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Data Scraping Bug Bounty Meta
Cyber Security 

Meta expands its bug bounty program to include reports on data scraping

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Bug Bounty, Cyber Security, Data Scraping, Facebook, Meta, privacy

Meta (earlier Facebook) has expanded its bug bounty program to reward reports of data scraping vulnerabilities. The new program will

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irish dpc instagram gdpr draft decision
Information Technology 

[Breaking] Irish DPC submits draft decision on Instagram GDPR inquiry

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Child Rights, data protection, Facebook, GDPR, instagram, Irish DPC, privacy

The Data Protection Commission of Ireland (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in a GDPR inquiry against Instagram. The DPC

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Meta Rohingya Class Action Lawsuit
Information Technology 

Rohingya refugees sue Meta for failing to act against hate speech

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Shashank Maheshwari 0 Comments Facebook, Hate Speech, Meta, Myanmar, Rohingya

A group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has filed a case against social media giant Meta (earlier Facebook) for its

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irish dpc corruption
Data Protection & Privacy 

Max Schrems’ nyob files corruption complaint against Irish DPC for blackmail

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Corruption, data protection, DPC, Facebook, Ireland, NYOB, privacy, Schrems

Austrian lawyer & privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a corruption complaint against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for

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Haugen Testimony Standing Committee on IT
Intermediary Liability 

Standing Committee on IT awaits Speaker’s assent for Haugen testimony

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Facebook, Frances Haugen, Shashi Tharoor, Standing Committee, Whistleblower

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has submitted a request to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to summon Facebook

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facebook anti-rohingya U.S. court
Intermediary Liability 

MeitY seeks details on Facebook algorithm after Whistleblower allegations

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Pukhraj Biala 0 Comments Algorithm, Facebook, Frances Haugen, Mark Zuckerberg, meity, Whistleblower

Weeks after Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen’s testimony, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has written a letter to

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Facebook Giphy fine CMA
Tech & Competition Tech Verdicts 

Why did the UK fine Facebook £50.5m in Giphy acquisition?

October 26, 2021October 28, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Competition and Market Authority, Competition Law, Facebook, Giphy, UK

The U.K’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Facebook £50.5m for breaching an order imposed during its investigation into

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instagram facebook advertising
Information Technology 

Instagram spends most of its advertising budget on targeting teens: Report

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Pukhraj Biala 0 Comments Facebook, Frances Haugen, instagram, Instagram Kids

According to The New York Times (paywalled), Instagram spent most of its global advertising expenditure toward showing ads to minors since

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hate speech eu facebook
Information Technology Intermediary Liability 

Social Media is flagging and removing lesser hate speech content: EU

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments european union, Facebook, instagram, social media, TikTok, twitter, YouTube

An evaluation by the European Commission shows that social media companies flagged and removed less hate speech content than in

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Australia High Court defamation law CNN
Information Technology Intermediary Liability Tech Verdicts 

Australia is redrafting its defamation laws after disputed court judgment

October 7, 2021October 28, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments australia, Defamation, Facebook, High Court of Australia, news publishers

Australia is urgently redrafting its defamation laws after a court ruling found news publishers liable for user comments on their

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Maridhas Twitter FIR Madras High Court
Tech Verdicts 

FIR against Maridhas for objecting to joy over Gen. Rawat’s death quashed

December 15, 2021December 18, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0

The Madras High Court has quashed an FIR against YouTuber Maridhas who objected to the celebration of CDS Bipin Rawat’s

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