Tech News Musk pledges more of his own money to fund Twitter deal Musk had previously said he would put the Twitter deal "on hold' while he looked at how many fake and spam accounts were on the platform. 26/05/2022
Tech News WhatsApp shares its vision to improve group chat Communities could rival other messaging apps such as Telegram, which has been widely used for communication in the Russia-Ukraine war. 15/04/2022
Tech News What is Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social? Is Donald Trump’s big comeback about sincerity and Truth? Here’s everything you need to know about this new social media platform. 21/02/2022
The Exchange The Creator Economy: turning clicks into cash In partnership with Media City Being a full-time influencer is now considered a real job. The Creator Economy is a class of businesses built by more than 50 million content creators, curators, social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers. 2.3 million people say they’re doing it on a full-time basis. 19/01/2022
Russia Russia blocks access to anonymous online Tor network Russia's communications watchdog said the network had been used to share "illegal" content. 08/12/2021
Tech News Trump will remain owner of TRUTH if convicted or runs for president Trump tightens grip on social media company after SPAC deal success 27/10/2021
Destinations The first digital nomad village has opened in Croatia Croatia’s first purpose-built digital nomad village has just launched, catering to globetrotting entrepreneurs. 01/10/2021
The Exchange The gaming world is booming In partnership with Media City The gaming industry has welcomed 500 million new competitors in the last three years and is set to continue to grow with hundreds of millions of new customers in the next ten years 15/09/2021
Tech News Twitter launches 'safety mode' to block accounts for harmful language Twitter launches 'safety mode' to block accounts for harmful language 02/09/2021
Russia Google fined €162,000 by Russia for failing to remove banned content A Moscow court has fined Google for violating Russian rules on banned content and failing to delete illegal posts. 17/08/2021
Europe Decoded Big Tech is still failing to tackle COVID-19 misinformation - report Avaaz found 240 pieces of fact-checked misinformation about COVID-19 that was spreading on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. This content had reportedly been liked, shared, and commented on more than 2.8 million times. 24/06/2021
Germany Germany seeks to fine operators of Telegram messenger app German authorities have launched proceedings against Telegram that could see the messenger app’s operators fined for failing to abide by laws. 14/06/2021
Russia Russia 'slows' Twitter over failure to remove banned content Russia's media watchdog accuses the social network of failing to remove content related to drug use, suicide and child pornography. Twitter is also used widely by supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 10/03/2021
Europe Decoded Twitter 'maliciously violating' Russia's content laws, says watchdog Russia's communications regulator says Twitter has failed to remove more than 2,800 illegal pieces of content since 2017. 01/03/2021
My Europe Series Is the pandemic fuelling cyber-addiction in young people? Experts have noticed an increase in cyber-addiction in young people since the start of the pandemic. What is real cyber-addiction and can we do anything about it? 29/01/2021
Europe Decoded Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation. 29/01/2021
Romania Romania criminalises creating fake social media accounts It comes after a case in Braşov in December 2018 where a man had threatened his former girlfriend with uploading compromising photos. 27/01/2021
Europe Decoded Turkey bans advertising on Twitter, Pinterest under social media law NGOs have warned that social networks risk "becoming instruments of state censorship" in Turkey under the legislation. 19/01/2021
USA Donald Trump approves deal to keep TikTok app available in US The deal, which will keep the video-sharing app TikTok available in the US, was approved by the Trump administration after it threatened to ban it over security concerns. 20/09/2020
Partner content The price of influence: why brands increasingly favour influencer marketing Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai Target explores how influencers are transforming the world of marketing and PR as we know it. 02/07/2020