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Everything you need to know about the controversial copyright directive including whether the UK will need to adopt the regulations

The BEUC is urging the European Commission to urgently investigate the app's "unclear" data collection practices

The tech giant is thought to be in the market for 'active online communities' to add to its cloud portfolio

Instagram, Twitter and TikTok are targeting usernames harvested by the OGUsers community

The platform hopes to process trillions of data points to gain insights much quicker

The incoming iOS 14 update means Facebook could record revenue losses of as much as $5 billion

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google among tech giants suspending political contributions

Hackers could combine leaked data with phishing emails to exploit users

The move raises concerns as the US has much weaker data protection laws than across the EU

Firm chastised over its handling of a 2018 flaw that made private tweets accessible to the public

The government plans to hit social media platforms with GDPR-like penalties worth up to 10% of annual revenue

Social media is a great innovation - but falsehoods and manipulation are rife

Privacy groups warn the Home Office to not "facilitate crime by making personal security harder"

A second judge has blocked Trump's proposed TikTok shutdown

The stablecoin is reportedly just waiting on final approval from Swiss regulators

This update will help companies to show their influence on their industries

Social media site will also soon support video archiving

SMBs will be able to use the firm’s infrastructure for free with Facebook Hosting Services when it launches

Investigation launched after 60 million children were given the option to switch to a public-facing business account

The brief outage heavily disrupted several of the firm's APIs including Enterprise Search and its Engagement API

The New York State Department of Financial Services says social media firms have too much responsibility with little government oversight

A joint proposal adds weight to EU's own plans to curb the industry’s growing anti-competitive influence

The donation mitigates some of the worst consequences of a severe revenue shortfall projected for 2020