Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after Halloween shootings
Home rental platform plans AirBnB is banning “party houses” after five people were killed at a Halloween party in San Francisco.
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Unilever vows no more ads on Pornhub after Dollar Shave Club controversy
Consumer goods giant Unilever has promised to stop its brands running adverts on porn sites, after its men’s grooming range Dollar Shave Club ran a campaign on the website Pornhub.
Zuckerberg vs Congress: Facebook CEO grilled on fake news and Libra currency
US lawmakers have criticised Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg about the firm’s policy not to fact check political ads in the upcoming 2020 US election.
Twitter fail: Innocent Drinks warns fans not to drink conkers after recipe joke backfires
Innocent Drinks has been forced to tweet a series of warning messages after it sent out a joke message about Conker smoothies- a concoction that could kill people if consumed.
Facebook targets Russia and Iran in further efforts to reduce election manipulation
In a fresh push to boost the integrity of the platform, Facebook has shut down Iranian and Russian accounts running election misinformation networks. The change will affect both Facebook and Instagram, as the social media giant prepares for the lucrative US election campaign. Facebook is also increasing transparency of who advertises and what their messages are by changing how its ad library works. Democracy campaigners hope these changes in the US part of the platform will soon be echoed across Europe.
UK consumers ‘more likely to ditch Facebook services than Huawei products’
Nearly a third of Brits (32%) are considering ditching Facebook over privacy concerns, compared to just 11% have similar issues with Huawei, according to new research.
Only a fifth UK public read online T&Cs (despite data use concerns)
Over two-fifths of the UK public remains unconvinced that technology developments are being governed well enough, particularly when it comes to the use of personal data.
Social media giants can now be ordered to remove posts worldwide
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the EU’s highest court.
GDPR update: Pre-ticked cookie consent forms banned
A new European court ruling has banned pre-ticked cookie consent forms under GDPR rules.