Russia fines Google 11 million roubles, which means over $137,000. The judge mentioned that the fine comes as the platform failed to delete what he called “fake” information about the war in Ukraine. Moreover, the court said that YouTube did not remove video produced by…
Meta decided to block hashtags related to images showing dead civilians in Ukraine, on Facebook and Instagram. The automated systems scan for violent images of civilians shot at close range and remove them. Afterwards, the company revised those Restricted hashtags A…
A Russian court banned Facebook and Instagram in the country. Thus, the decision comes after the judges named Meta “extremist,” according to the TASS news agency. Court announced the ban short time ago. The decision comes after Russia banned Facebook, arguing…
New Australian laws would force tech giants share misinformation data. According to the media regulator, these measures would reduce the spread of false information, online. Misinformation data from uncooperative platforms The Australian Communications and Media…
Ireland’s data regulator announced a data breach fine for Facebook parent Meta. The 17 million euro fine comes for 12 data breach notifications from 2018. The reasons for the data breach fine According to Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, Meta…
The online Russian propaganda media, Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, is no longer available across the EU, on Meta’s platforms. Thus, the company announced that it blocked the access to the state media outlets. Important hit against the online Russian…
Meta took some fast action on Facebook: Ukraine users can now lock their profiles. Also, it will to monitor the conflict. Moreover, Twitter came with tips for users to secure their accounts, so that they can guard against any hacking. The reaction of Facebook, Ukraine…
Meta announced it filed a lawsuit against two individuals from Nigeria, for scams on Facebook. The suit is a joint action with the Chime, a digital banking company. The first joint action against scams on Facebook This is the first joint complaint that Meta files with…
Google is under pressure almost simultaneously in Moscow and Washington. Thus, a Moscow court ordered a new fine for the giant. So, Alphabet should pay 4 million roubles ($52,526) because it did not remove access to content banned in the country. Moreover, the U.S. Senate…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asks the court to allow its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. FTC says that that the company’s had an “exclusionary conduct”, shutting out new competition. The monopolistic position brought the antitrust lawsuit In…
