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Germany

Euroviews. Germany’s NetzDG needs help to stem online hate speech | View

Online hate must be combatted, and will is not enough – we must ensure the tools we are using are as optimal as they can be. Failure on either front will mean those who spread hate online win.

Russia

Russia calls out NATO on Twitter over war games

Russian officials have taken to Twitter to criticize the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for threating Russia during it’s current military exercises, Trident Juncture, which are taking place between October 25 and November 7 in and around Norway.

USA

Trump's ‘sanctions are coming' tweet angers 'Game of Thrones' network

Stars of ‘Game of Thrones’ and its network have reacted to a tweet by US President Donald Trump in which he used imagery and language from the hit show to promote upcoming sanctions against Iran.

World News

Facebook removes fake accounts tied to Iran

Facebook announced that it had removed multiple pages, accounts, and groups from Facebook and Instagram that were part of a coordinated disinformation campaign originating in Iran.

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France

French court orders Marine Le Pen to undergo psychiatric evaluation

The far-right French politician is under investigation for sharing images of atrocities carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group.

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as it happens this morning.

Sweden

1 in 3 news articles shared about Sweden election are fake

The ratio of junk news to professionally-produced news observed in the run-up to the Sweden vote is at a similar level to the 2016 US presidential election, researchers say.

USA

Elon Musk reignites 'pedo' claims against UK cave diver

Elon Musk has doubled down on his claim that a British explorer who was instrumental in freeing a group of Thai boys trapped in a cave is a “pedo”.

Venezuela

Venezuelans poke fun at country's 'bad luck' through earthquake memes

As a 7.3-magnitude rattled their country on Tuesday, Venezuelans poke fun at their 'bad luck' with memes.

Belgium

EU considering one hour deadline for social networks to remove terrori

The European Commission is considering imposing an hour-long deadline for social networks to remove terrorist and extremist content after voluntary measures appear to have failed.

World News

Euroviews. Resistance to Trump has turned into a rather lucrative grift | View

It's disappointing, but not surprising, to see the desire to fight this White House coopted in service of personal enrichment.

Germany

This is how the internet reacted to Germany's crushing World Cup loss

Germany are now out of the World Cup following a surprise defeat by South Korea. Euronews looks at how Germans on social media took the news.

USA

Where does Trump's outburst leave international relations?

Euronews speaks to American politics expert, Vincent Michelot, discussing the effects of the US President's enraged Twitter outburst following the weekend's G7 Summit.

World News

GDPR backlash: The best social media reactions

As the inboxes of EU citizens filled up with emails on updated privacy policy, the internet reacted to new data-protection regulation

USA

Yanny or Laurel? For Trump the question is not so simple

White House staffers take on the question of the week: Yanny or Laurel?

USA

'Yanny' or 'Laurel'? The audio enigma taking social media by storm

First, there was that dress — gold or blue? Now there's a new online conundrum that will have you scratching your head.

World News

Over 4 million anti-Semitic posts recorded on Twitter in one year: report

A report from the Anti-Defamation League estimated that some 3 million Twitter users posted or retweeted 4.2 million anti-Semitic English-language tweets in the 12 months ending on Jan 28, 2018.

USA

Trump endorses N. American World Cup bid, threatens allies against backing Morocco

United States president Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted his support for the North American bid for the 2026 soccer World Cup and issued a veiled threat to nations that might oppose it.

United Kingdom

It's sunny in the UK and people don't know what to make of it

British humour emerges from hibernation at the first sign of summer.

United Kingdom

UK pub chain deletes Facebook... and Twitter and Instagram

"People spend too much time on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and struggle to control the compulsion." Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon chairman