Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has been chosen by the government to crack down on social media companies over how they deal with harmful content. The watchdog will be handed new powers by London, allowing it to impose a “duty of care” on technology giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter to ensure they take a proactive […] Read more
Facebook will start removing misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak from its platforms. In a blog post late Thursday, Facebook Head of Health Kang-Xing Jin said the firm would “remove content with false claims or conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations and local health authorities that could cause harm to people […] Read more
Facebook’s sharing of data on its European users with the U.S. is legal and provides sufficient protections, the legal advisor to the EU’s top court said Thursday. In a symbolic win for the social network, Henrik Saugmandsgaard Oe, advocate general to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), said the use of so-called […] Read more
