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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) paid over $20,000 to help train local police officers in extracting “hidden” social media data, according to a report.

A Florida clothing company has sparked outrage from social media users for “glorifying” North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by promoting a men’s romper with the dictator’s face on it.

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are taking action against 36 people suspected of posting hate speech online, most of them accused of far-right incitement.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that a North Carolina statute that prevents registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites where children are known to be online violates the First Amendment.

TEL AVIV — The Egyptian parliament on Wednesday approved the transfer of the two islands Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, prompting some in Egypt to respond with anger.

TEL AVIV — In wake of the decision of a number of Arab states to sever ties with Qatar and in light of a significant social media campaign against the small kingdom, Qatar’s supporters have decided to take up the fight online. Among other things, the nation’s supporters are accusing those against Qatar of supporting Israel.

A decision by the Tunisian government to begin enforcing the religious obligation to fast on Ramadan by punishing those who don’t respect it publicly with jail time has ignited a heated debate on social media platforms.

President Donald Trump spent much of his Saturday sending unfiltered messages on Twitter, despite reports that said White House attorneys would start vetting his messages and tweet less.

ISIS supporters celebrated the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Monday night, issuing warnings that the attack was “only the beginning.”

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) for providing misleading information over its buyout of mobile messaging service WhatsApp.

Just 6 percent of millennials claimed that their social media accounts were a “completely true” depiction of them, according to a report by LendEDU.

In a recent article for The Atlantic, Connor Friedersdorf writes about the effects of the rise of “call-out culture” on campuses, which is the practice of using social media to shame an individual for their beliefs.

Facebook is appealing an order to impose Austria’s social media laws against hate speech on the platform worldwide.

New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman tweeted on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s top adviser Steve Bannon. She noted that despite ongoing media reports that he is losing influence in the West Wing, that is clearly not the case.

Following the firing of FBI Director James Comey by President Donald Trump, many Democrats have criticized the President’s decision — despite having called for Comey’s resignation only a few months ago.

Gab, a free speech Twitter alternative, has finally opened to the public after nearly nine months of beta testing.

Facebook is propagating the notion that so-called “fake news” is a threat to British democracy, placing adds in establishment newspapers ahead of the UK general election.

The Islamic State magazine Rumiyah has published a set of tutorials for aspiring “lone wolf” jihadis, including advice to use websites such as eBay and Craigslist to lure victims for kidnapping and murder.

A tweet on President Trump’s account about what an “honor” it was to host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House was removed.

A Parliamentary select committee has cited an analysis by the far left site Buzzfeed to imply so-called “fake news” influenced the U.S. election and demanded Facebook censors online content in the lead-up to the general election.

Former President Barack Obama blamed the polarization present in the current political climate on social media, cable television, and monetary influence from special interests in a speech Monday.

Pop singer Katy Perry has come under fire this week after sharing an image of a Hindu goddess on her Instagram page.

The Federal Trade Commission has warned social media influencers that they must disclose the cash or compensation they receive in exchange for advertising a product.

Iran’s judiciary has blocked newly introduced voice calls on Telegram, the most popular messaging app in the country, state media reported on Wednesday.

Former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission Ann Ravel recently spoke at an event at UC Berkeley titled “Future of Democracy” where she discussed the possible need for regulating political speech and ads on social media. Ravel, who has previously

Facebook will stop “fake news” using a similar algorithm as the platform’s one against “click-bait,” according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Users across Chinese social media expressed their anger and called for a boycott over a viral video of an Asian doctor being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight this week.

The more you use Facebook, the worse you feel, according to a new comprehensive study.

Celebrities took to their favorite social media platforms Monday and skewered United Airlines after a viral video posted online showed Chicago law enforcement officers forcibly removing a man from an overbooked flight.

(Reuters) — The World Wide Web needs a complete rethink to prevent spying and the spread of “nasty, mean ideas” on social media websites, its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, said on Monday.

An 11-year-old Michigan boy tragically killed himself in despair after falling prey to an Internet prank that convinced him that his 13-year-old girlfriend had committed suicide.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new bill that punishes social networking sites if they fail to swiftly remove illegal content such as hate speech or defamatory fake news.

Model-actress Kendall Jenner and soda giant Pepsi came under harsh criticism on social media Tuesday for a new commercial that appears to use the backdrop of politically-charged protests to hawk more soda.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday on some ideas the Trump administration is discussing for the “extreme vetting” of foreign visitors, including asking the subjects to reveal their cell phone contacts, hand over the passwords to their social media accounts, supply financial records, and “answer probing questions about their ideology.”

Ten additional plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Pulse nightclub shooting victims, claiming that Twitter, Google, and Facebook allowed their platforms to be used to radicalize the nightclub shooter.

Reddit recently released their 2016 transparency report which shows that information requests from law enforcement tripled in the last two years.