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2021-02-12

Instagram, TikTok & Twitter Shutdown Stolen Accounts

The big social media companies work together to frustrate the theft and re-sale of high-value usernames on the OGUsers cyber crime market.

2021-02-08

Myanmar’s New Military Rulers Block Facebook

For many of the population social media is their only access to the Internet and Facebook has become a rallying point against the military coup.

2021-02-02

Google Threatens To Leave Australia

Australia is introducing legislation to require Google, Facebook and other social media companies pay for their local news content.

2021-01-26

Google is Offering $3m To Fact-Check Vaccine Fake News

Google's News Initiative offers to pay $3m to fact checking organisations with the aim to reduce fake news & disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.

2021-01-25

Biden Twitter Account Starts With Zero Followers

Almost as if they are trying to antagonise the new President, Twitter made Joe Biden open his new Presidential account without any followers.

2021-01-21

Social Media Has Been Weaponised

The weaponisation of social media has turned armed conflict, technology and politics into a battle space playing out on our smartphones.

2021-01-18

WhatsApp Updates Its 'Privacy' Rules

WhatsApp has added new features to allow people to communicate with businesses and those businesses could be hosted by Facebook.

2021-01-18

Social Media Is Being Used To Turn Truth Upside Down

Despite Donald Trump being canceled on Twitter and Facebook and the Parler platform kicked offline, the flood of fake news keeps on coming.

2021-01-13

Amazon, Apple & Google Cancel Parler

Parler needs to find a new web hosting service after Amazon found posts encouraging violence and both Apple & Google withdrew the App.

2021-01-07

Social Media Platforms Block Donald Trump

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram suspend Donald Trump’s accounts for breaking content regulations by inciting violent demonstrations in Washington.

2021-01-04

Facebook Fingers Vietnamese APT Group

Facebook has taken it upon itself to disrupt the activities of two groups of hackers, one operating from Vietnam and the other from Bangladesh.

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