Social media
Turkish competition watchdog imposes daily fine of $160,000 on Meta
Türkiye's competition board has declared that it started to fine Facebook-parent company Meta Platforms 4.8 million Turkish Liras ($160,000) per day over failure to fulfill its obligations on data collection from users.
In 2021, the Competition Authority initiated a probe in response to the software update imposed by WhatsApp on its users, mandating data sharing.
State fund takes the reins in arrested influencers’ companies
In a move to avoid victimizing third-parties, operations and product sales in the companies of arrested social media influencers continue, which are now overseen by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF).
Does social media perpetuate inequality?
For some people, social media is inconsequential - a cat photo here, a banana slip TikTok there. For others, it's all-consuming - a helpless catapult into a slurry of anxiety, self-harm and depression.
To each his own internet.
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Regulation for social media on agenda amid recent cases
The parliament's digital media commission is currently working on a bill to regulate and monitor the content produced by high-profile accounts on social media, with several platforms facing potential bans, the commission head has said.
Adolescent Social Media Use Linked to Risky Behavior, Study Reveals
A recently published study in BMJ has raised concerns about the impact of social media on the behavior of adolescents.
How your child’s online mistake can ruin your digitallLife
When Jennifer Watkins got a message from YouTube saying her channel was being shut down, she wasn't initially worried. She didn't use YouTube, after all.
Jon Voight slams daughter Angelina Jolie for her anti-Israel stance: “I’m so disappointed”
Jolie has shared two social-media posts in the past week about the conflict
Instagram Testing New Feature: Disable Read Receipts in DMs
In a recent announcement, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Instagram is experimenting with a feature allowing users to disable read receipts in Direct Messages (DMs). Although no specific release date was mentioned, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a preview of the upcoming read receipts toggle during a broadcast.
Greek ministry to start probing influencers
With the assistance of digital tools from the European Commission, Greece's Development Ministry will investigate the commercial practices used by influencers on their social media accounts in the coming weeks in order to protect consumers from misleading commercial practices.
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Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free subscriptions
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced on Oct. 30, to comply with tougher EU rules.