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Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows

Business Jan 7, 2022

Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows

by Krystal Hu and Helen Coster

TRUTH Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on the U.S. Presidents' Day holiday.

A reckoning for Big Tech?

Commentary / World | The Year Ahead: Reckonings Jan 5, 2022

A reckoning for Big Tech?

by Anu Bradford

From China to the European Union and the United States, public authorities are turning to antitrust law to curtail market power and promote fairer, more competitive economies.

Shopping through social-media platforms expected to hit $1.2 trillion by 2025: study

Business / Tech Jan 4, 2022

Shopping through social-media platforms expected to hit $1.2 trillion by 2025: study

by Martine Paris

More than half of so-called social buyers surveyed said they are likely to support small businesses over larger retailers.

Former Facebook executive pushes to open social media’s ‘black boxes’

Business / Tech Jan 3, 2022

Former Facebook executive pushes to open social media’s ‘black boxes’

by Ben Smith

His project could accurately track what Facebook users paid the most attention to — and that irritated his bosses.

Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook and Google

World Dec 27, 2021

Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook and Google

by Byron Kaye

Until recently, the News Cop site credited reporters with accompanying pictures that appear to have been faked, according to two experts.

Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter

World / Social Issues Dec 21, 2021

Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter

by Gray Beltran, Muyi Xiao and Paul Mozur

Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.

U.S. recommends approving Google and Meta undersea data cable to Asia

Business / Tech Dec 18, 2021

U.S. recommends approving Google and Meta undersea data cable to Asia

Around 300 subsea cables form the backbone of the internet, carrying 99% of the world’s data traffic.

Facebook facing mounting legal fights over Myanmar genocide

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 7, 2021

Facebook facing mounting legal fights over Myanmar genocide

by Naomi Nix

Rohingya refugees blame the social media company for allowing the "out-of-control spread of anti-Rohingya content” despite repeated warnings about deadly consequences.

U.K.’s Facebook-Giphy smackdown is an omen for Big Tech

Commentary / World Dec 5, 2021

U.K.’s Facebook-Giphy smackdown is an omen for Big Tech

by Parmy Olson

The U.K.'s antitrust watchdog killed the deal out of concern over competition, warning it could harm social media users and U.K. advertisers.

Those cute cats online? They help spread misinformation.

World / Social Issues Dec 3, 2021

Those cute cats online? They help spread misinformation.

by Davey Alba

Videos of cute animals draw huge audiences that can be redirected to sites spreading conspiracy theories, unproven coronavirus cures and other false information.

Facebook users rewrite Marcos history in race to succeed Duterte

Asia Pacific Dec 2, 2021

Facebook users rewrite Marcos history in race to succeed Duterte

by Andreo Calonzo and Clarissa Batino

As one of Asia’s most free-wheeling and online democracies, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to misinformation campaigns and hate speech.

Facebook and Instagram remove Chinese network over fake COVID-19 claims

World Dec 2, 2021

Facebook and Instagram remove Chinese network over fake COVID-19 claims

by James Pearson and Elizabeth Culliford

The claims targeted English-speaking audiences in the United States and Britain and Chinese-speaking audiences in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet.

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