France: Instagram’s Ban on Right-Wing Accounts Sparks Backlash
Marion Maréchal accused tech giant Meta of “arbitrary political censorship.”
Marion Maréchal accused tech giant Meta of “arbitrary political censorship.”
Attempts at silencing commentators will only mobilise the movement, said one of those affected
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.
The company has three months to comply, but Meta has announced its intention to appeal both on the merits and the fines. In its defence, Zuckerberg’s company argues that there is not enough “regulatory certainty” about data protection.
As services like social media platforms become indispensable to the ordinary operations of businesses, we face the prospect of a future in which lawmakers are dictated to by foreign companies.
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