Twitter continues to challenge tweets from US President Donald Trump, with takedown of tweet due to image copyright complaint
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Twitter Places Warning On Another Trump Tweet
Platform continues clampdown on certain tweets from US President Donald Trump, with new warning on his Tuesday tweet about protesters in Washington DC
Facebook Removes Trump Ad, Cites ‘Organised Hate’ Policy
Symbol used by the Nazis to identify political prisoners used in adverts for the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump
US Justice Department To Propose Ending Tech Firm Protection
Trump’s revenge. Officials at the US DoJ ready legislation to remove Section 230 protections from big name tech firms including Twitter, Google and Facebook
Facebook Tightens Political Advertising Rules Ahead Of US Election
Rule change for political ads to make clear who paid for it, as social networking giant seeks to tighten rules ahead of US presidential election
Twitter Clamps Down On 170,000 Pro-China Accounts
Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts operated on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party have been removed for spreading misinformation
Zoom Briefly Suspends Accounts Of Chinese Activists
Zoom meeting of US-based Chinese activist group to commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre results in brief account suspension
Tech Firms Pledge Child Abuse Disclosures To Blunt Anti-Encryption Drive
Strategic move? Google, Facebook, Microsoft pledge to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation
Twitter Tests ‘Read Before You Retweet’ To Halt Misinformation
‘We really want to read the information, before you retweet it’ says Twitter, as it seeks to drive ‘informed discussions’
Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest
Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US President Donald Trump
Trump Targets Twitter With Executive Order
Escalating row between Twitter and the White House sees tech firm call out US President over a new tweet for glorifying violence
Trump Ready To Sign Executive Order For Social Media Firms
US President ready to follow up on threat to ‘close down’ social networking firms after Twitter places fact warning label on his tweets
France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour
That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour
Facebook Names Members Of Oversight Board
Facebook names members of its content oversight board that can overrule Mark Zuckerberg over objectionable content on the platform
Twitter To Warn Users About Their ‘Harmful’ Tweets
Toxic Twitter. Microblogging service tests sending users a prompt, warning them when their tweet reply uses “harmful language”
Facebook Tracking Lawsuit Renewed By US Appeals Court
Federal Appeals Court has approved proposed class action by Facebook users over alleged tracking of their internet activity, even after logging out
Coronavirus: AI Takes Over Social Network Moderation As Staff Sent Home
Social networks are turning to AI and automated tools to police social networking posts, as staff are sent home due to Covid-19 pandemic
Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Hacked
Privacy compromise. American company that has a database of more than three billion photographs of people has been hacked
US Questions Tech Firm Liability Exemption For User Posts
Does Facebook and Google still need immunity from legal liability for user post? US Attorney General doesn’t seem to think so
European Commission Unveils Strategy For Digital Future
Europe launches ambitious digital strategy as it seeks to create single European market for data in an effort to combat Silicon Valley and Chinese rivals
Government To Put Ofcom In Charge Of Regulating Internet Content
More powers on the way for British communications watchdog Ofcom, after Government decides Internet firms cannot regulate themselves
Facebook Settles Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United States
Facebook Oversight Board Appoints Human Rights Expert
Can independent oversight board restore faith in Facebook’s and Mark Zuckerberg’s handling of questionable content?
CES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting Tech
Platform to test four settings to allow users to control who can reply to a user’s tweets, in effort to halt Twitter’s toxic culture
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
Facebook Wins Data Transfer Opinion Against Max Schrems
ECJ advisor says that personal data transfers from tech companies in the EU into the United States are “valid”, in a victory for Facebook
YouTube Tightens Harassment Rules With Policy Update
Harassment clampdown. Videos that “maliciously insult someone” or threaten violence will be banned
Elon Musk Concludes Court Appearance
Tesla boss insists his “pedo guy” comments were meant as an off-the-cuff insult, and not to be taken seriously, Unsworth disagrees
Instagram Implements Date Of Birth Requirement For New Users
New users of Instagram will be required to submit their date of birth in an effort to safeguard youngsters and deliver more age-appropriate experiences
Elon Musk Says Sorry To British Diver For ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet
Tesla boss in court apologises directly to Vernon Unsworth, but also admits to hiring private detective to investigate British diver