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Facebook restructures security teams, displacing over 2 dozen employees
News Facebook claims the layoffs are due to a change in methodology
By Sarah Brennan Published
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My dog showed me how Facebook could be better
Opinion Social media is toxic and the web is full of trolls – but there are corners of the internet that aren’t so bad
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Twitter tightens regulations on coronavirus misinformation
News Platform will require users to remove tweets including unverified claims
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Facebook launches UK coronavirus symptom survey
News The COVID-19 symptom survey is opt-in and only targets users who are 18 years or older
By Sabina Weston Published
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Twitter offers two options: Share your data or just stop tweeting
News Twitter disables option allowing app users to stop data sharing with third parties
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Russian ISP intercepted traffic from AWS, Facebook, Google and more
News The "accidental" incident caused chaos online for an hour last week
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Facebook tried to buy NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to monitor iOS users
News Social network wanted to integrate surveillance tech into its Onavo Protect app
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop
News Facebook Messenger now available for macOS and Windows
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Facebook releases $100m as part of SMB support measures
News The package also includes service impact listings and a gift card registry
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Zoom kills Facebook integration after data transfer backlash
News An update to the iOS app has tweaked the offending ‘Login with Facebook’ feature
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Twitter bans 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts
News The social media network accused supporter accounts of ‘platform manipulation’
By Jane McCallion Published
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Twitter to trial reply blocking tools
News The company's own product manager is concerned the move could encourage the spread of disinformation
By Nicole Kobie Published
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