European Election Interference: Facebook Restricts Chega’s Account
Leader of Portugal’s Chega party condemns Meta CEO for political censorship, vows parliamentary and judicial action
Leader of Portugal’s Chega party condemns Meta CEO for political censorship, vows parliamentary and judicial action
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company tries to satisfy EU privacy law while maintaining its revenue.
In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.
Meta will face daily fines of $100,000 if it continues to show Norwegians personalized ads based on their search history or location.
To the applause of watchdog groups, Meta’s mass data collection in Europe may be over.
It is the heftiest fine an EU watchdog has ever imposed on a tech firm, with Amazon being the previous record holder.
In the latest battle between EU regulators and U.S. tech firms, Brussels claims that Apple benefited from tax breaks from the Irish government while Dublin struggles to keep both sides happy.
Larger platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are to ensure that mechanisms are in place which would prevent ‘disinformation’ and ‘deceptive content’ from going viral.
She didn’t think she had committed any crime in referring to the French president as “a piece of filth” on Facebook. French authorities thought otherwise.
The decision by regulators will prevent Facebook from transferring user data from the EU to America and may potentially force the U.S. to conclude a data protection agreement with Brussels.
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