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Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Riyadh will increase efforts to curb Twitter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Amid an outcry over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, large numbers of accounts, ostensibly belonging to ordinary citizens (although many are fraudulent), have engaged in…

Distortion by social media bots will become targeted

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INTERNATIONAL

Social media bots.

Indian telecoms law expands state's powers

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INDIA

The changes follow complaints from the government about the content generated by Gemini on some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. While election-related disinformation…

African digital economy faces uneven outlook

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AFRICA

This is attributable to relatively low internet penetration, the limited number of digital platforms and e-commerce businesses, and low investment and digital skills levels. These…

Tech may curb virus profiteering, not disinformation

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INTERNATIONAL

Misinformation sources and combating.

Online extremists are a step ahead of law enforcement

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INTERNATIONAL

Online radicalisation.

Advertisers up scrutiny of social media fake activity

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INTERNATIONAL

Advertising on social media.

Restrictions on free speech are rising globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The arrest is part of a global crackdown on freedom of expression since the Arab uprisings, which has led to unprecedented numbers of journalists, bloggers and cyber activists…

Western fears of encryption lack substance

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INT/UK/US

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the political debate on law enforcement 'going dark' due to encryption has resurfaced again in the United States and United Kingdom…