Meta announced Thursday that it has removed seven surveillance-for-hire entities from Facebook and Instagram that targeted nearly 50,000 users following a monthslong investigation. In a statement, the company said the surveillance-for-hire entities—which target people across the internet to collect intelligence, manipulate them into revealing information and compromise their devices and accounts—had indiscriminately gone after users in 100 countries…
Meta Removes Seven Surveillance-for-Hire Entities From Facebook and Instagram That Targeted Nearly 50,000 Users
US, Australia Police to Access Each Other’s Residents’ Messaging Data
December 16, 2021
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The United States and Australia are tightening their crime fighting alliance, with a new landmark agreement that could see law enforcement agencies in both countries have easier access to the communications data of each other’s residents. It comes under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act passed in 2018 requiring all U.S.-based cloud…
US, Australian Police to Access Each Other’s Residents’ Messaging Data
December 16, 2021
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The United States and Australia are tightening their crime-fighting alliance, with a new landmark agreement that could see law enforcement agencies in both countries have easier access to the communications data of each other’s residents. The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, which was approved in 2018, requires all U.S.-based cloud service providers…
China Pays American Social Media Influencers to Promote Beijing Olympics, ‘Positive’ US-China News
December 14, 2021
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Beijing is paying American social media influencers in a scheme to promote the upcoming Winter Olympics amid a wave of diplomatic boycotts from the West. Under a $300,000 contract with the Chinese consulate in New York, Vippi Media, a New Jersey consulting firm, will oversee a marketing campaign through mid-March across Instagram, TikTok, and live-streaming…
Macron Looking to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for Online Hate Speech
News Analysis French President Emanuel Macron announced on Dec. 8 that the EU is considering new legislation to hold tech companies liable for hate speech that occurs on their platforms. “This is unprecedented European regulation to fight online hate, to define the responsibility of these large platforms for their content,” said Macron, as reported by…
Meta Attorneys: Facebook Fact Check Labels Are Opinion
Labels placed on posts on Facebook accompanying so-called fact-checks are opinion, lawyers for the social media platform’s parent company said in a recent court filing. Television host John Stossel sued Facebook and two of its fact-checking partners, Science Feedback and Climate Feedback, earlier this year, accusing the entities of defaming him. Stossel posted two video…
Rampant Online Child Abuse Spurs Calls for Big Tech to ID Users on Sign-Up
Growing cases of child sexual abuse material being distributed online are prompting calls to crack down on perpetrators by removing the veil of anonymity users have when signing up to social media accounts. In an inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to tackle child exploitation, Uniting Church senior social justice advocate Mark Zirnsak said…
Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Tools Ahead of CEO’s Senate Testimony on App’s Impact on Kids
December 7, 2021
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Instagram said it has ramped up teen safety measures in its popular photo-sharing app, with the announcement coming as the firm’s chief executive is set to testify before Congress and following bombshell reports that it was aware of the app’s harm to teenagers. Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, said in a blog post that the company…
Twitter Is Likely to Become More Politically Biased After Jack Dorsey’s Departure: Parler Founder
December 7, 2021
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Twitter will likely become even more restrictive and politically biased following the departure of its founder and CEO Jack Dorsey last month, according to the co-founder and former CEO of Parler, John Matze. Speaking to NTD’s “The Nation Speaks,” Matze said he expects to see the social media platform implement further policies that are in line with…
Rumble SPAC Partner CF Acquisition Shares Spike on Trump Partnership: What Investors Should Know
Video platform Rumble announced a SPAC deal last week. The CEO confirmed Friday a partnership with a SPAC linked to former President Donald Trump. What Happened Rumble has increased its monthly active users from 1.6 million to 30 million in a one-year time period. That point was highlighted by Cantor Fitzgerald and CF Acquisition Corp…
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