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Internal email reveals Facebook's plan to 'normalise' data scraping
The company intends to deflect criticism by framing scraping as a broader industry issue
Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs grilled by US Congress over spread of disinformation
All three executives have declined to take responsibility for spreading misinformation that resulted in the Capitol riots earlier this year
Facebook sued in France over hate speech
The lawsuit is based on the French consumer code, which protects consumers from deceptive commercial practices
Facebook is building a kids version of Instagram for children under 13
It will likely be similar to the Messenger Kids which was launched in 2017 for children aged between 6 to 12 years
Facebook to pay Murdoch's News Corp for content, announces self-publishing platform for writers
The new platform will be initially introduced in the US and is aimed at taking on Substack and Medium
Russia slows Twitter's speed over banned content
Russian regulator says Twitter could be blocked completely if it does not comply with government demands
Myanmar blocks Facebook as Parler CEO Matze claims he was fired over desire to control extremism
Arguments over the power and responsibility of social media companies are coming to a head
Twitter launches community-based Birdwatch to fight misinformation
The pilot programme allows users to flag tweets that they believe are misleading
Twitch bans Donald Trump indefinitely while Facebook refers the case to Oversight Board
Trump cannot create another account on Twitch unless his suspension is lifted
Parler returns as a simple static website - with help from Russia
But the app remains banned on app stores
Twitter CEO defends Trump ban while Telegram purges far-right channels
The move was necessary but sets a dangerous precedent, says Dorsey
Twitter's Trump ban raises social media regulation questions, says Hancock
Social media firms are 'taking editorial decisions,' according to the health secretary
Signal messaging app crashes as people rush to WhatsApp alternative
WhatsApp will soon start sharing more data with Facebook and users want out
Facebook, Snapchat ban Trump indefinitely after Capitol Hill violence
But he is back on Twitter
Researchers train AI to spot difference between bots and human users on Twitter based on their activity patterns
Real users tend to respond more frequently to tweets from other users compared to bots
Facebook to warn users who interacted with misleading posts about coronavirus
Such users will be directed to a "myth busters" page on WHO website
The positive case for Twitter bots
Not all Twitter bots have bad intentions
Twitter's new design was made by women. Is that a good thing?
Perhaps they should have waited a little longer to announce that, given the backlash, argues Holly Brockwell
Google's hyperlocal social networking app Shoelace aims to connect people with common interests
Google's Shoelace app is currently being rolled out to only a select group of users in New York City
Facebook fixes global outage across social platforms
The outage affected Facebook, Ingstagram, WhatsApp and Messenger users globally
Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg published on Instagram to challenge Facebook's laissez-faire deepfakes policy
Will Mark Zuckerberg order deletion of 'deepfake' of himself or abide by Facebook's deepfakes policies?
Facebook to create privacy oversight committee with Zuckerberg personally accountable for data privacy, claims report
Move comes as Facebook faces fine of up to $5bn over lackadaisical attitude to users' privacy
Can you cheat your way to LinkedIn qualifications?
Yes. Yes you can
Trump's best tweets of 2018
The stable genius' highlights of 2018
