Tech CEOs defend themselves in front of US authorities
Facebook is one of the tech companies being grilled by US lawmakers (Reuters) The CEOs of tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google faced a grilling
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Hackers from China targeted exiled Uighurs through Facebook
Uighurs have fled China under alleged persecution. Pictured: Uyghur Turks living in Istanbul, who cannot contact their relatives in Xinjiang, China (Photo: Getty) Facebook said
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Instagram branded ‘most invasive app’ according to Apple’s privacy ‘nutrition labels’
Instagram was found to be the worst for several areas of user privacy according to Apple’s nutrition labels (Photo: Getty) Instagram is the most intrusive
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Drivers sharing speed trap locations on Facebook could face £1,000 fine
A policeman using a hand held speed gun (Picture: E+/Getty) Drivers who post the locations of mobile speed traps on social media may find themselves
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Digital Secretary says Facebook’s ‘nuclear’ news ban must be avoided in the UK
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Credits: AP) Facebook’s decision to temporarily pull the
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Australia is first country to pass law making Facebook pay for news
Facebook temporarily blocked Australians from sharing news in response to the government’s plans (Credits: AP) The Australian government has passed a world-first law to force
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Social media anonymity should be banned to prevent online abuse, says Victims’ Commissioner
Anonymity has been used by many online trolls to evade prosecution (Photo: Getty) Anonymity on social media should be banned, according to Victims’ Commissioner for
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Facebook reverses Australian ban on sharing news
Facebook will lift the ban on Australian users sharing news in the coming days (Credits: EPA) Facebook has agreed to lift its ban on users
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Australians flee Facebook in wake of news ban, as #DeleteFacebook trends
Aussies are responding to the Facebook news ban by leaving the platform (Getty Images) Australian Facebook users are leaving the platform after Facebook banned the
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Facebook removes its own page by mistake in Australia news purge
Facebook is locked in a battle with Australian regulators (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) Facebook accidentally purged its own page from social media amid its
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