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Montevideo, April 4th 2025 - 17:36 UTC

Tag: Social network

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 08:12 UTC

    Lula wants social media regulated by law

    Democracy is a daily construction that requires courage, Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for legislation to regulate digital platforms and combat the concentration of power in “digital oligarchies.” At the inauguration of the Brazilian Bar Association's (OAB) new leadership, he underlined the need to protect democracy, promote fair competition, and safeguard vulnerable groups from “digital colonialism,” he also pointed out while highlighting the OAB's role in defending democracy.

  • Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

    Bug in Facebook exposed photos from 6.8 million users

    It is the latest in a series of data breaches at the social network, which has faced scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

    Facebook has revealed that a software bug exposed the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including pictures they had not posted. It made the announcement a day after hosting its pop-up privacy experience “It's Your Facebook” in New York's Bryant Park.

  • Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:17 UTC

    Twitter deletes automated accounts discouraging people from voting in US midterm elections

    Most of the accounts were posing as Democrats, the social media company said. They were taken down in late September and early October.

    Twitter has deleted an estimated 10,000 automated accounts that were posting messages discouraging people from taking part in next week's US mid-term elections.

  • Friday, October 19th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

    Facebook's “war room” to combat fake news ahead of Brazil and US elections

    From the outside, Facebook's war room looks like a typical conference room on the tech firm's Menlo Park, California, campus

    During the first round of Brazil's presidential election on 7 October, Facebook staff noticed something suspicious on the social network. A story posted to Facebook incorrectly claimed the election was delayed because of protests. The company's data scientists and operations team scrambled to pull down the misinformation before it went viral.