New Zealand

'We're not doing any work on dragons': NZ PM rejects bribe of girl, 11

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned a bribe sent to her by an 11-year-old girl who asked her government to do some research on dragons.

14/05/2019

World News

Russian disinformation 'may have reached 241 million Europeans'

A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections.

09/05/2019

Russia

Unmasked Russian 'StalinGulag' blogger: I won't be silenced by Kremlin

StalinGulag blogger Alexander Gorbunov: I won't be silenced by Russian police

06/05/2019

Europe News

European press freedom 'almost catastrophically bad'

While Europe is ranked higher than in other regions when it comes to press freedom, rights groups say much more needs to be done.

06/05/2019

USA

Euroviews. Dr. Google is making real doctors' jobs harder. And putting patients at risk ǀ View

With misleading medical news metastasizing across the internet, the management and prevention of illnesses is becoming more treacherous.

30/04/2019

United Kingdom

UK police ask rape victims for social media content on mobile phones

Campaigners have pledged to fight a move by British police to ask crime victims to hand over their mobile phones and social media passwords to investigators.

29/04/2019

Spain

Spain's election and the battle for control of social media

In these Spanish elections, political parties are not only waging a battle for voters on the streets but also on social media.

26/04/2019

Earth News

Take a look at Prince Harry's remarkable message on Earth Day

The Duke of Sussex turns out to be a talented photographer.

23/04/2019

Belgium

MEPs votes in favour of strict new rules on online terrorist content

The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals that will compel websites to take down terrorist content within one hour

17/04/2019

World News

Euroviews. Terrorist content removal: “United in Action” rather than “United in Grief” ǀ View

The online terror content file looks to ensure content providers remove terrorist content from their sites within an hour of it being flagged to the hosts. Failure to do so will result in providers receiving fines.

17/04/2019

Earth News

The best eco fashion instagram accounts to follow now

Take inspiration from these Instagram accounts promoting eco friendly fashion.

14/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother free to return to UK from Dubai after Facebook insult

Laleh Sharavesh has been fined by a Dubai court after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on social media, under the UAE’s draconian cybercrime laws.

12/04/2019

United Kingdom

Britain steps up fight over 'online harms' with regulation proposal

Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that could see social media platforms or tech companies fined or blocked if they fail to protect users from harmful content.

08/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother held in Dubai for old Facebook posts

Laleh Sharavesh has been banned from leaving Dubai and faces jail and a large fine after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on Facebook three years ago.

08/04/2019

World News

Greek MEP seeks new ways to fight misinformation ahead of EU elections

Eva Kaili says taking on misinformation is "more important than ever".

04/04/2019

Australia

Social media executives could be jailed

In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings Australia brings in tough new laws on social media companies.

04/04/2019

World

Far right dominates online political debate, study finds

Ahead of May's European Parliament elections, data compiled by Alto Analytics showed that all over the continent, from Poland to Spain, posts on social media show a disproportionate leaning to the far right, with less than 0.1 percent of users creating around 10% of political posts.

04/04/2019

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

03/04/2019

World News

Facebook bans content supporting white nationalism on its platform

It comes after criticism that it had not done enough to eliminate hate speech on its site.

27/03/2019

France

France grapple with social-media fuelled violence against Roma

Rumours started circulating online accusing members of the Roma community of trying to abduct children, sparking unfounded revenge attacks.

27/03/2019