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Facebook Sued By Australia For Onavo Protect Data Gathering
Australia files lawsuit against Facebook over its data collection practices associated with its discontinued Onavo Protect VPN app
Facebook To Move UK Users To US Data Agreements
Escaping GDPR protections? Social networking giant Facebook insists move will not change privacy controls or the services it offers
Germany Opens Competition Probe Into Facebook And Oculus
German competition authority reacts after company requires Facebook login to use new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets
Facebook, WhatsApp And Messenger Services Crash In Europe
Significant outage for a number of Facebook services including Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram on Thursday for thousands of users
Facebook Hit With Two Antitrust Lawsuits From FTC And US States
Breakup threat. Social networking giant sued by federal regulator and US states, and could be forced to sell WhatsApp, Instagram
Australia Finalises Plan For Google, Facebook To Pay Publishers For News
Google and Facebook continue to object, but Australia presses ahead with new law to force them to pay publishers for news content
DoJ Sues Facebook Over Immigrant Hiring
Trump's parting shot? US Department Of Justice after two year investigation, files lawsuit against Facebook over hiring practices
Facebook Bans Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Claims
Conspiracy clampdown. Social networking giant Facebook follows YouTube lead in banning false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines
Trump Threatens To Veto US Defence Bill Over Section 230 Protection
President Trump warns that unless Section 230 liability protection for social networking firms is removed, he will veto a major US Defence bill
Facebook Removes Thousands Of Illegal UK Ads
Facebook removes more than 2,000 ads exploiting health fears and selling dubious Covid-19 cures in first half of 2020 as regulators tighten grip
UK To Implement Tougher Competition Rules On Tech In 2021
Competition and Markets Authority to implement tougher competition laws on tech giants such as Facebook and Google in 2021
Facebook’s Libra To Launch In January – Report
Libra to launch as early as January, but the Facebook backed cryptocurrency will be scaled back even further after regulatory and political concerns
Tech Giants Face Fines Or Even Break-up, Warns EU Digital Head
New European rules to rein in big name tech firms will include the power to potentially break-up firms, EU digital chief warns
UK Government, Facebook, Google, Twitter To Tackle Covid Misinformation
Major social networking platforms team up with the UK government and Full Fact Chariy to fight misleading information about Coronavirus
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
Twitter, Facebook CEOs Face Senate Grilling
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face four hours of questioning on Tuesday by US Senate members over content moderation and who makes content decisions
Facebook Extends US Political Ad Ban For Another Month
Email to advertisers confirms Facebook plan to extend its ban on political adverts in the United States for another month
WhatsApp Setting To Remove Messages After Seven Days
Messaging titan to implement setting to allow for “disappearing messages” option after seven days, in an effort to bolster privacy
Twitter, Facebook Flags Trump Posts Ahead Of US Election
US President Donald Trump has had his posts on Monday about mail-in voting fraud flagged by both social networking platforms
New EU Rules ‘Would Open Tech Giants’ Algorithms To Scrutiny’
Proposed Digital Services Act would force tech giants to explain their ad targeting algorithms and open ad archives to researchers, says EU competition chief
Facebook Blocks Political Group Recommendations Ahead Of Election
Facebook confirmed it is placing limits on algorithmic group recommendations ahead of this week's US elections as company cracks down on misinformation
Judge Lays Out Opening Moves In Google Antitrust Trial
US judge sets mid-November deadline for Google's response to Justice Department antitrust lawsuit, with a status update at the end of this week
Facebook Apologises After Blocking Biden, Trump Ads
Joe Biden campaign team slams Facebook for blocking adverts in crucial week before US presidential election on 3 November
Testy Grilling Of Tech CEOs Dominates Senate Hearing
Senate panel probing of tech CEOs highlights party differences, with grandstanding politicians deemed 'petty' by some observers
One Million Brits Sue Facebook For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Over two years since it happened, and Facebook is still facing legal consequences of Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal
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 Demands Halt To Ad Targeting Research
Facebook tells New York University researchers to stop collecting data on how it targets political ads, with days to go before US election
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
WhatsApp To Bring Voice, Video Calls To Web Version
Watch out Zoom! WhatsApp is reportedly deliver voice and video calling to WhatsApp Web, its desktop based offering