Twitter’s own research has revealed that the platform is biased towards right-wing politicians and news outlets. According to their research that spanned Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, tweets from right-wing politicians received more …
Twitter has banned the account of a hacker who claims to have stolen the ID card database of Argentina. The account @aniballeaks said that it has the entire data of Registro Argentina’s Nacional de las Persona (RENAPER) or the National …
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Facebook £50 million for failing to disclose details about its acquisition of Giphy, a GIF publishing service. The CMA imposed the penalties on Wednesday, alleging that Facebook withheld the information on purpose. …
Facebook is reportedly planning to change its company name as it shifts its focus on building the “metaverse.” Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss Facebook’s rebranding in their annual Connect conference in Oct. 28 or sooner, according to …
Facebook announced that it will hire 10,000 workers from Europe over the next five years to develop the “metaverse.” Facebook executives Nick Clegg and Javier Olivan said in a statement on Sunday that the social media giant is “investing in …
Belarusians who subscribe or follow “extremist” social media channels risk up to seven years in prison under new measures issued Wednesday by the government. Social media platforms such as Telegram were heavily utilized last year amid enormous public rallies opposing …
Facebook announced on Oct. 13 that it is unveiling new policies to protect activists and journalists from online harassment, as it now deems as “involuntary public figures.” Facebook’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis said that journalists and human rights …
An Australian tech group backed by Facebook and Google announced on Oct. 11 that it has set up a panel that will address online misinformation. Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI), which is also backed by Twitter and other tech giants, …
Apple has weakened restrictions on its programs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as FaceTime has been made available in the country on Sunday, October 10. Journalists in the UAE reported that FaceTime is operating properly for both voice and …
An anonymous hacker has reportedly leaked data from the video game streaming platform Twitch on 4chan including its source code and user payout information. The unnamed hacker posted a 125GB torrent link that contained Twitch’s source code, content creator payouts, …