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Samuel Paty: Pressure grows on social networks over hate speech

French politicians have been mounting pressure on social media platforms - calling on them to do more after the murder of teacher Samuel Paty.

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YouTube bans conspiracy theories that justify real-world violence

YouTube becomes the latest social media platform to take action against QAnon and other conspiracy theories, prohibiting content that targets users and has been used to justify real-world violence.

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Facebook to ban posts about Holocaust denial

The move is the company's latest attempt to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the US presidential election.

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Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all platforms

Facebook says it will ban QAnon accounts across all platforms including pages that "do not contain violent content".

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Twitter users flood #ProudBoys with images of gay pride

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with images of gay pride, in an attempt to drown out messages associated with the far-right group.

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Six tips on how to organise and enjoy your holiday memories

Are you piling up your holiday photos without ever reviewing them again? Here are some creative solutions to enjoying your memories all year round.

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Twitter suspends Hungarian pro-government media account

Twitter confirmed the action to Euronews. Earlier this week, a Hungarian government account was restored after being suspended in error.

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Turkish law tightening rules on social media comes into effect

Critics say the restrictions are a part of a government crackdown on freedom of expression.

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Chinese app TikTok opens up in Australia in bid to fight mistrust

The app, owned by ByteDance, a private Chinese company, has come under scrutiny in Australia after Donald Trump announced plans for a possible ban in the United States.

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Is social media fuelling the spread of climate change misinformation?

You might not be seeing the full picture on the front page of your socials.

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US wildfires: Antifa misinformation continues to spread online

Facebook says they are removing "false claims" that fires in Oregon were started by certain groups, but Euronews has found examples of misinformation still circulating.

Portugal

Portugal PM Costa cools tensions after calling doctors 'cowards'

Antonio Costa met with the Portuguese Medical Association on Tuesday after sparking widespread outcry during an "off the record" conversation.

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Trump's misleading post may discourage US voters, says Twitter

Twitter labelled the post for potentially discouraging voters from heading to the polls. Facebook though, did not put any warning label on an identical post.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block Twitter critics

The White House is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a 2019 ruling which said that the US President could not block users as it is a violation of the First Amendment.

United Kingdom

Misinformation on social media is a 'threat' to coronavirus vaccine

Concern among doctors is growing over the spread of misinformation about vaccines on social media platforms.

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Second manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi goes viral on social media

Facebook was strongly criticised for not removing a similarly edited video of the US House Speaker in May 2019.

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QAnon theories are merging with European conspiracies: report

A report by NewsGuard has found that QAnon conspiracies are being shared online by 'Yellow Vests' in France and far-right groups in Germany.

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Top tech CEOs told they have 'too much power' in antitrust hearing

The four companies had to answer questions to determine whether they may simply be too big

Turkey

Turkish parliament approves new social media regulation law

Human rights advocates expressed concerns after the Turkish parliament give the green light to a law allowing the government greater powers to regulate social media

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Viral video about hydroxychloroquine causes problems for social media

Hydroxychloroquine has trended again following the release of a viral video. No, it has still not been found to treat COVID-19.