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Ireland Fines LinkedIn $300 Million for Breaching GDPR Data Processing Rules
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced it is fining LinkedIn €310 million, or more than $300 million, for how it processed user data....
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Bug Caused Some LinkedIn Accounts to Lose Followers
LinkedIn has revealed that a bug was responsible for some users losing connections and accounts, saying the bug has now been resolved....
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Meta Suspends Accounts That Track Public Figures’ Jets
Meta is cracking down on accounts that track the jets of public figures, suspending a slew of those accounts....
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Meta and Business Leaders Warn EU: Fragmented Regulations Risk Leaving Europe Behind in the Global AI Revolution
In a bold, unified message to European policymakers, Meta, Spotify, Ericsson, and other prominent business leaders issued an open letter warning that the European Union's fragmente...
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X Is Back in Brazil in Major Loss for Free Speech
X is once again operational in Brazil, with users able to catch up on the news, watch cat videos, and engage in discourse on the platform—all for a steep p...
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TikTok Music Is Shutting Down
ByteDance has informed users it is killing off the TikTok Music service, with November 28, 2024 slated as the shutdown date....
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X Block Button Will No Longer Block Users
X is making a major change to how the block functionality works, with the block button no longer blocking a user from seeing an account's post....
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Telegram Will Give Governments More Data
Telegram's overhaul continues in the wake of CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, with Durov saying the company will begin giving governments more data....
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Elon Musk and X Capitulate, Will Comply With Brazil Court Order
In a move the flies in the face of his promise to uphold free speech, Elon Musk and X have capitulated in Brazil and agreed with a court order Musk said w...
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SEC Targets Elon Musk for Sanctions, Sparking Claims of Political Bias
In a legal escalation surrounding Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its intention to seek sanctions ag...
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Ukraine Bans Telegram On Official Devices Over Russian Spying Concerns
Ukraine has banned Telegram from being used on offi...
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FTC Report Slams Companies’ ‘Vast Surveillance’ and ‘Inadequate Safeguards’
A Federal Trade Commission staff report takes aim at social media and video stream companies' data collection practices and data protection measures....
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Snapchat Unveils Game-Changing AI Video Tool for Creators
In a bold step to position itself at the forefront of AI-driven content creation, Snapchat has launched an advanced AI video generation tool aimed at enhancing how creators produce...
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Bluesky Tops 10 Million Users
Bluesky has hit another major milestone, topping some 10 million users as the social media platform continues to pull users from X....
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42 States Ask Congress to Require Social Media Warning Labels
Attorneys generals of 42 states have penned a letter to both houses of Congress, asking that lawmakers require social media platforms to include a health w...
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