Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponents

Posted on 24/02/2021 by Engadget

When Turkey launched its Afrin offensive in early 2018 to dislodge Kurdish minorities from Northern Syria, the country ordered Facebook to block the page of a prominent militia group in the area known as the People’s Protection Units or YPG. Forced t...

Facebook is testing more tools to combat child exploitation

Posted on 23/02/2021 by Engadget

Facebook says it is testing more tools to help the social network prevent people from sharing content that exploits children. One is a pop-up message that it plans to display across Facebook apps to people who use search terms linked to child explora...

Facebook will roll back its block on news posts in Australia

Posted on 23/02/2021 by Engadget

Just a few days after blocking Australian publishers and residents from sharing news content, Facebook has reversed the policy. Initially, Facebook claimed "We will now prioritize investments to other countries, as part of our plans to invest in...

Instagram adds more help to support those with eating disorders

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

Instagram is introducing new features to help point those struggling with an eating disorder in the right direction. When someone tries to search for content related to topics like eating disorder recovery, they'll first see links to resources th...

Google will lift its latest ban on political ads this Wednesday

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

Google will end its most recent ban on election-related ads on February 24th. In an email obtained by Axios, the company told advertisers it will start accepting all political ads on Wednesday, including those that reference specific elected official...

Microsoft will help European news outlets get paid for their content

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft is clearly keen to put the squeeze on Facebook and Google as they either pay for news content or block it. The software firm is teaming up with the European Publishers Council to find a way for news outlets to get paid when tech "gatek...

Facebook removes Myanmar military’s main page

Posted on 21/02/2021 by Engadget

Facebook is further clamping down on the Myanmar military following the coup that ousted its elected government. Reuters reports that Facebook has removed the main page (True News Information Team) for the military, known as the Tatmadaw, for "r...

Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block

Posted on 20/02/2021 by Engadget

Facebook hasn't completely unfriended Australia. According to Reuters, the social network is currently in negotiations with Australian authorities, a few days after it blocked users in the country from sharing news links. Australian Prime Ministe...

Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation

Posted on 18/02/2021 by Engadget

The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google will soon make another appearance in front of Congress. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai have agreed to testify at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on March 25. The hearing will cove...

WhatsApp will re-introduce controversial new privacy policy

Posted on 18/02/2021 by Engadget

WhatsApp plans to re-introduce the updated privacy policy that ignited a massive backlash against the Facebook-owned messaging app. The company said it will notify users of the new privacy policy “in the coming weeks,” and provide more information ab...

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Facebook is testing more tools to combat child exploitation

Facebook will roll back its block on news posts in Australia

Google will lift its latest ban on political ads this Wednesday

Microsoft will help European news outlets get paid for their content

Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block

Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation

WhatsApp will re-introduce controversial new privacy policy