Australia to ban children as old as 16 from TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, others

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said on Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields”.

Meta's social networks Facebook, Instagram banned in Russia for extremist activities - court

(Interfax) - Moscow's Tverskoi District Court has granted the Russian Prosecutor General's Office's lawsuit seeking a ban in the country on the operations of the company Meta Platforms Inc. for refusing to delete calls for violence against Russians, including troops, an Interfax correspondent reported from the courtroom.

Facebook, Instagram to allow calls for violence against Russians — RT

Meta has confirmed that hate speech calling for violence is now permissible on Facebook and Instagram -- as long as the targets are Russian and the topic of conversation relates to Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine.

Facebook hits out at Russia blocking its platforms and "reliable information" - BBC News

Facebook has hit out at a ban on its platforms introduced in Russia on Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Google, Facebook Fined for Spying on Users | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- France’s online privacy regulator ordered Google and Facebook to cough up some €210 million ($237 million) between them, fining the firms for their questionable use of data-tracking ‘cookies’ on their sites.

Facebook tells LA police to stop spying on users with fake accounts - BBC News

Facebook has written to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), demanding that it stop setting up fake profiles to conduct surveillance on users.

Biden: Social media ‘killing people’ with COVID misinformation | Al Jazeera

President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.

UK, EU investigate Facebook over data breach - China.org.cn

Market competition regulators from Britain and the European Union (EU) have launched investigations into Facebook's use of data respectively, the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Friday.

Arabs and Jews rally together to stop the violence - The Jerusalem post

Jews and Arabs are planning to rally together on Friday, calling for an end to violence in mixed communities.

Senior Advisor to Netanyahu: 'We are hitting Hamas hard, a ceasefire solves nothing'

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Fact vs. fake – why don’t we trust science any more? | DW Documentary

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Por qué no se liberan las patentes de las vacunas contra la covid-19 para que puedan producirse más

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Venezuela slams Facebook ‘totalitarianism’ for Maduro page freeze | Al Jazeera

The Venezuelan government has hit out against Facebook after the social media giant put a “freeze” on the page of President Nicolas Maduro over COVID-19 misinformation.

Variantes del coronavirus: ¿Cuál es la más peligrosa?

La enfermedad ya no es la misma que apareció en Wuhan en 2020. Algunas mutaciones hacen que sea más contagiosa y, a veces, más peligrosa. Ponemos en contexto las variantes que surgieron en Brasil, Reino Unido y Sudáfrica.

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Australia passes law making Facebook and Google pay for news | Al Jazeera

Australia’s parliament passed landmark legislation on Thursday requiring global technology giants to pay for the news content shared on their platforms, in a move that is being closely watched around the world.

Sweden, Denmark Preparing 'Australian-Style' Laws That Will Press Facebook to Pay for News Content - Sputnik International

Sweden and Denmark are both eyeing copyright laws that may force digital platforms pay media sites for the ability to share news content.

Facebook Australia: PM Scott Morrison 'will not be intimidated' by tech giant - BBC News

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users.

Facebook ‘putting lives at risk’ with ‘reckless’ ban: Agriculture Minister

 

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Broken news: Facebook blocks Australia pages in dispute over law | Al Jazeera

Facebook has blocked Australian users of its platform from reading and sharing local and international news, stepping up its campaign against government plans to force technology giants to pay publishers for their news content.

Italia multa Facebook con 7 millones de euros por prácticas desleales con los datos de los usuarios - VIDEO

 

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