The UK Parliament has closed down its TikTok account after MPs raised concerns over allegations the company passes data to the Chinese government. A number of members wrote to the speakers in both the Commons ...
Content moderation is a delicate balancing act for social media platforms trying to grow their user base. Larger platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, which make most of their profits from advertising, can’t afford to ...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social media allowed us to connect with one another like never before. But it came with a price—it handed a megaphone to everyone, including terrorists, child abusers and hate groups. EU ...
A Republican candidate for Congress accuses a political consultancy firm of withholding assets he paid for despite his contract termination with the company. Noah Malgeri, who is running for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, is suing ...
Facebook will have more control over the types of ads kids 13 and over are exposed to on Instagram and other platforms, as new research shows that Australian alcohol companies aren’t blocking their social media ...
The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban poses a new challenge for large US technology companies in dealing with content created by a group that some world governments regard as “terrorists”. Social media giant ...
India has asked social media companies to provide an update on whether they have complied with the new IT rules “as soon as possible” and “preferably today”, even though the new rules are being legally ...
Tory rebels have lost their bid to reverse the government’s £4bn annual cut to the foreign aid budget, losing by a margin of 35 votes. The government’s victory – by 333 to 298 votes – ...
