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Facebook Reveals Cost of Albanian Parties’ and Candidates’ Election Ads
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According to the report, the biggest parties predictably spent more money in sponsored posts for political content than the others.
Turkey fines Google $36.6 mln for breaking competition law
Turkish authorities on April 14 fined Google 296 million Turkish liras ($36.6 million) for violating the country's competition law.
Turkey's Competition Authority said Google violated the law by complicating organic search results in the content services market by prominently placing text ads at the top of its general search results, excluding its competitors.
Facebook Clamps Down on Iranian Dissident ‘Troll Farm’ In Albania
Facebook removed more than 300 Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to members of an Iranian dissident group based in Albania that had been targeting Iran and content related to Iran.
Instagram passes on the most of our data to third parties, compared to other apps (infographic)
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African Internet Scammers Cheat Bulgarian Women out of Millions Feigning Love
Bulgarian women have been cheated out of thousands of levs through online scams. General Directorate Combatting Organized Crime (GDBOP) reported a case when a record BGN 400,000 was transferred abroad. Women become victims of love affairs, and scammers turn out to be mainly cybercriminals from North Africa.
Facebook to Monitor Bulgarian and Hungarian News
Facebook introduces new regulations in Bulgaria and Hungary. A team of the social network, including two journalists- one from each of the two countries, will check posts for false and misleading information, as well as for information intended to encourage violence.
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Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
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.
Three Greek male actors claim a well-known director made indecent sexual proposals to them
One of the actors posted on his Facebook page explaining his ordeal
Australia takes on Google advertising dominance in latest Big Tech fight
An Australian regulator is considering letting internet users choose what personal data companies like Google share with advertisers, as part of the country's attempts to shatter the dominance of tech titans.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also proposed limiting the internet giants' ability to access users' online histories to cross-sell products.