Facebook trying to attract creators fighting off TikTok
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Facebook said it through the end of 2022 will invest over USD 1 billion in creators’ content for Facebook and Instagram. The program is seen as an attempt to make
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Increasing demand to remove journalists’ tweets
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Twitter reports increasing number of requests to remove content posted by journalists and news organisations. Accounts of 199 verified journalists and news outlets from around the world were subject to
French anti-trust authority fines Google 500 million euros
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French anti-trust authority is fining Google 500 million euros for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given in a controversy with some the French news publishers. The
Georgian cameraman dies after attack at anti-pride event
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Police in Georgia have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a cameraman who was attacked while covering an anti-Pride event in capitol Tbilisi. Lekso Lashkarava was attacked while
“We need a journalism that reaches out beyond elites”
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“Chasing subscription dollars is bad for journalism,” argues Nikki Usher, associate professor at the University of Illinois in the College of Media’s Journalism Department, in her new book “News for
WhatsApp sued for breaching multiple EU consumer rights
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The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC, and eight of its members have filed a complaint against Facebook-owned WhatsApp for multiple breaches of EU consumer rights. The complaint has been submitted to the
BBC interviewed Google’s CEO – and he got away with no answers
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The BBC has for years had a series of interviews with an impressive mix of leaders and personalities. The series is called Hard Talk which clearly indicates the type of
Facebook’s Oversight Board criticises management for not implementing important rules
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Facebook’s Oversight Board is criticizing the company’s management for not implementing important rules that have a clear bearing on the worldwide discussion about what can be said on social media.
Financing of European investigative journalism
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Investigative Journalism for EU’s Investigation Support Scheme will provide €835,000 toward x-border investigative journalism projects in the EU in 2021. The deadline for applications for the first round of funding
Trump suing Facebook, Twitter and Google
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced he filed lawsuits in the federal court in Florida, against Twitter, Facebook, and Google, on the grounds of silencing conservative viewpoints. Trump said he