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Teamsters Union Targets Amazon Facilities Across Canada
Following unionisation effort in Edmonton, Alberta Teamsters Union reportedly expands organisation drive to at least nine Amazon locations across Canada
Facebook Allows Some High-Profile Users To Break Rules
Social networking giant Facebook uses a 'whitelist' of high-profile users, who are reportedly allowed to break platform's online rules
Aussie Court Rules Publishers Liable For Comments On Facebook Pages
Court in Australia shifts responsibility for harmful online content found on the Facebook pages of local publishers or media companies
WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Messages – Report
Concern raised again about how secure messages are on WhatsApp, after it emerges moderators can access messages if a complaint is filed
ICO To Urge G7 Action On Annoying Cookie Consent Pop-ups
Information Commissioner is urging G7 data protection authorities to tackle the scourge of modern day browsing....cookie pop-ups
WhatsApp Slapped With $267m GDPR Fine For Sharing Data
Ouch. Irish Data Protection Commission hits WhatsApp with an increased fine of 225m euros, due to its handling and processing of user data
Twitter Targets Trolls And Abuse With ‘Safety Mode’
Making Twitter a little bit less toxic? Micro blogging platform unveils 'Safety Mode' designed to crack down on abuse and trolling
Age Appropriate Design Code Arrives To Protect Kids
Rules to protect youngsters come into effect in the UK today, governing how apps and online services should treat children’s data
Instagram To Require Date Of Birth From All Users
Facebook's Instagram is to require users to provide their date of birth - days before UK starts age verification enforcement
UK To Overhaul Data Protection Rules, Targets Cookie Pop-ups
Government to refresh the UK's data protection rules, and poaches New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner to replace outgoing Information Commissioner
FTC Amends Antitrust Complaint Against Facebook, After Setback
US regulator amends antitrust complaint against Facebook, after a US judge in June had dismissed the initial claims filed by the FTC and US states
Twitter Tests ‘Misleading Tweet’ Reporting Option
Limited numbers of users in the United States, South Korea and Australia will be allowed to report misleading tweets, in misinformation clampdown
UK Regulator Finds Facebook’s Purchase Of Giphy ‘Harms Competition’
Competition and Markets Authority provisionally finds Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition on social platforms
YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims
Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic
Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene, Again
Third suspension from Twitter for Republican far-right conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted misinformation about Covid vaccines
Payments Begin For Google Plus Lawsuit
Blast from the past. Lawsuit payouts for data breach begin to flow to users of Google's failed social networking experiment Google+
Facebook Defends Cutting Off Researcher Access To Data
Pot kettle black? Social networking giant Facebook says research cannot be justification for compromising people's privacy, after issuing repeated warnings
Facebook To Require All US Office Staff To Wear Masks
In addition to requiring staff be vaccinated, Facebook will also order all employees to wear masks when in office or campus
Elon Musk Sides With Epic In Apple App Store Fees Dispute
Entrepreneur Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in legal dispute with Apple over App Store fees, calling charges 'de facto global tax on the internet'
Briton Arrested Over Twitter Hack Of Public Figures
Another arrest over the hack of high profile Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barak Obama, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others
Twitter Hiring To Comply With New Indian Rules
Local fall guys? Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer and seeks two other executives for troubled Indian office
Trump Sues Twitter, Facebook, Google, And Their CEOs – Update
Former US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google, as well as their respective CEOs
Twitter Loses Protection Liability Over User Content In India
Tense standoff for Twitter in India continues, after government strips the platform of its user content liability protection
Trump Supporting Social Media App Hacked
Arrival of Gettr social networking app, from former senior advisor to Donald Trump, is impacted by hack on its 4th July launch
Facebook Joins Trillion Dollar Club, As FTC Complaint Dismissed
Social network Facebook wins dismissal of US states and FTC antitrust lawsuit, which triggers share rise above $1 trillion
Regulator ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Live Facial Recognition
Information Commissioner concerned that live facial recognition could be linked to social media to create 'supercharged CCTV'
Russia Bill To Force US Tech Firms To Open Local Offices
First servers, now offices. Lawmakers in Russia pass legislation requiring US tech giants to open local offices in the country
Indian Minister Accuses Twitter Of Non-Compliance
Twitter stand-off with Indian authorities continues as technology minister says firm deliberately failed to comply with new rules
European Court Backs National Watchdog Data Enforcement
Blow for Irish data protection watchdog, as Europe's top court rules it is no longer the only data enforcer across the bloc