social networks
Oct. 29 2021, 10:02 am
BBC: Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. Read more here.
BBC
Oct. 28 2021, 11:28 am
UkrInform: Security service neutralizes 65,000 bots across social networks in 2021
Since year-start, SBU cyber experts have blocked operations of 12 “bot farms” with a capacity of over 65,000 accounts, through which anti-Ukrainian, …
UkrInform
Oct. 26 2021, 8:13 pm
Human rights activists report numerous detentions in Belarus’ Gomel
MINSK – About 30 people have been detained in Gomel for subscribing to Telegram channels designated as extremist in Belarus, human rights activists …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 15 2021, 4:45 pm
RFE/RL: 7 years for following a Telegram channel? Some Belarusians are unsubscribing just in case
The government of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has shut down independent media, blocked websites, and jailed and tortured journalists in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 29 2021, 9:15 pm
Associated Press: Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform. Read more here.
Associated Press
Sept. 26 2021, 5:23 pm
The Observer: Pay us a fair share for all the ‘likes’ we earn, demand influencers
Public support for workers’ rights and pay equality may be growing but at least one group feels left out: Gen-Z professionals in the modern and …
The Observer
Sept. 18 2021, 5:07 pm
AFP: Telegram messenger blocks Russia opposition app during vote
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s “Smart Voting” app has disappeared from the Telegram messenger following similar moves by Apple and Google on …
Agence France-Presse
Sept. 15 2021, 5:45 pm
RFE/RL: Controversial Kazakh bill allowing blocking of social networks passes first hurdle
NUR-SULTAN — Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament, the Mazhilis, has approved the first reading of a bill that would allow the blocking of social …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 12 2021, 9:57 am
RFE/RL: Russia ratchets up preelection pressure against Western tech giants
In the run-up to the Sept. 17-19 national legislative elections, Russia has purged the field of almost all genuine opposition politicians and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 10 2021, 10:11 pm
Meduza: Journalist jailed in Russia for posting about ‘Smart Vote’ on Facebook
On Sept. 10, a court in Rostov-on-Don found local journalist Igor Khoroshilov guilty of distributing extremist materials and sentenced him to 10 days …
Agence France-Presse
Sept. 8 2021, 9:56 pm
RFE/RL: YouTube blocks Russian candidate’s call for release of ‘political prisoners’
Internet giant YouTube has blocked RFE/RL’s Russian Service and Russia’s Dozhd television from using a clip from an Aug. 30 election debate shown on …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 11 2021, 5:36 pm
New York Times: Inside the White House-Facebook rift over vaccine misinformation
WASHINGTON — In March, Andy Slavitt, then a top pandemic adviser for President Biden, called Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs, …
New York Times
July 31 2021, 9:47 am
RFE/RL: Russia’s media regulator requests YouTube block Navalny’s channel
Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has requested YouTube block the Navalny Live channel of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny. Read more …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
June 27 2021, 4:09 pm
The Guardian: The rise of BookTok – teen influencers pushing books up the charts
Young TikTok users are sharing their passion for books with millions – bringing titles they love to life online and reshaping the publishing world, …
The Guardian
June 19 2021, 4:38 pm
Bloomberg: Why free speech on the internet isn’t free for all
When the World Wide Web went public in 1991, its enthusiasts proclaimed a new era of unfiltered free expression. Thirty years later, the debate is …
Bloomberg
June 10 2021, 9:12 pm
RFE/RL: Russia fines Facebook, Telegram for not deleting ‘banned’ content
A court in Moscow has fined social media outlets Facebook and Telegram for their “failure” to remove content “banned” by Russian authorities. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
June 9 2021, 8:33 pm
Associated Press: Journalists demanding more action against online harassment
NEW YORK — The Associated Press’ recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and industry …
Associated Press
June 9 2021, 5:27 pm
RFE/RL: Russian blogger detained on terrorism charge over song on YouTube
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Police have detained a popular blogger in Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, over his song mocking government’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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