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Facebook suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform and his Instagram account until Jan. 7, 2023, saying they will be "only reinstated if conditions permit."

On May 5, the company's Oversight Board upheld Facebook's suspension of Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts because of his alleged role in riots at the Capitol building on Jan. 6.

A new fraudulent scheme with PCR and antigen tests is gaining currency as the tourist season is drawing near. The scam is simple - sham sites and Facebook and Instagram pages appear, offering testing in an office or at home on behalf of really existing laboratories.

Facebook logo. Photo: Unsplush/kon-karampelas

According to the report, the biggest parties predictably spent more money in sponsored posts for political content than the others.

Turkey's Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) on April 5 launched a direct investigation into Facebook over a recent user data leak.

According to information received by Anadolu Agency, the body took the decision to initiate an ex officio investigation after discussing the issue at a meeting on reports that the data of 533 million Facebook users were shared on a hacker platform.

It will give users the ability to create and join groups based around specific interests

Australia's law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.

The Parliament on Feb. 25 passed the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Feb. 23.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users

Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the future of online publishing worldwide.

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) have filed more than 10 cases against social media users for posts related to the pandemic and the Covid-19 vaccine since the end of November.

The announcement was posted on Facebook