Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was quick to clarify that the controversial new policy would only apply in Ukraine. Recall that earlier Meta allowed Facebook and Instagram users to call for violence against the Russian military and Vladimir Putin. As a result, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office asked to recognize Meta (Facebook) as […]
Tag: Facebook
The EU and Britain have launched an investigation into the Google-Facebook deal
The European Commission and the British Competition Authority announced today that they have launched separate investigations into the agreement reached in 2018 by the American internet giants Google and Meta (Facebook) for internet advertising, which allegedly provides them with an illegal monopoly. The deal, dubbed the “Jedi Blue”, has been the target of US justice […]
Russia restricts access to Instagram
LAST UPDATE: 18:40 Russia today announced that it was restricting access to the social networking site Instagram, which it accused of propagating violence against Russian soldiers in connection with their involvement in Ukraine. “At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, access to the social networking site Instagram… will be restricted […]
In Russia, Meta (Facebook) may be recognized as an extremist organization. WhatsApp and Instagram can also be blocked
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit, asking that Meta (Facebook) be recognized as an extremist organization. In addition, the prosecutor’s office demanded that Roskomnadzor restrict access to the social network Instagram. Recently it became known that Facebook is completely blocked in Russia. Earlier it was reported that Meta allowed Facebook and Instagram […]
Russia: Moscow threatens to suspend Meta’s activities
Russia will suspend the activities of Meta Platforms if the information transmitted by Reuters proves to be true, according to which the platform will allow its users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers, the Kremlin warned today. According to internal messages that came to the knowledge of the Reuters […]
EU launches investigation into Google-Facebook online advertising deal
EU competition authorities today launched an investigation into a deal between Google and Facebook for online advertising services. The goal of the antimonopolists is to check whether the transaction violates the rules of competition. The European Commission said the investigation will focus on a 2018 deal between Facebook and Google, dubbed Jedi Blue, that could […]
Facebook allowed calls for violence against the Russian military and the death of the President of Russia
Reuters reported that Meta, against the background of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russian citizens, the Russian military and Vladimir Putin. We are talking about statements like “death to the Russian occupiers.” Reuters cites internal emails sent by Meta via […]
Facebook is completely blocked in Russia
Roskomnadzor on its website announced the complete blocking of the social network Facebook in Russia. On March 4, 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in the Russian Federation. Since October 2020, 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources by Facebook have […]
Russia restricts Facebook and Twitter
LAST UPDATE: 22.39 Russia’s communications regulator announced on Friday that it had blocked Facebook in response to what it said was restrictions on access to Russian media on its platform, according to Reuters. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted […]
What does the message that WhatsApp is sending us mean
A pop up message that appears when the application is opened. Yet another piece of a story, the one between Whatsapp, or rather Meta, and the European authorities with respect to the use of (our) data by the Californian group. A simple message that perhaps many will have ignored in a second, the release of […]