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Instagram is fact checking and censoring Jeffrey Epstein joke memes
Memes are being censored with a “False Information” tag.
Nigerian law will allow the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter to curb “fake news”
The law can be used to block regions or individuals from accessing apps.
Facebook breach exposes ID and phone numbers of 267 million people
Facebook is investigating the claims.
Facebook wants its own operating system
Facebook wants to own both the hardware and software for its new projects.
Instagram changes will wipe out firearms influencers on the platform
The gun influencer industry is highly lucrative with some influencers being compensated with products worth $4,000.
Instagram fact checks and censors satirical Greta Thunberg meme
Instagram’s parent company Facebook has previously come under fire for fact checking jokes.
WhatsApp bug allowed malicious users to delete chats
A major bug in the word’s most popular messaging app highlights a single point of failure.
Britain’s regulators take aim and Google and Facebook’s ad monopolies
It’s not yet known when action will be taken.
Facebook-owned apps dominate 4 out 5 most downloaded apps of 2019
The other was TikTok.
Facebook bans journalist Ford Fischer from posting links as he attempted to share YouTube censorship article
Facebook has been increasingly sanctioning its users for sharing links this year.
Instagram to warn users that their post is offensive, before they have a chance to publish it
Instagram is stepping up its policing of speech on the platform.
Germany plans law to tackle “right-wing extremism”, force Facebook, Gmail and more to hand over passwords
Digital rights groups have slammed the idea for throwing basic values “overboard.”