Social Media

How Facebook Collected And Sold South Koreans’ Private Data 1

How Facebook Collected And Sold South Koreans’ Private Data

Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is in hot water again. South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined the social media giant a staggering $15.67 million for secretly collecting and sharing sensitive personal information of users without their permission. Here’s what happened: South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)

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Russia Targets Discord For Illegal Information 1

Russia Targets Discord For Illegal Information

Russia’s media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has banned Discord, a popular messaging app used by gamers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The ban was enforced because Discord allegedly posted “illegal information” and didn’t follow a court order. What Is Discord? Discord is more than just a messaging app. It allows users to send instant

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How Facebook And Instagram Are Undermining Free Speech Worldwide 1

How Facebook And Instagram Are Undermining Free Speech Worldwide

Decades ago, the famous intellectual Noam Chomsky, in his 1991 book Media Control, explained how the U.S. government uses propaganda to push its agenda. Fast forward to today, and a retired Indian Air Force officer is making a bold claim: social media giants like Facebook and Instagram, owned by META,

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Brazil Seizes $3.3 Million From Elon Musk 1

Brazil Seizes $3.3 Million From Elon Musk

Brazil has taken drastic action against billionaire Elon Musk’s companies, seizing $3.3 million from his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), and satellite internet provider, Starlink. This all started with a decision by the Brazilian Supreme Court, which unblocked the companies’ bank accounts, only to withdraw the funds to enforce

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Inside The Secret World Of Political Influencers 1

Inside The Secret World Of Political Influencers

We live in a time where cable news is slowly fading away, like how the 8-track tape or the VHS player did years ago. Today, the way Americans get their political news is changing dramatically, and this shift is shaking up the whole political scene. CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, which

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