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Why Facebook restricted new contents in Australia?
The tech-giant Facebook has recently blocked the Australian users from reading and sharing any local and international news. Facebook has initiated this move in the backdrop of the...
Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are two recent landmark legislations from the European Union. The draft legislation gives specific regulations to limit the powers of... Sherman Anti-trust Act
Recently, the UC FTC (Federal Trade Commission) filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook under Sherman Anti-trust Act. The social media giant is under the scanner for its acquisition...
What is Diem?
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded as “Diem” to gain regulatory approval by emphasising that the project has “organisational independence”. The independent organisation, Libra Association, which runs the...
United Nations launches “Team Halo” to counter misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines
On November 17, 2020, the United Nations along with “the Vaccine Confidence Project” of University of London launched “Team Halo”. More than 100 scientists from different parts of...
Facebook Is Preparing for Myanmar’s 2020 Election
Myanmar voters will go to the polls for the second democratic election in the country’s recent history on November 8 2020. So, the political parties and candidates in...
What is the involvement of Facebook in Thailand’s pro-democracy activism?
Facebook has said that it is going to initiate a legal challenge against a Thai government order to take down a group where discussions about the monarchy, a... Facebook launched its second phase of ‘More Together’ campaign for India
The social media giant Facebook has launched the next phase of its consumer marketing campaign in India – ‘More Together’ in order to showcase how people across the...
Facebook and Google to pay for news in Australia, for the first time in the world
In a first of its kind move, Australia has made it mandatory that tech giants Google and Facebook will have to pay the media outlets in the country...
Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content
The Turkish Parliament has passed a law that gives the authorities in the country greater power to regulate social media content despite concerns of censorship by the international... Facebook Sues EU Anti-Trust Regulator for Excessive Data Requests
The US-based social media giant, Facebook, has announced that it is suing the EU Anti-trust regulator for seeking information beyond the realm of necessity, including personal details, for...
