Facebook parent company hit by 17 million euro fine by Irish regulator
Facebook parent company Meta has been fined 17 million euros for breaching EU privacy rules. The fine, imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), follows an investigation into a series of 12 data breach notifications
Russia limits access to Instagram after ‘calls for violence against Russians’
Instagram has been restricted in Russia after posts “calling for violence against Russians” were “distributed”, Russian authorities have said. The state’s communications watchdog will restrict access to the social media app and website following the posts,
Twitter launches service aimed at bypassing Russia’s block
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has limited Twitter in an
Spotify investigating issue after users are logged out of the streaming platform
Spotify is investigating an issue preventing some of its users from accessing the platform. The music streaming giant said users are reporting being logged out and unable to log back in again. It is mostly those
TikTok blocks new videos in Russia to avoid media crackdown
TikTok has blocked its Russian users from posting new videos in response to the government’s crackdown on what people and media outlets can say about the war in Ukraine.The social media app that is particularly popular
Russia blocks access to Facebook for its 146 million citizens
Russia has blocked access to Facebook for its 146 million citizens amid the Ukraine invasion, a state regulator has said.The country’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said the social media platform was blocked on day nine of the
