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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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Egypt and Thailand: When the military turns against free speech
Wael Abbas, a human rights activist focused on police brutality in Egypt has been under arrest since May on charges…
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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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White House says a draft executive order reviewing social media companies is not “official”
A draft executive order circulating around the White House “is not the result of an official White House policymaking process,”…
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Here’s Twitter’s position on Alex Jones (and hate-peddling anti-truthers) — hint: It’s a fudge
The number of tech platforms taking action against Alex Jones, the far right InfoWars conspiracy theorist and hate speech preacher,…
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