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20/03/2017 |
EU Commission Threatens to Fine Facebook and Twitter
UNITED NATIONS | Consumer Protection |
The EU Commission informed Facebook, Twitter and Google+ that they are required to change their terms of use so that the terms are in line with EU consumer legislation. If the companies fail to do so, they could be facing substantial fines... Continue
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16/03/2017 |
Facebook Blocks Site that Criticizes the Company in Israel
ISRAEL | Freedom of Speech |
Facebook blocked the option of sharing the Facebook page of an Israeli site called ‘Mizbala’, allegedly after the site has published criticism against Facebook Israel and published the personal details of a few Facebook Israel e.. Continue
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15/03/2017 |
Germany Adds Pressure on Facebook and Twitter to Improve Content Moderation
GERMANY | Regulation |
German legislators are promoting a bill that will require companies such as Facebook and Twitter to remove illegal content from their platforms within 24 hours. If the companies fail to comply, they could potentially face fines of up to 50 .. Continue
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06/03/2017 |
Facebook Started Flagging Fake News
USA | News Web Sites |
Facebook started implementing a warning tag on fake news posts. After receiving a report on a fake post or after discovering the post using the Facebook scanning algorithm, Facebook will forward the information to fact checking sites which .. Continue
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26/02/2017 |
Class Action Against Facebook Israel
ISRAEL | Court, Arbitration & Mediation| A request to approve a class action against Facebook Israel was filed a few days ago in a Tel Aviv court. The plaintiff requests that Facebook pays half a million Shekels for privacy infringement by allowing photos to be uploaded to the site and stor.. Continue
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21/02/2017 |
WhatsApp will Start Revealing Your Location
INTERNATIONAL | Privacy | WhatsApp announced a new feature which will become available in the next software update and will allow revealing users's Geo location. It is still unclear whether this feature will be relevant to group chats only or to all types of chats... Continue
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13/02/2017 |
Facebook is Targeting Discriminating Ads
USA | Discrimination |
Facebook announced this week that it developed a mechanism that identifies and blocks targeted ads that use ethnic filters. The system should either block the discriminating ads or allow advertisers to request manual review and approval of .. Continue
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12/02/2017 |
New Bill for Fighting Cyber Bullying in Israel
ISRAEL | Violence |
A new bill has been submitted to the Knesset at the end of January to fight cyber bullying.
The bill calls for the Ministry of Education to draft an education program to be taught in schools.
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07/02/2017 |
A Selfie Leads to a Lawsuit Against Facebook
GERMANY | Defamation |
A Syrian refugee currently residing in Germany filed a defamation lawsuit against Facebook after a selfie he took with the German Prime Minister appeared in several fake news items on Facebook, allegedly linking the plaintiff to several ter.. Continue
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22/12/2016 |
Big Fines for Fake News Publishers in Germany
UNITED NATIONS | Computers | The German government joins the global fight against fake news and will issue new legislation next year that will allow the state to fine fake news publishers up to 500,000 Euro.This legislation targets major social platforms such as Facebook and is .. Continue
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23/11/2016 |
Is Facebook Developing Censorship Tool for the Chinese?
USA | Freedom of Speech | Former anonymous workers at Facebook claim that the company is developing a tool which will allow control over feeds published in certain geographic areas. As opposed to the ability to delete content from feeds, this tool will prevent their appearanc.. Continue
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17/11/2016 |
Facebook Will Disable Ethnic Ad Targeting
USA | Discrimination | Facebook responded to accusations that it was violating several anti-discrimination laws by using racial and ethnic factors for targeted ads. Facebook announced in response that they are working to create the technology that will disable ad targetin.. Continue
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17/11/2016 |
Facebook will stop collecting user data on EU WhatsApp
UNITED NATIONS | Privacy | Facebook stopped collecting user information on the WhatsApp application in Europe after pressure from privacy advocates in the continent. Facebook will no longer obtain phone numbers and other information from users, although Facebook claims this is.. Continue
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17/02/2013 |
How to possibly avoid prosecution for libelous tweets
USA | Defamation | Guidelines for offensive messages on social media might indicate that deleting abusive tweets swiftly helps offenders avoid prosecution. .. Continue
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14/02/2013 |
Google might be liable for libellous blog posts
ENGLAND | Defamation | A court of appeal Google rules might be held responsible for defamatory content on its blog platform... Continue
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