European Union authorities have complained that Twitter doesn’t seem to be taking the bloc’s fight against “disinformation” seriously by producing an incomplete report on compliance with its rules on censorship. Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind the likes of Google, Meta, and TikTok in the fight against “disinformation” over the past six months, the European Commission…
EU Complains Twitter Seems to Lack Appetite for Censorship
February 9, 2023
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EU Complains Elon Musk’s Twitter Lacks Appetite for Censorship
February 9, 2023
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European Union authorities have complained that Twitter doesn’t seem to be taking the bloc’s fight against “disinformation” seriously by producing an incomplete report on compliance with its rules on censorship. Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind the likes of Google, Meta, and TikTok in the fight against “disinformation” over the past six months, the European Commission…
Twitter Restricted in Turkey After Earthquake, Says Internet Monitor
Access to Twitter was restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, according to the global internet monitor NetBlocks, following a major earthquake that killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. “Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the…
Twitter to Change ‘Showing Blood’ Rule After Senator’s Account Suspended for Hunting Photo
Twitter owner Elon Musk said the platform will be amending its rule about “showing blood” after the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) was suspended due to a hunting photo he used as his profile picture. Daines, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), was locked out of his account for hours after he…
Warner, Rubio Question Facebook’s Zuckerberg Over China’s Access to User Data
February 7, 2023
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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter (pdf) to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, questioning him about crucial data Meta’s Facebook platform shared with developers in China in recent years. Warner and Rubio alleged, based on past reporting and company documents, that Facebook has known that…
Biden Says He’s Not Sure About TikTok Ban
February 6, 2023
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President Joe Biden left it open on whether he will ban the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that has been drawing scrutiny for national security concerns. “I’m not sure. I know I don’t have it on my phone,” Biden said on Feb. 6, in response to a reporter’s question about TikTok after returning to Washington…
Apple Removes Decentralized Twitter-Like App Damus From Chinese App Store
February 6, 2023
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Apple has reportedly removed Damus, a Twitter-like social media app backed by the nostr protocol, from its Chinese app store owing to content deemed “illegal” by the Chinese communist regime. Damus shared on Feb. 3 a screenshot of an Apple notification, stating that the app failed a security assessment of “information services with attribute of…
India Issues Order Banning Over 200 Gambling and Loan Apps, Most With Links to China: Reports
India’s government on Sunday issued an order to ban more than 200 foreign-based apps that offer illegal gambling and loan services, most of which have ties to China, in a move to protect the country’s sovereignty. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the process to ban 138 gambling apps and 94 loan lending…
Twitter Will ‘Comply’ With Europe’s Censorship Rules, Says EU Commissioner
Twitter intends to stick with the European Union’s new Digital Services Act (DSA) censorship rules that seek to control misinformation and hate speech online, Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for digital policy, recently said during a video call. In a video call with Twitter owner Elon Musk, Breton discussed Twitter’s readiness to comply with the DSA…
Meta Stuns Street With Lower Costs, Big Buyback, Upbeat Sales
Meta Platforms Inc.’s stricter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share buyback sent shares soaring on Wednesday, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the “Year of Efficiency.” The parent of Instagram and Facebook, which has fallen on hard times amid a broad post-pandemic slump in digital ads, is focused on improving its…
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