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Rohingya Muslims sue Facebook
Facebook owner Meta faces legal action in both the US and UK from Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (formerly Burma), with compensation claims worth more than £150bn.
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New Twitter CEO shuffles top team
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has shuffled his top team, days after taking the reins from Jack Dorsey.
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TikTok adds creator monetisation features
TikTok has widened its creator monetisation features, adding tips and video gifts, as it rolled out its Creator Next portal.
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Twitter to ban sharing of personal photos and videos
Twitter is to ban the sharing of personal media, including photos and videos, without the consent of the person concerned.
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Twitter warnings curb hate speech, study suggests
A New York University study found pre-emptive warnings on Twitter about hate speech reduced the volume of objectionable content by as much as a fifth.
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Instagram begins testing 60-second Stories
Instagram has begun tests of 60-second Stories, quadrupling the short-form video format's current length of 15 seconds.
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Draft EU legislation clamps down on political ads on social media
The FT has said that it has seen draft EU legislation which would force web giants such as Facebook and Google to reveal how they target users with political advertising.
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Minderoo Foundation bargains with Big Tech on behalf of small publishers
The Minderoo Foundation, a federation owned by Australia's richest man, aims to help 18 small publishers agree a collective bargaining arrangement to secure licensing deals with Google and Facebook.
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Internet facing “Bretton Woods moment”, says Facebook’s Nick Clegg
Facebook vice-president of global affairs Sir Nick Clegg said he believes the internet is facing its "Bretton Woods moment", referencing the post-WWII accord which governed international finance.
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Twitter allows app developers to access data
Twitter said it will expand free access to the site’s data to allow app developers to create products that can curate and synthesise content.
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Twitter expands free access to data for software developers
Twitter has expanded free access to its data to software developers, a move that aims to give users more control over the content they see in their Twitter feed.
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Instagram adds text-to-speech and voice effect features to Reels
Instagram has added text-to-speech and voice effect features to Reels, bringing it more closely into line with TikTok.
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Patreon to compete with YouTube
Patreon CEO Jack Conte confirmed the subscriptions platform is building a native video hosting product which will compete with YouTube.
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CMA executive considers forced break-ups to curb Big Tech
Competition & Markets Authority chief executive Andrea Coscelli said forced break-ups would be considered if a crackdown on Big Tech fails to rein in the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, & Amazon.
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YouTube begins to hide public dislike buttons
YouTube has begun hiding public dislike counters in a bid to promote “respectful interactions between viewers and creators”, while keeping them viewable to the video maker.
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