French government voter registration campaign blocked by Twitter under its own law against fake news
Twitter has blocked a French government social media campaign under the country’s own law against fake news. The blocked hashtag…
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Facebook boss says ‘more active role’ from governments and regulators needed in ‘updating’ internet rules
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has set out how he believes the social network and the internet should be regulated. The…
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Google+ social network closing ‘due to low usage’ with focus moving to businesses
Google is shutting down the consumer version of its social media network Google+ today, focusing instead on its application for…
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New UK sub-committee on disinformation launched to probe ‘ongoing threats’ to democracies
A new parliamentary sub-committee on disinformation has been launched that will “continue probing on-going threats” to democracies posed by so-called…
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Facebook to explain how algorithm picked content on users’ news feeds
Facebook is to begin explaining to users why they are seeing certain posts on their news feed in an attempt…
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Press freedom concerns raised over online harms white paper as details leak
The Society of Editors has written to the Government amid concerns that its upcoming white paper on online harms, which…
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Lords push for new regulator to oversee control of internet and digital platforms
The House of Lords has called for a new regulator to oversee control of the internet and digital platforms in…
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Culture Secretary urged Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to face questions from MPs
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has revealed he urged Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to face questions from MPs in the UK…
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