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Twitter Permanently Suspends Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene
Personal Twitter account of congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene goes the way of her idol Donald Trump, and is permanently suspended
LinkedIn Overcharging Lawsuit Dismissed By US Judge
Lawsuit alleging Microsoft's LinkedIn division had inflated its advertising metrics for video ads watched is dismissed by US judge
TikTok Beats Google To Top US Traffic Spot
Social media app TikTok for first time replaces Google as site with most US visitors in 2021, as pandemic pushes surge in online entertainment
Meta Appeals Against UK Order To Sell Giphy
Facebook parent Meta is appealing against UK order to sell-off Giphy, after regulator rules the deal harms advertising competition
Jack Dorsey Blocked On Twitter By Netscape’s Marc Andreessen
Web3 dustup. Bad blood between Twitter co-founder and Marc Andreessen over Web3 deepens, after venture capitalist blocks Dorsey on Twitter
Russia Hits Twitter With Fine For Banned Content
Latest financial penalty against US tech firms sees Moscow court fine Twitter for not deleting so-called 'banned content'
OnlyFans Founder Steps Down, Appoints Female Boss
CEO and founder of British tech platform OnlyFans, best known for hosting adult content, steps down and female boss takes over
CES 2022: Amazon, Meta, Twitter Pull Attendance
Big name tech firms announce decision to pull teams from upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, over Omicron concerns
Meta Warns 50,000 Users Targeted By Surveillance Firms
Surveillance-for-hire firms have spied on 50,000 Facebook users that includes journalists and activists, as Meta bans seven companies
Russia Fines Meta, Twitter and TikTok Over ‘Banned Content’
Campaign against US tech firms in Russia shows no sign of slowing, with string of financial penalties levied against multiple firms
Indian PM Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked – Again
Second time the charm? Bitcoin scam briefly compromises the personal Twitter account of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Online Safety Bill Changes Urged By MPs
Changes required. Major changes are being urged by joint committee of MPs to the draft of the UK's online safety bill to tackle online concerns
Tech Industry Scrambles Over Log4j Vulnerability
Vulnerability found in Apache logging library Log4j exposes popular apps, websites and online services to attack and exploitation
Lawmakers Say Instagram’s Promises ‘Won’t Cut It’
US Senators say laws are needed to protect young people online, rejecting proposal by Instagram head Adam Mosseri of industry self-regulatory body
Meta Releases Horizon Worlds Amidst VR Push
Meta's social world-building flagship game Horizon Worlds comes out of invite-only beta as company formerly known as Facebook pushes into virtual reality
Facebook Oversight Board Repeats Transparency Demand
Meta's 'Supreme Court' has once again urged the social networking giant to be more transparent about its content moderation decisions
Julian Assange Can Be Extradited To US, Court Decides
Court grants US appeal, meaning Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is set to be extradited to US to face espionage charges. However an appeal is expected
US Senators Propose Data Transparency Bill For Social Media
Bipartisan bill to require social networking firms such as Meta (Facebook) have to provide researchers with access to its data
Meta To Allow Staff To Defer Office Return Until June 2022
Facebook offices to fully reopen on 31 January 2022, but worried staffers will have option to delay office return by three to five months
Meta Expands Facebook Crackdown On Myanmar Military
Meta executive confirms Facebook will now ban all Myanmar-military controlled businesses on its platforms, as it expands Junta restrictions
Meta Sued For $150 Billion By Rohingya Refugees
Meta sued for billions of dollars for not allegedly removing anti-Rohingya hate speech during 2017 violence in Myanmar (Burma)
Russia Seeks To Fine Google, Meta On Annual Turnover
Russian regulator applies to court to fine US tech giants percentage of annual Russian turnover, over failure to remove “banned content”
Twitter To Remove Photos Tweeted Without Permission
Privacy overstep? Personal photos and videos of private individuals tweeted without the consent of the person(s) depicted will be removed
Facebook Cryptocurrency Executive David Marcus To Leave
Executive in charge of Meta's cryptocurrency efforts, confirms he is leaving after seven years at the social networking giant
Meta Ordered To Sell Giphy By British Regulator
But will Zuckerberg obey? The UK's CMA watchdog orders Facebook to sell Giphy, after concluding deal could harm UK advertisers
Clearview AI Faces £17m Fine For ‘Serious’ Data Protection Breaches
American facial recognition firm Clearview AI is facing a possible £17 million fine over “serious breaches” of UK data protection law
Bye Jack. Twitter Co-Founder And CEO Jack Dorsey Steps down
End of the road for Jack. Twitter's Jack Dorsey steps down from CEO role for a second time, and is replaced by CTO Parag Agrawal
Hundreds Of Google Staff Protest Vaccine Mandate
Staff push back. At least 600 staff at Google sign manifesto opposing firm's widened Covid-19 vaccine mandate on workforce
Meta Delays Encryption On Facebook, Instagram Until 2023
Meta executive tells newspaper that encryption rollout has been delayed on Facebook and Instagram over child safety concerns