Ukraine Invasion: Facebook Access Restricted by Russia

By Europe Times February 26, 2022 No comment

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During the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has restricted access to Facebook due to the platform’s stance on the accounts of several Moscow-backed news outlets. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, accused the network of “censorship” and violating “Russian citizens’ rights and freedoms.” Facebook stated that it would not

Facebook comes with new rules ahead of 2020 US election fears

By Europe Times August 29, 2019 No comment

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The social media giant, Facebook tightens the rules ahead of the next US presidential election, reports BBC. The company has introduced new political advertising rules, in a bid to halt exploitation in the US elections. Now, for the political advertisers, to obtain a “confirmed organisation” label, they have to verify their identity. This is marked […]

Job-search tool of Google being investigated by EU

By Europe Times August 28, 2019 No comment

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The job search tool of Google is being investigated by the European Union as they got several claims, saying the competitors has been driven out of the market. Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition commissioner has raised a question whether it was fair the Google had “such control over the success or failure” of its rivals. […]

Flouting of privacy law using facial recognition – School fined in Sweden

By Europe Times August 28, 2019 No comment

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A school in Sweden, which used facial recognition for tracking student’s attendance has been fined 200,000 Swedish Krona (£16,800, $20,700) by the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA). The fine has been issued on the school for for flouting a privacy law. The school used a trial session which included 22 high school students being detected […]

Facebook asked to close down the groups that seeks fake Amazon reviews

By Europe Times August 6, 2019 No comment

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The tech giant Facebook is facing a problem in closing down the groups on its site where fake Amazon reviews are sold, claims ‘Which?’ the consumer group. Facebook, in June was urged by CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) to tackle sale of fake reviews. Certain uncovered active groups are recruiting people to write fake testimonies, […]

Franky Zapata successfully crosses English Channel in fly-board

By Europe Times August 5, 2019 No comment

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Franky Zapata (40), French inventor and creator of Flyboard and Flyboard Air has succesfully completed his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered fly-board. Zapata, who started his flying from Sangatte, near Calais, at 06:17 GMT on Sunday had landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover. A kerosene-filled backpack has been used in […]

Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape charges in US

By Europe Times July 23, 2019 No comment

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The US prosecutors said that he Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault. It is reported that they do not have enough evidence to proceed with the case. Kathryn Mayorga (34), a former model claims that she had been raped by Cristiano Ronaldo in a Las Vegas hotel […]

Instagram to hide the number of likes to ‘remove pressure’

By Europe Times July 18, 2019 No comment

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Instagram is hiding the Instagram likes’ numbers in some countries to “remove pressure” of the app users, considering their mental health. The countries includes Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil. A similar test move had been occurred in Canada in the month of May. The younger people are being severely affected by the […]

Personnel data of ‘nearly all adults’ in Bulgaria has been stolen

By Europe Times July 17, 2019 No comment

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The personal data of millions of Bulgarians has been stolen, reports BBC. The data leakage occurred in a cyber attack on the tax agency of the country. The data of almost all adults in the country, having a total population of about 7 million, has been stolen, says a local cyber-security researcher. A 20 year […]

Libra – The cryptocurrency of Facebook attacked at Senate hearing

By Europe Times July 17, 2019 No comment

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Facebook’s cryptocurrency – Libra will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees, has come under further attack at a US hearing. The politicians said that the company is “delusional” and non-trusted. They said that they do not trust Facebook to operate a global cryptocurrency. Facebook executive David Marcus has […]