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2023-07-05

Twitter Hacker Goes To Jail

PlugwalkJoe: A British man who hacked famous Twitter accounts, including Joe Biden, as part of a Bitcoin scam has been jailed in the US.

2023-07-03

The CIA Has A Social Media Campaign Just For Russians

The campaign includes a new CIA channel on Telegram - a widely used social media network that offers a source of unfiltered news in Russia.

2023-07-03

Canada Might Lose Its Dispute With Google

Costly News Links: Google and Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram are saying they will block local news from their platforms in Canada.

2023-06-13

Meta Is Building A Rival To Twitter 

Zuckerberg Vs Musk: The proposed text-based network could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram and elsewhere.

2023-05-24

AI Generated Images Shake The Stock Market

Fake images of an explosion which were most likely created using AI tools caused a brief slump in the NYSE and other financial markets.

2023-05-22

Meta Will Contest EU $1.3B Data Privacy Fine

The owner of Facebook has been fined a record $1.3 billion for transferring EU user data to the US, in breach of a previous EU court ruling.

2023-04-27

Facebook Delivers Fake Reviews

Research by consumer group Which? shows that there are many fake review factories on Facebook - despite the risk of fines from regulators.

2023-04-27

Violent Indian Separatists Using Twitter Bots

Recent research reveals pro-Khalistani Sikh groups using Twitter bots to promote violence and anti-India propaganda across social media.

2023-04-24

Musk Threatens To Sue Microsoft

Charging For User Data: Twitter's owner Elon Musk is threatening to sue Microsoft as he accused the technology giant of misusing user data.

2023-04-24

Facebook Users In Line For $725m Payout

Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Settlement: Facebook users could receive a share of a $multimillion settlement in a successful privacy lawsuit.

2023-04-12

US Threatens National Ban On TikTok

Owner ByteDance Under Pressure To Sell: A US ban on the world’s most popular social media app would affect 150 million using the platform.

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