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Zuckerberg gets joint summons from UK and Canadian parliaments
Two separate parliamentary committees, in the UK and Canada, have issued an unprecedented international joint summons for Facebook’s CEO Mark…
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Europe’s parliament calls for full audit of Facebook in wake of breach scandal
The European Parliament has called for a full audit of Facebook following a string of data breach scandals — including…
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Facebook hires former UK Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, as global policy chief
Facebook has confirmed it has hired the former leader of the UK’s former third largest political party — Nick Clegg…
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Audit Facebook and overhaul competition law, say MEPs responding to breach scandals
After holding a series of hearings in the wake of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal this summer, and attending…
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It’s time for Facebook and Twitter to coordinate efforts on hate speech
Since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, there has been burgeoning awareness of the hate speech on social media…
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Facebook slashes ad targeting options as it faces federal housing discrimination complaint
Following months of heavy scrutiny into its ad targeting practices, Facebook announced today that it is getting rid of more…
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Analytics firm Crimson Hexagon regains Facebook access following scrutiny over government contracts
Nearly a month after being suspended by Facebook following a high-profile Wall Street Journal story scrutinizing its contracts with government…
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Coffee Meets Bagel now lets you bypass Facebook by logging in with your phone number
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel announced today that it is giving users another way to sign in, as some remain…
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Fake news inquiry calls for social media levy to defend democracy
A UK parliamentary committee which has been running a multi-month investigation into the impact of online disinformation on political campaigning…
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Govt Directs Media Platforms To Take Prompt Action Against Fake Messages
With data protection concerns reaching a fever pitch the world over, the Indian government has asked all social media platforms…
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