Facebook restores news in Australia after government compromises
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in the short term.
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in the short term.
For some reason US software giant Microsoft has decided the European press needs its help in getting Google and Facebook to pay for news they link to.
Anyone who questioned the desirability of the US President being banned by social media companies was told they can do what they want. Does the same principle apply to Facebook in Australia?
Barely a day goes by without some evidence being presented that one of Facebook, Apple, Amazon or Google has used their power to distort the market.
The precedent set by Australia in forcing the likes of Facebook and Google to pay the publishers of news that appears on their sites could be copied by the EU.
Targeted censorship and inept enforcement of terms of service are pouring fuel on the factional fire and driving millions of people to alternative platforms.
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
As day follows night, what happens in the US usually happens a little bit later here in the UK. The latest example: increased regulatory scrutiny of Internet giants.
The largely superfluous second house of UK Parliament reckons journalists need more help than ever and has some bright ideas on what to do about it.
Departing US President Trump attempted to push back against selective censorship by social media platforms. They’re less likely to face such resistance from Biden.
The Austrian Supreme Court has decided that any censorship demands it places on Facebook must be implemented globally.
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Twitter have all just published their quarterly numbers and, while fortunes differed, yet more wealth was moved up the food chain.
Twitter and Facebook blocked a NY Post report that was damaging to a US Presidential candidate, leading to renewed calls to remove their Section 230 protection.
Security services in seven allied countries want to be able to hack into digital products that protect their user’s privacy through end-to-end encryption.
Drawing on his considerable experience in such matters, Facebook’s Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications has fine-tuned his company’s position on data transfers.
A European court recently ruled that data transfers to the US flout GDPR rules, but Facebook doesn’t see how it can continue without them.
Facebook has taken another big step towards bridging the gap between virtual reality and social networking, which could mean additional strain on mobile networks.
Social media giant Facebook has been under constant regulatory and governmental scrutiny for years, but now it faces its most fearsome adversary yet.
Australia wants to force tech companies to hand over more cash to its legacy media but Facebook would rather just walk away.
Apple’s increasingly inflexible and suffocating attitude towards its App Store partners means it’s rapidly running out of friends.
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