Bangladesh drafts sweeping social media law with 24-hour takedown rule

Violating own policy, Meta monetized 19 Facebook pages of Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies

Under Meta's own policy, Facebook pages belonging to government agencies and institutions are not eligible for monetization. Yet at least 19 Facebook pages belonging to Bangladesh's law enforcement agencies were found to have access to earning opportunities on the platform. Under Meta's own policy, Facebook pages belonging to government agencies and institutions are not eligible for monetization. Yet at least 19 Facebook pages belonging to Bangladesh's law enforcement agencies were found to have access to earning opportunities on the platform.

Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Is Just Training A Generation In The Art Of The Workaround

We’ve been covering Australia’s under-16 social media ban since before it went into effect, first noting the confusion and obvious implementation problems as pretty much everyone realiz…

‘Now we don’t have a safe place’: sex workers’ social media site Switter shuts down amid legal fears

Platform says government changes to online safety and defamation laws in Australia, UK and US made it ‘impossible’ to comply

The future of social media is human

We cannot continue participating in social media platforms which do nothing to stop us being tricked by GenAI and the powerful people/governments that control them.

Myanmar: The social atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya - Amnesty International

Beginning in August 2017, the Myanmar security forces undertook a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. This report is based on an in-depth investigation into Meta (formerly Facebook)’s role in the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Rohingya. Meta’s algorithms proactively amplified and promoted content which incited violence, hatred, and discrimination against […]

Facebook Shouldn't Give Politicians More Power Than Ordinary Users

Amidst escalating rhetoric about alleged "anti-conservative bias" on social media, Facebook has doubled down on its policies exempting (some) politicians from its ordinary fact-checking and from its

Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China (Published 2016)

The social network, blocked in China since 2009, has developed software to keep posts from appearing in users’ news feeds in specific geographic areas, current and former employees said.

Supreme Court Halts Federal Limits on Social Media Algorithm Regulation

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Online Transparency and Fairness Act On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a critical emergency injunction that effectively halted the enforcement of the Online…

Social Media Ban Repository – information labs

Is a ban a plan? Academics, rights organisations, and policymakers across Europe and beyond are warning against blanket social media bans for minors.

The Safe Social Media Act needs major fixes

Safety legislation is one step forward, two steps back

Online abuse: banning anonymous social media accounts is not the answer

In the wake of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, some politicians are calling for a law banning anonymous social media profiles. But it’s not the right way to tackle online abuse.

Online abuse: banning anonymous social media accounts is not the answer

In the wake of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, some politicians are calling for a law banning anonymous social media profiles. But it’s not the right way to tackle online abuse.

How to Opt Out of Social Media Controlled by Big Tech

It might seem like there are simply no other choices for social media beyond those controlled by big tech companies, but that’s not true at all. In fact, we’re in a golden era of options being built

Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women ‘property’ and trans people ‘freaks’

The social media giant Meta has loosened its public rules on hate speech as Mark Zuckerberg seeks to curry favour with Donald Trump

Opinion | Twitter’s Caste Problem (Published 2018)

Dalits and other Indian gender, religious, tribal and ethnic minorities are regularly harassed on Twitter by right-wing troll armies.