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Russia fines Booking.com record €14.9m for alleged market dominance

Russia's regulators said Booking.com had abused its market dominance by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other services.

Health news

Facebook paid ads are promoting a horse drug as a COVID cure

Paid adverts, Marketplace listings and closed groups are promoting a discredited drug. The experts say it's not a cure, and people shouldn't use it to treat the virus.

Tech News

Afghans on Facebook can now conceal their identities from the Taliban

Facebook users in Afghanistan can now lock their accounts with one click amid fears of Taliban reprisals.

Europe Decoded

Facebook accused of shifting blame over vaccine misinformation

Facebook said this week it had removed over three dozen pages that were spreading online misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Serbia

Serbian President slams Twitter over 'state-affiliated media' labels

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has challenged Twitter to delete his own account after the platform labeled several national media outlets as "state-affiliated".

Tech News

Facebook 'banned' the Taliban from WhatsApp. They kept using it

Social media companies are struggling to shut down accounts linked to the sanctioned group which took the Afghan capital Kabul last weekend.

People

Meet the British student who flew to Afghanistan and is now stuck

Miles Routledge has been branded a 'disaster tourist' online for flying into Kabul last Friday, just days before the Taliban captured the city.

Tech News

UK to check gun owners' social media after Plymouth shootings

British authorities announced the change in procedure following last week's mass shooting, the country's first in 10 years.

People

This adventurer let social media plan her trip across Europe

"I decided that I would set aside a month in my diary and set out on a journey into the unknown from the back garden of my London home, armed with nothing more than a bivvy, a backpack and a devil-may-care attitude. "

Germany

German nurse suspected of giving saline solution instead of COVID jab

Police fear that more than 8,500 people could have been affected by the scandal.

Spain

Almodóvar criticises algorithms after Instagram restores film poster

The poster shows a woman's nipple with milk dripping from it.

Tech News

Facebook takes down anti-vaccine campaign that targeted influencers

The company deleted over 300 Russia-based accounts spreading false information about the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines after influencers went public.

Tech News

Twitter: Social media ID checks not the answer to England racist abuse

Black England players were subjected to a barrage of racist hate after the team's Euro 2020 defeat, prompting calls for mandatory ID checks online.

People

Could this unique Spanish tradition make the UNESCO heritage list?

The tiny village of Algar is hoping to fight back against the rise of social media by protecting its 'Charla al Fresco'.

Stays

Is this the best Airbnb review of all time?

An Airbnb host from Alaska penned some truly adorable feedback for a recent guest.

Tech News

Tech this week: Pegasus saga, big tech small fines, Facebook in court

The French finance minister's phone is being investigated as a potential victim of the Pegasus spyware and Google was fined €35,560 for a Russian data law breach.

Tech News

Facebook has mishandled hate speech content, says German court

A German federal court has criticised how Facebook has moderated hate speech content that violates their policies.

Tech News

Tech this week: Social media fines and offence scales, Kaseya's key

What happened in tech this week? Facebook and Twitter were fined in Russia and Instagram launched an offensive content scale.

Europe Decoded

Russian retail chain criticised for removing LGBT family from advert

VkusVill has faced backlash for removing and apologising for a recent advert campaign that featured a lesbian family.

USA

US judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

In a blow to regulators, a federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits saying they didn't provide enough evidence to prove Facebook was a monopoly.