Twitter to label, limit visibility of Russian state media-linked tweets
Twitter (TWTR.N) announced on Monday that it is adding labels and lowering the visibility of tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media outlets such...
UK asks tech giants to filter out ‘unverified’ accounts
The UK government has proposed that social media platforms allow users to hide posts and communications from accounts that do not have a verified...
Launch day: Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ tops download list on Apple App Store
Truth Social, Donald Trump's new social media business, debuted late Sunday in Apple's App Store, possibly signalling the former president's return to social media...
UK, US, AUS raise alert on ransomware attacks
'Devastating consequences' might result from a 'rising wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks,' according to a joint cybersecurity alert from experts in the United...
Google gets fined from Russian watchdog as it broke antitrust law
After Russia's antitrust commission found that Google had broken laws regarding account suspension and banning on its YouTube video service, the company risks a...
Facebook owner Meta to reveal its metaverse business
Since October, Facebook has changed its name, expressed a vision of the internet in which people may communicate digitally through virtual-reality avatars or travel...
Twitter files lawsuit against German’s online reporting rule
Twitter (TWTR.N) has filed a lawsuit in Germany against a rule that takes effect on Tuesday and requires social media companies to block or...
Cloud Act: Australia, US signs pact to facilitate investigations of serious crimes
Law enforcement agencies in Australia and the United States have agreed to share information about criminal suspects more quickly with digital companies, including social...
Australia to conduct inquiry into big tech companies; report expected in Feb next year
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that Australia will conduct a parliamentary inquiry to check the working behaviour of the world’s largest technology...