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War Censorship Exposes Putin's Leaky Internet Controls

Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia's internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China's so-called Great Firewall. So when Western tech companies began cutting ties with Russia following its invasion, Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov was alarmed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta narrows guidance to prohibit calls for death of a head of state

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Sunday that it is further narrowing its content moderation policy for Ukraine to prohibit calls for the death of a head of state, according to an internal company post seen by Reuters.

Reuters

How a Reliance-funded firm boosts BJP’s campaigns on Facebook

Legal loopholes, selective use of rules allowed a Reliance company to pump in millions to promote the BJP in elections.

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War censorship exposes Putin's leaky internet controls

The Kremlin's raft of online censorship measures has exposed serious shortcomings in its efforts to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China's so-called Great Firewall

The Independent UK

Instagram Users in Russia Told Service Will Cease from Midnight

Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders". An email message from the state communications regulator…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sandy Hook review: anatomy of an American tragedy – and the obscenity of social media

Elizabeth Williamson’s book on the 2012 elementary school shooting is a near-unbearable, necessary indictment of Facebook, YouTube and the conspiracy theories they spread

The Guardian - US

Australia digs in to bat through first two days of second Test against Pakistan in Karachi

Australia has batted through the first two days of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi, taking their time while building a large first-innings total.

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Facebook Owner Defends Policy on Calls for Violence that Angered Russia

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said Friday that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders." Russian prosecutors…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians seek to evade social media ban with virtual private networks

After Russia put a block on access to Facebook and Twitter, internet searches for ways around it shot up

The Guardian - UK

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule

Moscow opens criminal case into Instagram’s owner, Meta, for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

Al Jazeera

Employees of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, left to do their own laundry as perks get cut

Facebook parent company tells workers they will no longer receive free valet service and meals will be delayed

The Guardian - US

Facebook owner defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia

Reuters

YouTube blocks all channels linked to Russian state media

Ban targets denials of Ukraine invasion

The Independent UK

Why Snap, Facebook, Roblox, Netflix And Roku Shares Are Falling

Shares of several companies in the streaming, gaming, social media sector, including Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Roblox Corp (NYSE:

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Russia Files Criminal Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Meta; Seeks To Designate As 'Extremist Organization'

Russia slapped a criminal case against Facebook's parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Reuters reports. Meta changed its hate speech rules to allow users to call for "death to the Russian invaders" in the context of the war with Ukraine. Russian prosecutors asked a court to designate Meta as an "extremist organization." Related Content: Facebook, Apple, Google…

The Independent UK

Russia limits access to Instagram after ‘calls for violence against Russians’

The move comes a week after Facebook was banned in Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Widens Social Media Crackdown by Blocking Instagram

Russian regulators said Friday that internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram because it's being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers, in Moscow's latest move to tighten up access to foreign social platforms. The communications and media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement that it's restricting national…

Reason

On Facebook, You Can't Threaten Violence…Unless It's Aimed at Invading Russians

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This Cannabis Stock Has Outperformed Apple, Netflix, Facebook And Amazon

Investors who added the Denver-based hydroponics innovator GrowGeneration (NASDAQ: GRWG) to their portfolios some five years ago, must now be quite happy at the stock's hefty returns.

Bangkok Post

Facebook speech policy change alarms UN

GENEVA: The United Nations has expressed alarm over Facebook’s decision to temporarily ease its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, warning it could spark “hate speech” against Russians.

Benzinga

EU, UK Launches Antitrust Investigations On Google, Meta

EU and U.K. antitrust regulators launched parallel investigations into Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) over a 2018 ad deal, CNBC reports. The European Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority investigated whether the pact between the two tech giants dubbed “Jedi Blue” squeezed competitors out of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Google, Meta Face EU Probe into Possible Competition Breach

The European Union threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition. The EU’s competition watchdog opened a probe into a 2018 pact involving the participation of Meta’s…

Axios

War makes social media an ethical minefield

Violent images can tell the true story of war, but sharing them has many pitfalls.

Manchester Evening News

Benefits cheat who lived in sunny Spain while claiming for UK properties foiled by Facebook boast about Costa Blanca lifestyle

Louise Jones claimed disability benefits for almost a decade after moving to Alicante

Wales Online

Benefits cheat caught after Facebook boast about living in Spain while claiming benefits in England

She claimed housing and disability benefit while running a property business on the Mediterranean coast

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