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“The fact that our daily life got transferred to cyberspace, the sexist violence in the streets transferred itself to cyberspace.”

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Nobel winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'

Ressa, who was the joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this week, slammed Facebook as a threat to democracy.

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Euroviews. Regulating Big Tech will take pluralism and institutions | View

Give social media users a choice of algorithm - and real, independent oversight bodies - to keep debate online free and healthy, argue EDMO's Miguel Poaires Maduro and law researcher Francisco de Abreu Duarte.

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EU chief: Facebook's outage shows why tech industry needs more players

EU competition watchdog Margrethe Vestager said the six-hour outage showed that consumers needed more alternatives in the tech market.

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Four key takeaways from the Facebook whistleblower's Senate hearing

Frances Haugen spent hours giving evidence to a US Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, prompting pushback from Facebook and a memo from Mark Zuckerberg.

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Ex-Facebook manager urges Congress to regulate tech giant

“Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy,” a former employee told the US Congress on Tuesday.

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MEPs demand Facebook investigation after whistleblower leaks

Two European lawmakers said the leaked documents proved big tech companies could not be trusted to regulate themselves.

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Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet

The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices.

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

The major outage on Monday affected millions of users of the three social media platforms around the world.

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Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims

The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday.

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Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse

Internal research by Facebook found that some celebrities posted photos that made their followers have a worse self-image.

Health news

Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids

US Senators accused Facebook of hiding research that showed Instagram was harming teenagers. The company says it takes safety "very seriously".

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Facebook tested its new moderation policy during Germany's election

The company took down a network of 150 groups and profiles linked to the Querdenken anti-lockdown movement, but analysis showed plenty of similar content stayed live.

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Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app

Concerns were raised last month about the potential harmful effects Instagram had on teenagers.

Italy

Matteo Salvini's social media manager quits over drugs investigation

Luca Morisi has been placed under investigation by Verona prosecutors but has denied any wrongdoing.

The Cube

German election: Who has spent the most on Facebook advertising?

In the last month, the major political parties have spent a collective €1.5 million to reach voters on Facebook.

Tech News

Facebook's move to fight climate disinformation 'too little, too late'

Environment campaigners say the social platform is still full of misleading information and adverts for fossil fuel companies despite a new pledge to fund fact-checkers.

Tech News

Chinese kids can have 40 minutes of TikTok a day - as a treat

Under-14s in China will be restricted by a new "youth mode" according to app owner ByteDance, which said the move was aimed at protecting the young online.

Afghanistan

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: 'The women of Afghanistan are facing an assault'

Euronews speaks to the woman who encouraged others to share images of themselves in traditional, multi-coloured dresses.

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Euroviews. Producers rethink 'Hunger Games' Activist Show after online backlash

Campaigners have reacted strongly to a controversial new US reality show claiming it seeks to game-ify social justice.