In strongly worded letter, Facebook says the CMA's suggested divestiture of Giphy “is grossly unreasonable and disproportionate”
Information Commissioner is urging G7 data protection authorities to tackle the scourge of modern day browsing....cookie pop-ups
Ouch. Irish Data Protection Commission hits WhatsApp with an increased fine of 225m euros, due to its handling and processing…
Making Twitter a little bit less toxic? Micro blogging platform unveils 'Safety Mode' designed to crack down on abuse and…
Rules to protect youngsters come into effect in the UK today, governing how apps and online services should treat children’s…
'Disproportionate fine' says Google, as it files appeal against 500 million euros penalty imposed by France’s competition regulator
Search engine giant Google, joins Amazon, Facebook and Apple in delaying staff return to offices and campuses, citing Coronavirus 'uncertainity'
Facebook's Instagram is to require users to provide their date of birth - days before UK starts age verification enforcement
Draconian move? Children in China now only allowed to play video games between 8 and 9pm on Friday, weekends and…
Government to refresh the UK's data protection rules, and poaches New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner to replace outgoing Information Commissioner
Home made porn made the OnlyFans platform successfully, but now it is banning adult content because of pressure from banks
Beijing approves tough new rules about the collection and use of personal data, including stronger rules governing surveillance systems
US regulator amends antitrust complaint against Facebook, after a US judge in June had dismissed the initial claims filed by…
Limited numbers of users in the United States, South Korea and Australia will be allowed to report misleading tweets, in…
New undersea cable from Facebook and Google to connect Japan with south east Asia, to increase capacity, redundancy and reliability
Facebook adds option for end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, following on from encrypted chats, as pandemic sees surge…
Latest tech firm to delay office return. Social networking giant tells US and other staff, to return to office in…
Competition and Markets Authority provisionally finds Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition on social platforms
Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic
Dustup down under, as three Australian publishers allege Facebook used content for its news service without their permission
Third suspension from Twitter for Republican far-right conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted misinformation about Covid vaccines
Federal Trade Commission accuses Facebook of making misleading claims after pulling accounts of New York University researchers
Blast from the past. Lawsuit payouts for data breach begin to flow to users of Google's failed social networking experiment…
Not that much cheaper. Google's YouTube is trialing a more affordable premium subscription tier that doesn't display adverts
Pot kettle black? Social networking giant Facebook says research cannot be justification for compromising people's privacy, after issuing repeated warnings
Snapchat challenge as new WhatsApp feature is rolled out that allows photos and videos to disappear once they have been…
In addition to requiring staff be vaccinated, Facebook will also order all employees to wear masks when in office or…
Twitter offers 'bug bounty' contest with cash prizes of up to £2,500 to help locate biases in image-cropping algorithm amidst…
Rick Astley's 1987 single 'Never Gonna Give You Up' rolls up more than 1 billion views on YouTube as popularity…
Employees looking to return to work in the offices of Facebook and Google will be required to be vaccinated