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2017-10-10

China Disrupts WhatsApp

The messaging service WhatsApp has been disrupted in China as the government steps up security ahead of the Communist Party Congress.

2017-10-20

Russia Plans To Shut Facebook For Its Election

Russia’s communications watchdog has threatened to shut down Facebook if it fails to comply with a controversial law on data storage.

2017-10-19

Facebook's Algorithm And Russian Ads

The algorithms have done their job, but criticism of Facebook's handling of racist content, fake news and malicious electoral influence are growing.

2017-10-13

Will Germany's New Social Media Law Kill Free Speech?

A new law in Germany that will impose huge fines on social networks for not deleting illegal content has attracted an unusual collection of opponents.

2017-10-02

Facebook To Give Congress Thousands Of Election Ads Bought By Russians

Full Disclosure: Facebook will provide US Govt. thousands of ads purchased by Russians during the 2016 US presidential race.

2017-09-21

Bashing Facebook Is Not The Answer To Curbing Russian Influence Operations

Scapegoating Facebook is an easy way to explain Russian influence on the US election, but distracts from more fundamental questions.

2017-09-16

Facebook T0 Spend $1b On VideoProduction

Facebook plans to invest $1 billion to fund original content initiatives for its new Watch video platform aimed at competing with Apple.

2017-09-27

Fake Facebook Ads Surged During The US Presidential Election

Facebook now admits that fake accounts probably operated from Russia bought thousands of divisive advertisements on during the 2016 US election.

2017-09-13

Millions of Instagram Users Hacked

Claims that six million Instagram accounts have been hacked and 'Facebook/Instagram has not yet fully understood the full scope of the exploit'.

2017-09-11

Police Spy On Their Own: Twitter Accounts Scrutinised

Revealed: A year-long probe into the anonymous Twitter accounts of officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

2017-08-15

Are Children 'Bingeing' on Social Media?

The British Children’s Commissioner advises parents that they must intervene to stop their children overusing social media.

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