
The German government’s demand that social media giants Google, Facebook and Twitter remove what it calls anti-migrant ‘hate speech’ is having its first real test in the wake of the sickening sex attacks in Cologne over New Year’s Eve. Breitbart London first
by Simon Kent7 Jan 2016, 4:39 AM PST0

Pressure is growing on social networks to play a bigger role in finding and weeding out jihadists and others looking to recruit members and plot deadly attacks. But it’s more complicated than it sounds: networks like Facebook and Twitter support
by AFP15 Dec 2015, 1:40 AM PST0

The latest brainstorm from the Chinese Communist Party is a system for monitoring the Internet activity and financial transactions of its citizens, computing a “social credit” score on the acceptability of each person’s behavior, similar to the credit ratings compiled by financial institutions.
by John Hayward28 Oct 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Europe is expected to establish a new police unit that will scan the Internet for Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) propaganda and shut down the jihadist group’s social media accounts, news outlets report.
by Edwin Mora23 Jun 2015, 1:11 PM PST0

56-year-old Madonna is fighting for her right to pose nude on Instagram.
by Kelli Serio3 Apr 2015, 6:51 PM PST0

Police Scotland, which is responsible for policing the whole of Scotland, has taken to Twitter to warn people that they are continuing to “monitor comments on social media”, and that “any offensive comments will be investigated.” The Tweet, posted at
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Dec 2014, 6:22 AM PST0