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As anti-abortion laws pop up across the US, Mexican activists are helping Americans access free abortions
Some Americans seeking abortions are turning Mexico, which will ship abortion pills to the US, for …
Andréa Becker
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Investigation finds it takes only two clicks for teens to find drugs on Instagram
It’s not that difficult for teenagers to find and buy drugs on Instagram, a new report from the Tec…
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Taliban websites and WhatsApp groups suddenly go dark
Websites and social media have been integral communication tools for the Taliban and other extremis…
Francis Agustin
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Facebook made niche exceptions to its Taliban ban, internal documents show
"We've allowed some content about the provision of essential public services in Afghanistan," a Fac…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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WhatsApp shut down a Taliban helpline for reporting looting and lawlessness
WhatsApp spokeswoman told Insider that it would ban official Taliban accounts "to adhere to US sanc…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Facebook says it has a special team taking down content supporting or praising the Taliban
A Facebook spokesperson said it had a team of "Afghanistan experts" monitoring its platform who are…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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How to delete or unpublish a Facebook page
You can delete or unpublish your Facebook page from the Facebook website, mobile app, or Business M…
Christine Kopaczewski
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As Signal downloads surge, employees are reportedly worried the messaging app isn't doing enough to head off extremism
Signal's strong privacy focus might mean it's less able to prevent and track harmful behavior on it…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Signal won't replace WhatsApp, the cofounder of both encrypted messaging apps says. Instead, people will use the 2 services for different conversations.
"I have no desire to do all the things that WhatsApp does," Brian Acton, a cofounder of Signal, tol…
Grace Dean
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Indian Army sources say the ban on use of Facebook and Instagram by the forces has been successful
The ban imposed by the Indian Army on the usage of 89 smartphone applications, including social med…
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Despite ban, TikTok becomes highest grossing app globally in 2020
Netflix app was at the 10th spot with grossing $209 million worldwide. At 850 million, Ti…
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WhatsApp can sue you for sending bulk messages
WhatsApp will sue entities found abusing its platform starting December 7.
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Apple files lawsuit against NSO group, seeks injunction to ban them from using Apple devices and software
The company admitted that a small number of its users may have been targeted by a NSO Group's ex…
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The Taliban's following on Facebook has more than doubled as social media companies struggle to enforce bans
As of Wednesday, followers of Taliban Facebook pages have grown by 120% to 49,000 users despite the…
Hannah Towey,Heather Schlitz
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The WhatsApp ban in Brazil only lasted a few hours
"Thank you to everybody in Brazil for your support in getting WhatsApp back online," said Jan Koum,…
Max Slater-Robins
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All it takes is $15 to override WhatApp’s spam restrictions and influence Indian elections
WhatsApp has gone to great lengths to limit the amount of spam on its messaging platform — from ela…
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WhatsApp has a child porn problem
WhatsApp has had end-to-end encryption since 2016. The feature provides users with an extra layer o…
Paige Leskin
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'I'll lose $500,000 a year thanks to YouTube's Russian ad ban,' says this YouTuber who is scrambling to shift his followers onto social platforms not hit by Western sanctions
YouTube's monetization ban on Russian content has forced some streamers to Russian platforms but mo…
Ryan Hogg,Charissa Cheong
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Cybersecurity experts warn disinformation on WhatsApp is the hidden threat to the UK general election
Last month, Sky News reported that British Hindus had been targeted en masse with WhatsApp messages…
Martin Coulter
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Facebook is battling a tidal wave of fake news and misinformation on WhatsApp in Brazil
Reached for comment, a WhatsApp spokesperson pointed towards a recent column by the app's boss, Chr…