Meta to test limitation of some news access on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

Meta Platforms Inc on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada. The testing period will run for several weeks, the social media giant said, adding that the minor percentage of Canadian users… Read More Meta to test limitation of some news access on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

Twitter’s trust and safety chief Ella Irwin announces resignation

Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, said on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October. Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the trust and safety team… Read More Twitter’s trust and safety chief Ella Irwin announces resignation

U.S. judge dismisses privacy lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta

A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The lawsuit alleged violation of the district’s consumer protection law. The social media firm drew global scrutiny in 2018… Read More U.S. judge dismisses privacy lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta

Russia says it uncovered U.S. espionage operation compromising thousands of Apple phones

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple… Read More Russia says it uncovered U.S. espionage operation compromising thousands of Apple phones

Former U.S. President Donald Trump vows to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants in election campaign

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that if elected president again in 2024 he would seek to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to immigrants in the country illegally, a plan that contradicts how a 19th century amendment to the U.S. Constitution long has been interpreted. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican… Read More Former U.S. President Donald Trump vows to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants in election campaign