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The Facebook Papers

Facebook did little to moderate posts in the world’s most violent countries

In some of the world’s most high-profile conflict zones, the tech giant invested few resources and failed to stem a steady stream of harmful posts, according to internal documents.

October 25, 2021 1:15 pm CET
The Facebook Papers

Inside Facebook, a picture of market dominance

Documents collected by whistleblower Frances Haugen could give the company ‘a lot to regret’ in its fights to prove it’s not a monopoly.

October 25, 2021 1:12 pm CET
The Facebook Papers

Facebook’s ‘fatal flaw’: Facebook staff spar over the sway of their lobbyists

‘Facebook routinely makes exceptions for powerful actors when enforcing content policy,’ a data scientist at the company wrote in a December 2020 presentation.

October 25, 2021 1:07 pm CET
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

October 23, 2021 1:30 am CET

The tech billionaire aiding the Facebook whistleblower

Support from eBay-founder-turned-tech-critic Pierre Omidyar is helping Frances Haugen take on one of the world’s most powerful companies.

October 20, 2021 10:25 pm CET

UK wrestles with online anonymity in wake of MP’s killing

The killing of MP David Amess prompted renewed calls for a social media clampdown — but government isn’t yet convinced.

October 19, 2021 3:08 pm CET
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

October 16, 2021 4:00 am CET
Cartoon Carousel

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

October 9, 2021 4:00 am CET

Social media companies remove less hate speech in 2021

In a leaked Commission report, firms deleted 62.5 percent of material after it was flagged, down from 71 percent in the previous annual audit.

October 7, 2021 6:00 am CET

EU steps up Big Tech crackdown with in-depth probe of latest Facebook deal

Kustomer takeover plan gets extra scrutiny as regulators look to tackle digital giants buying up promising startups.

July 30, 2021 3:31 pm CET
Cartoon Carousel

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

June 26, 2021 4:01 am CET

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years

The former president’s account was suspended after the Capitol Hill riots in January.

June 4, 2021 6:51 pm CET
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Pakistan PM pushes back against anti-French protests

The country shouldn’t expel the French ambassador, Imran Khan said.

April 19, 2021 7:58 pm CET

Facebook facing mounting questions over massive data leak

The watchdog said it had yet to receive any ‘proactive communication’ from the social networking giant.

April 6, 2021 6:09 pm CET
China Direct

Pakistan learns the cost of an alliance with China

Wedded to Beijing, Islamabad has discovered it could be difficult to get out.

March 3, 2021 8:00 pm CET

Australia’s stand-off with Big Tech is only the beginning of a wider war

Canberra reached an agreement for Facebook and Google to pay local publishers. Expect more countries to do the same.

February 23, 2021 3:50 pm CET

EU Parliament moves ahead with Big Tech hearing plan

Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon didn’t say whether the companies’ CEOs would attend the hearing.

January 19, 2021 1:01 pm CET

Zuckerberg says Trump will be blocked from Facebook and Instagram

The move comes after Trump’s incendiary posts about the deadly riots at the Capitol.

January 7, 2021 5:19 pm CET
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2020: A year in cartoons

The top stories around the globe.

December 30, 2020 4:01 am CET

Europe rewrites rulebook for digital age

The bloc wants to impose fines of up to 10 percent of companies’ revenue if they abuse their position in digital markets.

December 15, 2020 4:38 pm CET

Big guns and Zoom cliques: Inside Silicon Valley’s digital lobbying playbook

Big Tech has pulled out all the stops to court influence ahead of a major overhaul of Europe’s online rules.

December 14, 2020 12:44 pm CET

For Facebook, the breakup threat gets real

And other takeaways from the sprawling antitrust suits.

December 10, 2020 6:11 am CET
Digital Politics

Facebook still has a problem with political ads. Now politicians want to solve it.

The failure to provide data has opened up the company to greater regulatory oversight.

November 30, 2020 6:00 am CET

The Biden team’s tug-of-war over Facebook

Some people with close ties to Mark Zuckerberg have become inside players in the Biden transition.

November 16, 2020 11:25 am CET
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