The Cube

Instagram algorithms push misinformation to users, study claims

The report found that users curious about dubious posts were directed to more false claims and dangerous content.

9 March 2021

World News

Could Facebook's news row in Australia replicate itself in Europe?

Facebook's move to ban news sites from its platform in Australia was a chilling warning for those who fear the same could happen in Europe.

26 February 2021

Australia

Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

Australia's parliament passed final amendments to a media law on Thursday that will force Google and Facebook to pay for news content.

25 February 2021

Earth News

Conspiracy theorists are setting snow on fire ‘to prove it’s not real’

As massive snowstorms devastate parts of the US, some social media users are trying to claim the weather is a hoax.

24 February 2021

Australia

Facebook will lift Australia news ban after striking payment deal

On February 18, 2021, Facebook hit back at publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country.

23 February 2021

Earth News

How is Facebook tackling climate misinformation?

The social media giant is introducing a completely new feature.

19 February 2021

Australia

Facebook blocks news content in Australia over proposed media law

Australian and global news organisations had their content removed from Facebook pages in Australia over a new law that would make digital platforms pay for content.

18 February 2021

Italy

Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices

The Italian Competition Authority had already fined Facebook €5 million in 2018 and said the tech giant had ignored an order to correct its policies on user data.

17 February 2021

The Cube

Facebook curb content shared by Myanmar military online

Facebook has pledged to reduce the distribution of all content on Facebook pages and profiles run by the Myanmar Military “Tatmadaw”, as well as accounts linked to the armed forces spokesperson Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun.

12 February 2021

The Cube

Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content

The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation.

29 January 2021

The Cube

Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Donald Trump's suspension

Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Donald Trump to its quasi-independent oversight board.

22 January 2021

Earth News

Turning off your camera in video calls could help cut carbon emissions

Did you know? Streaming videos adds to the carbon, water and land footprints of your internet usage.

18 January 2021

Europe News

EU countries 'should be able to challenge' big tech firms over privacy

Data protection agencies should be allowed to pursue legal action against Facebook and other firms over privacy issues, says the advocate general of the ECJ.

13 January 2021

The Cube

Trump loyalists 'driven deeper into internet' after social media bans

Twitter and Facebook have both frozen Donald Trump out, while Amazon, Google, and Apple cut access to right-wing app Parler.

11 January 2021

The Cube

Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

11 January 2021

The Cube

Donald Trump's bans from social media fire freedom of speech debate

"This precedent will be exploited by the enemies of freedom of speech around the world," said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

11 January 2021

USA

Facebook sued in United States in landmark antitrust lawsuit

The tech giant should be divested of Instagram and WhatsApp, the lawsuit says, accusing Facebook of abusing its market power

9 December 2020

The Cube

Facebook Oversight Board announces first six cases for review

All cases involve a decision where Facebook originally decided to remove user content.

1 December 2020

France

France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US

The tax brought about €400 million to the French budget last year, but the government agreed to suspend it in 2020, in exchange for an American promise to drop the tariff threat pending talks on an international deal on taxing online companies.

26 November 2020

World News

‘Informational chaos’: Proposals made to regulate social media

"Lies laced with anger and hate spread faster and further than the boring facts of news," says the Forum on Information & Democracy, which has laid out 250 ways social media companies can be regulated to tackle a growing threat to democracy.

12 November 2020