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- European case against Facebook’s WhatsApp must be decided by Irish data body within a month, EU privacy watchdog rules
The EU’s privacy watchdog has given Ireland’s data protection agency a month to produce its long-delayed decision on Facebook’s WhatsApp compliance with EU laws, forcibly settling the agency’s dispute with other national bodies.Jul 28, 2021 17:56World News - ‘Cheap stunts?’ Pro-censorship activists lay body bags outside Facebook office, claim platform spreading deadly ‘disinformation’A group of pro-censorship activists has laid body bags outside Facebook’s Washington, DC office, claiming that “disinformation” on the platform “kills.” Like the Biden administration, they want Facebook to censor Covid-skeptics.Jul 28, 2021 17:48USA News
- US states appealing dismissal of Facebook antitrust lawsuit seeking to force sale of Instagram, WhatsAppNew York’s attorney general has announced that dozens of US states are appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Facebook of abusing its market power, seeking to force it to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp.Jul 28, 2021 17:16USA News
- Virtual real-itchy: Facebook halts Oculus headset sales & issues recall following months of ‘skin irritation’ complaintsFacebook has agreed to replace the removable foam face liners in its Oculus virtual reality headsets after months of customer complaints about skin irritations such as rashes and hives. The recall affects about four million units.Jul 28, 2021 11:03World News
- Countdown to Great Deplatforming part 2? PayPal partners with ADL against ‘extremism & hate’Pro-censorship anti-bigotry group the Anti-Defamation League has partnered with PayPal to “fight hate” by cutting off its financing. But its definition of “hate,” criticized as expansive and fungible, has prompted concerns.Jul 27, 2021 02:31USA News
- Big Tech companies to target right-wing militias & ‘attacker manifestos’ through same database used to identify terroristsA joint ‘counterterrorism’ organization formed by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Microsoft will begin more aggressively targeting right-wing militia groups and manifestos on their platforms.Jul 26, 2021 21:35USA News
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