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Meta blocks major Muslim Instagram page in India amid rising conflict
Company referred to policy for restricting content when governments say material goes ‘against local law’Meta …
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The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western …
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Facebook stalling report on human rights impact in India, allege whistleblowers
Papers leaked by Frances Haugen revealed users in India were inundated with fake news and anti-Muslim postsFor…
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Social media creating virus of lies, says Nobel winner Maria Ressa
Filipino journalist and peace prize laureate says sites are biased against facts and in need of overhaulSocial…
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India hunts ‘fake news’ spreaders after anti-Muslim attacks
Misleading images shared on social media after mosques vandalised and homes ransacked in Tripura statePolice i…
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Facebook’s role in Myanmar and Ethiopia under new scrutiny
Whistleblower Frances Haugen adds to long-held concerns that social media site is fuelling violence and i…
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Myanmar: Facebook promotes content urging violence against coup protesters – study
Posts ranging from wanted posters to death threats remain online for months, breaching platform’s own standard…
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Facebook and fear in Manila: Maria Ressa’s fight for facts
Ex-CNN reporter and founder of the news site Rappler on life under the relentless social media assault of the …
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Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source
Media experts fear that communities reliant on the site for information will suffer significant impactFacebook…
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Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression
Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimesFacebook and YouTube a…
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Indian move to regulate digital media raises censorship fears
Government will oversee online news, social media and video streaming platformsIndia’s government has ordered …
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Kazakh-American group claims Borat Subsequent Moviefilm ‘incites violence’
The Kazakh American Association has released a letter on social media accusing Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest Bora…
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Facebook faces grilling by MPs in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Social media site denies any bias towards ruling Hindu nationalist BJP partyFacebook’s alleged political bias …
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Facebook and WhatsApp pause Hong Kong user data requests
Social media sites suspend process as they assess impact of new national security lawFacebook and its WhatsApp…
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New Zealand’s Stuff newspaper group joins Facebook boycott as ‘experiment’
Company says it has ‘paused’ its relationship with the social media company as part of global movement against…