Passing laws to force Facebook to fix fake news is asking for trouble
Regulating internet platforms is necessary. It is also a can of worms Source link
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Friday briefing: Facebook could be fined billions for US privacy violations
If FTC negotiations fail, the social media giant could be dragged before the courts; Amazon will not build its planned
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I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and Google
Having a child is a deeply personal experience. The internet aggressively turns it into anything but Source link
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The world could learn a thing or two from France's plan to tax Amazon, Facebook and Google
After failing to push through European legislation to force tech giants to pay tax on a portion of their EU
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Monday briefing: Fact-checking firms Snopes and AP drop Facebook
Two companies brought in to help reduce the spread of misinformation on Facebook have suspended work, personal DNA analysis company
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We won't know if screen time is a hazard until Facebook comes clean
Facebook’s research app shows big tech can’t be trusted to conduct research on its users. To get real answers about
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Merging WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram could kill Facebook
Will regulators allow Mark Zuckerberg to create one of the largest collections of personal data in human history? Source link
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Friday briefing: Facebook encouraged children to spend money without permission
Unsealed court documents reveal the importance of "friendly fraud" to Facebook’s revenues, Met Office predicts major rise in CO2 for
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Russia takes aim at Facebook and Twitter in a bid for online control
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor is starting legal action against Facebook and Twitter. It’s just the latest move as the country
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Wedding shaming Facebook groups are the real-life Mean Girls
The drama and meta-drama of Facebook’s ‘wedding shaming’ groups, which pull no punches when it comes to criticising tacky dresses
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