Competition Authority mulls penalty on WhatsApp
In an investigation by the Turkish Competition Authority regarding the obligation of WhatsApp users to share data, administrative fines against the companies concerned and an end to the data merging were requested.
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The Meta meltdown: This chart shows Facebook’s fall from grace among the most valuable US companies
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms was the fifth-most-valuable company in the US near the end of last year, but not any more…
Facebook settles Cambridge Analytica privacy suit
Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in a long-running lawsuit seeking damages from the social network for allowing third parties, including the company Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data.
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Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group
Facebook-owner Meta said on Aug. 18 it had kicked one of the most influential U.S. anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of COVID vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.
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Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found, continuing a pattern of not catching material that violates its policies the group describes as "alarming."
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The War in Ukraine made Russia Second in the World in Downloading VPN apps
In the period between March and July, Russia became the second in the world in downloading VPN applications to bypass the restrictions on the Internet. This is indicated by data, cited by RBC, from AppMagic - a mobile application market analysis service.
Elon Musk no longer wants to Buy Twitter
The entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that he was terminating the deal for the purchase of "Twitter" worth 44 billion dollars, world agencies reported. According to his lawyers, the company did not respond or refused to respond to numerous requests for information about the fake accounts on the network.
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A 19-year-old Boy was Found Dead in the yard of the School in a Bulgarian Village
The lifeless body of a 19-year-old boy was found in the yard of the school in the Plovdiv village of Skutare, the police announced.
A report about this was filed yesterday at noon on emergency number 112. There is no evidence of violence, and it is most likely a health problem, the autopsy will show more details, the police specified.
Head of Petkov’s Office: Spokespeople for Russia receive 4,000 BGN Per Month in Bulgaria
"Spokespeople for Russia's position in Bulgaria often do not act completely free of charge. The Bulgarian services have data on this since February, since the beginning of the attack on Ukraine. The 'reward' is BGN 4,000 (EUR 2,038) per month".
This was reported on Saturday by Lena Borislavova, head of the office of the resigned Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, on Radio "Darik".
Facebook agrees to safeguards in ad discrimination case
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to change its ad targeting technology and pay $115,000 to settle U.S. government allegations the social media giant allowed discrimination in who saw housing advertisements, authorities said.