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Britain to unveil new online spying laws
AFP, Published on 01/11/2015
» LONDON - Britain's government gave the first details Sunday of contested plans to update Internet spying laws to keep pace with the digital age.
Bare breasts versus race-baiting in German Facebook protest
AFP, Published on 31/10/2015
» BERLIN - A Facebook campaign featuring a topless woman and a man holding up a racist sign has gone viral in Germany, as its creator said Friday the social network needed to rein in hate speech.
Facebook's Zuckerberg in India to get 'next billion online'
AFP, Published on 28/10/2015
» NEW DELHI - Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he believes India will be crucial to getting "the next billion online" and helping to alleviate poverty.
Facebook sued over posts inciting attacks on Jews
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli NGO said Tuesday it was suing Facebook for failing to remove pages that encourage the killing of Jews, after a wave of attacks by Palestinians left nine Israelis dead.
Tiny Irish data agency in the spotlight over Facebook case
AFP, Published on 20/10/2015
» PORTARLINGTON (IRELAND) - With an office above a grocery shop and a staff of just 50, Ireland's data privacy authority makes an unlikely watchdog for hundreds of millions of European web users.
Germany considers hate-speech charges against Facebook
AFP, Published on 20/10/2015
» BERLIN - German prosecutors said Monday they were investigating a complaint against three Facebook managers, which alleges they failed to act against racist comments posted by users over Europe's migration crisis.
EU, Internet firms to launch anti-extremism forum
AFP, Published on 19/10/2015
» BRUSSELS - The European Union announced Monday it will launch in December a forum bringing together Internet firms and law enforcement agencies to combat online extremism.
Graft-digging editor joins Spain's online media race
AFP, Published on 09/10/2015
» MADRID - One of Spain's most prominent and controversial journalists has launched a major online newspaper, the latest in a range of websites shaking up the Spanish media in politically volatile times.
Austria launches language app for migrant children
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» VIENNA - Austria's government, under pressure from the far-right over the migrant crisis, announced on Thursday a new app for smartphones and tablets to help foreign children learn German.
Radio frequency 'harvesting' tech unveiled in UK
AFP, Published on 01/10/2015
» LONDON - An energy harvesting technology that its developers say will be able to turn ambient radio frequency waves into usable electricity to charge low power devices was unveiled in London on Wednesday.