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EU elections mostly safe from foreign interference online -report

There have been attempts to influence local votes instead, the report added.

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Meta’s platforms hit with two more DSA investigations

The EU Commission starts probing platform's measures to protect minors.

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No grace period for DSA compliance in Ireland – Interview

The Irish watchdog will go after breaches of EU platform rules, the new authority says.

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'Unfollow Everything 2.0': Can Facebook users control their own feeds?

A professor is trying to pre-emptively get a court to decide whether Facebook users can control their own news feeds.

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Facebook and Instagram probed over disinformation handling

The European Commission says the platforms’ tools to protect the EU elections are not sufficient.

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Macron urges Europe-wide social media age restriction of 15

EU data regulations currently state that teenagers must be 16 to have their data processed but member states can decide to lower the age limit.

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Meta stock falls: Why the company's results failed to cheer investors

The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, reported first-quarter earnings that topped market expectations. However, its shares plunged 15% due to weaker-than-expected second-quarter revenue guidance and an increased spending plan for artificial intelligence.

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How Europe plans to tackle disinformation ahead of the EU elections

Here’s a look at some of the efforts in Europe to tackle disinformation and what voters should look out for before the June vote.

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Russian court sentences Meta spokesman in swift trial in abstentia

A court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.

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Dutch government should only use Facebook if data protected - watchdog

The Dutch Data Protection Authority said the government must be able to guarantee that data processing complies with the law.

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Meta teases new 'much more useful' version of its AI model Llama 3

Meta announced that its AI Llama 3 will be integrated into assistant features in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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Paid ad-free platforms should not be default option, watchdogs say

Opinion comes after Meta introduced its consent or pay model last October.

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Euroviews. Meta must stop charging for people’s right to privacy

EU institutions must put an end to the unjust data processing inherent in pervasive business models like Meta's, which violate people's fundamental rights, Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal writes.

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Instagram to blur nude photos in effort to prevent 'sextortion'

Social media companies have come under fire for not doing enough to protect minors on their platforms.

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Four Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok, and Meta

The school boards sued the tech companies for disrupting students' education.

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Apple, Meta, and Alphabet investigated under Digital Markets Act

The probes come days after new rules to curb the power of dominant online platforms took effect.

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Euroviews. Social media empowers disinfo operations. What can the EU do about it?

Brussels has started to recognise that social media platforms are not just digital town squares, but the profit-driven allies of the enemies of democracy. It is high time to act accordingly, Domonkos D Kovacs writes.

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Trump says TikTok ban would help 'enemy of the people' Facebook

Last week, US president Joe Biden said he would sign legislation that gives China's ByteDance around six months to divest TikTok.

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Instagram is getting new features. Here’s how its changing

You can now edit your messages and remove the read receipts thanks to Instagram's new features.

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Meta's lawyers ask judge to dismiss human trafficking lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges Meta's executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms.