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EU looks to Big Tech, influencers to fight hybrid threats, fake news

By Foo Yun Chee and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe is looking to online platforms and influen...

12th November, 2025

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Soccer-Ex-player, manager Barton convicted over offensive social media posts

LONDON (Reuters) -Former British soccer player and coach Joey Barton was convicted on Friday of six...

7th November, 2025

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EU finds Meta, TikTok in breach of transparency obligations

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Friday that U.S. Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese...

24th October, 2025

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Exclusive-Instagram shows more ‘eating disorder adjacent’ content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows

By Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regu...

20th October, 2025

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Italian families target Facebook, Instagram and TikTok over child safety

By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) -A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Facebook,...

7th October, 2025

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How the Gaza aid flotilla used cameras and data to win global attention

By Edward McAllister and Anna Uras ATHENS (Reuters) -When armed Israeli soldiers boarded a flotilla...

4th October, 2025

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Meta to face EU charge for failing to police illegal posts, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is set to face a charge sheet from the European Union for failing to adequ...

25th September, 2025

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Instagram’s teen safety features are flawed, researchers say

By Jeff Horwitz (Reuters) -Numerous safety features that Meta has said it has implemented to protect...

25th September, 2025

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Dutch probe Snapchat over alleged failure to tackle vape sellers

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch consumer rights watchdog ACM said on Tuesday it had opened an investigati...

9th September, 2025

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Factbox-Why is Nepal's 'Gen Z' protesting?

(Reuters) -At least 19 people died in Nepal on Monday and dozens more were injured as police fired t...

8th September, 2025

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Soccer-Police make second arrest over online racial abuse of England's Carter

(Reuters) -A 30-year-old man has become the second person arrested in relation to abusive social med...

4th September, 2025

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Malaysia summons TikTok management over delays in tackling fake news, report says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian authorities have summoned TikTok's top management over the social...

2nd September, 2025