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Why has Alphabet hit the panic button? Only Google can answer that question

The economic downturn, US lawsuits and the fear of rising tech rivals could be reasons for the firm’s 'code red” alert, but it still has an AI ace up its sleeve

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023

Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban

Ending a two-year ban, Facebook says the public has a right to hear from its political leaders, ‘the good, the bad and the ugly — so that they can make informed choices.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 26, 2023

Free the nipple: Facebook and Instagram to lift ban on sharing bare breasts pictures

A decade ago, Facebook had banned its users from sharing bare breasts photos on their account. But in an inclusive move, Meta may now allow trans, non-binary people and women to share their bare breast photos on their platform.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2023

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies have had a rocky 2022

WEKU · Dec 23, 2022

TikTok staff accessed data to track journalists, ByteDance finds

Chinese parent company of popular video app says the employees responsible are no longer with the company.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022

Twitter rolls out grey tick mark for govt, golden for companies

NEW DELHI: Social media platform Twitter has started rolling out a grey tick verification mark for government-related accounts and a golden tick mark for companies while the rest of the verified accounts will get a blue tick mark.

The Times of India · Dec 20, 2022

Meta faces record-breaking fine after being accused of breaking EU rules

Fine for Facebook owner would smash previous European Union record of 4.125 billion euros

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

EU Accuses Meta of Antitrust Breaches with Classified Ads

The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business, the bloc’s latest maneuver to curb the power of Big Tech companies. In its complaint following an investigation launched last year, the EU’s executive commission took issue with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022

EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads

The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching the bloc’s antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns

Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022