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December 2019

26 posts

Facebook Complied with Singapore’s “Fake News” Law

Facebook issued a “fake news” notice on a post made by The States Times Review at the request of the Singapore government. According to the BBC, Facebook said it “is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information.” Singapore claimed the post had “scurrilous accusations”. The BBC reported that the addition of the

EU Antitrust Regulators Investigating Google’s Data Collection

The European Commission antitrust regulators are investigating Google's collection of data. This comes months after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they were reviewing how Google's platforms have reduced competition. Reuters reported that an EU executive said the Commission was seeking information on how and why Alphabet unit Google is collecting data. A document seen by Reuters indicates the

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