angeles Police Department last week. 30/09/2019
USA A teen's fatal stabbing was filmed: Is social media to blame? "We see these terrible stories, and they are terrible, and we all immediately wonder, if this were happening to me, would people come to my aid?" one media expert said. 28/09/2019
The Cube Austria elections: Who leads the social media campaign? | #TheCube Social media has played an increasing role in the 2019 elections, as political parties and their lead candidates have sought to increase online engagement with potential voters 27/09/2019
The Cube Tributes paid on social media to Jacques Chirac | #TheCube Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the former President and Prime Minister of France "resembled us and brought us together". 26/09/2019
United Kingdom Social media manipulation outfits now target users with video: report "Images are often more powerful than words with more potential to go viral," said Samantha Bradshaw, one of the report's author's 26/09/2019
The Cube Facebook closes accounts of Italian neo-fascist groups | #TheCube "Political parties and candidates, like all individuals and organizations on Facebook and Instagram, must adhere to our rules, regardless of their ideology." 10/09/2019
World Watch: Facebook takes action on anti-vaccine misinformation Facebook has pledged to curb anti-vaccine misinformation but does the social network's new policy go far enough? Alex Morgan from The Cube has the story. 05/09/2019
China Twitter accuses China of disinformation war on Hong Kong protesters Twitter suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. 19/08/2019
China Fact check: Is China moving forces towards Hong Kong? Euronews' Cube team uses social media to analyse the US president's claim that China is moving troops towards Hong Kong. 13/08/2019
USA 'White House preparing executive order to police social media firms' The move appears to be the latest development in Donald Trump’s war on what he claims is a bias against Conservative views on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. 13/08/2019
Africanews From chalkboard drawing of Ms Word to real computers [Inspire Africa] One year ago, Richard Akoto Appiah, a secondary school teacher in Ghana came to limelight after a post of him teaching students Information Communication Technology ICT by drawing the Microsoft word s 12/08/2019
Sudan How an Instagram influencer is spreading awareness of Sudan uprising Shahd Faisal Khidir told Euronews why political activism has become part of her work and life, and why the Sudan uprising is a topic that is important to her. 07/08/2019
The Cube 8chan is at the centre of three mass shootings, should it be banned? Time could be up for anonymous message site 8chan. 05/08/2019
USA Call to raid Area 51 military zone draws hordes of alien hunters Presumably tongue-in-cheek Facebook post calls on people to "storm" the restricted area, which has captivated generations of conspiracy theorists. 12/07/2019
China Hong Kong protesters abandoned Facebook for other platforms Contrary to the 2014 Occupy Hong Kong movement, protesters chose to organise on forums and encrypted message services rather than rely on Facebook. 12/07/2019
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