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Twitter Concerned For Staff Safety, Alleges ‘Intimidation Tactics’ By Indian Police
Twitter concerned for the safety of its staff in India, after law enforcement visits local offices, which it says is police 'intimidation tactics'
Russia Threatens Google With Online Slowdown
Roskomnadzor watchdog says Google services will be slowed down in Russia if it fails to remove so called “unlawful content”
UK To Fine Social Media Firms That Fail To Remove Abuse
Social networking giants face stiff fines if harmful content is not removed, under the Government's much touted 'Online Safety Bill'
Twitter Suspends Account Sharing Trump Posts
Shutdown again. An account has been suspended by Twitter for sharing the posts from Donald Trump's new communications mouthpiece
Trump Launches ‘Communications’ Website
Banned from social media for instigating US Capitol riot, Trump launches 'straight from the desk' website to publish his content
Twitter Removes Critical Tweets Of Indian Government Covid Response
Indian government asks Twitter to remove tweets critical of official response, as the country battle terrible Coronavirus outbreak
Apple To Readmit Parler On App Store
Controversial social media app Parler is to be allowed back into Apple's App Store after removal following US Capitol storming
Apple, Google Slammed For Links To China
Prominent tech investor and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel, criticises both Apple and Google over links to China
Russia Extends Punitive Twitter Slowdown Into May
Russia extends punitive slowdown of Twitter services in country into next month as it tries to force social media company to delete 'illegal' posts
Twitter Soon To Be Blocked For Russian Users – Report
Russian authorities have repeated a warning that Twitter has one month to delete 'banned content', or it will be blocked altogether
Russia Slows Twitter And Threatens Total Ban
Amid protests for Alexei Navalny, Russia said it will slow down Twitter for alleged failure to remove banned content, and warns of total block
Parler App Back Online Using ‘Independent’ Tech
Controversial social platform Parler, popular with the far right is now back online, but difficulties remain for its users
Twitter Refuses Indian Request To Remove Accounts
Looming showdown. Indian government request for Twitter to remove 1,100 accounts and posts is refused by the micro-blogging platform
Facebook Oversight Board Overrules Zuckerberg In Four Cases
Social network's 'supreme court' overturns four out of five Facebook decisions to remove questionable content from its platform
YouTube Extends Donald Trump Suspension
YouTube reviews its decision to ban Donald Trump from uploading to the plaform, and opts to keep its indefinite suspension in place
Turkey Hits Twitter With Ad Ban Under New Law
Controversial law in Turkey governing social media firms, sees Ankara imposing advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest
Apple’s Tim Cook Defends Parler Suspension
Amid criticism of big tech 'censorship' of free speech, Tim Cook defends decision to suspend far right Parler app from App Store
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: Trump Ban Right Thing To Do
CEO of Twitter opens up about permanent ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump, after criticism from some quarters over 'freedom of speech'
YouTube Reinstates TalkRadio Channel After Ban Decision
Streaming service YouTube restores talkRADIO after a “further review” of its controversial decision to remove it over Covid-19 content
Google To Add Privacy Labels To Its iOS App Portfolio
Bad news for advertisers. Search giant is to update all its iOS apps to carry Apple's privacy labels that will disclose how data is used
YouTube Axes TalkRadio Channel
Coronavirus misinformation speculated as reason for YouTube removing Ofcom-regulated TalkRadio from its streaming platform
Apple Deletes 39,000 Games From Chinese App Store
Mass purge of unlicensed gaming apps on Apple's Chinese app store, ahead of local law requiring publishers to obtain licence
Google Asked AI Researchers To Strike Positive Tone – Report
Scientific papers generated internally at the search engine giant are now subjected to “sensitive topics” review, it has been reported
China Bans 105 Apps, Including TripAdvisor From US
Tech clampdown sees Beijing banning 105 apps, as it seeks to remove pornography, prostitution, gambling and violent content
Russia Readies Law So Moscow Can Block Social Networking Giants
No love for Twitter. Russia's parliament has prepared draft legislation that will allow Moscow to ban US social networking giants
Big Tech CEOs Defend Section 230 Online Protection Law
Missing Mark...CEOs of both Google and Twitter defend law before Senate panel that exempts social networking firms from liability for user content
Facebook Oversight Board Begins Hearing Cases
Two years after it was first mooted, Facebook oversight board which can overrule Mark Zuckerberg on content matters, starts hearing cases
Republicans Accuse Twitter Of Anti-Conservative Bias
Two Republican Congressmen in the US write letter to CEO Jack Dorsey over 'Twitter's discrimination against conservative voices'
Tech Firms Withhold Data Sharing With Hong Kong
Tech giants pledge pause data sharing with authorities in Hong Kong, after China imposed draconian security law for the territory