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MI5 has shared its first photo on Instagram (MI5/PA)

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First MI5 Instagram post reveals pods where some of the UK’s secrets lie

22/04/2021

MI5’s launch of an official Instagram account will allow it to ‘keep the country safe’ by expanding the Secret Service’s reach, its director general Ken McCallum says (MI5/PA)

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MI5 on Instagram to expand reach and ‘keep country safe’, director general says

22/04/2021

Instagram will be used to bust myths about MI5, reveal previously unseen archive content, as well as career opportunities (Nick Ansell/PA)

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MI5 joins Instagram in bid to lift lid on Secret Service’s work

21/04/2021

Tyrone Mings has urged social media platforms to introduce filters (Shaun Botterill/PA)

Instagram to filter message requests in latest step to fight online abuse

21/04/2021

Instagram’s new message request filtering tool (Instagram)

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Instagram to filter message requests in latest step to fight online abuse

21/04/2021

Easy-to-guess universal default passwords could also be banned under cyber security laws proposed by Government (Philip Toscano/PA)

UK

New law could force tech firms to say how long smartphones will receive updates

21/04/2021

The Home Secretary said we must “push” tech firms to ensure that they ‘stand up and step up to take in every single preventative measure in place’ (Aaron Chown/PA)

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Facebook encryption plan puts progress against child sexual abuse ‘in jeopardy’

19/04/2021

Instagram has apologised after an issue with its algorithm led to diet-based content being suggested to users with eating disorders (Nick Ansell/PA)

Instagram apologises for ‘mistake’ leading to promotion of harmful diet content

15/04/2021

Facebook has previously downplayed the problem (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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Ireland’s online privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook over data breach

14/04/2021

Instagram is owned by Facebook (Yui Mok/PA)

Users could soon hide ‘like’ counts on Instagram and Facebook

14/04/2021

Facebook’s Oversight Board is to begin accepting appeals from users about other people’s content which has been allowed to remain on the platform (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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Facebook Oversight Board expands to allow appeals over content still on platform

13/04/2021

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Facebook News adds local news section in the UK

13/04/2021

The Home Secretary said tech giants must start taking stronger action to tackle online child sexual abuse (PA)

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UK and security partners urge more action from tech giants on child sex abuse

09/04/2021

CMA said tech giant made ‘significant changes’ but was disappointed it took a year to resolve (Yui Mok/PA)

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Facebook removes 16,000 groups trading in fake reviews after watchdog probe

09/04/2021

Steve Cooper hopes Premier League clubs follow Swansea’s example and boycott social media over online racial abuse (Mike Egerton/PA)

Steve Cooper hopes Premier League clubs follow Swansea in boycott of social media

08/04/2021

Swansea will take a stance against online abuse and discrimination by not posting any social media content for seven days (Nigel French/PA)

Swansea to boycott social media for seven days in stand against discrimination

08/04/2021

Sadio Mane, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita were all subjected to racist abuse on social media (Paul Ellis/ Isabel Infantes/Adam Davy/PA).

Liverpool demand action from social media platforms after trio racially abused

07/04/2021

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the Digital Markets Unit will make competition in the tech space ‘healthier’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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Tech giants ‘on notice’ as new digital regulator arrives to tackle dominance

07/04/2021

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Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

07/04/2021

Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

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Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

07/04/2021

Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

UK

Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

07/04/2021

The Digital Markets Unit will not have full powers until legislation is passed in Parliament (Yui Mok/PA)

UK

New regulator aimed at curbing dominance of tech giants gets to work

07/04/2021

Facebook has removed a video of Donald Trump being interviewed by his daughter-in-law from Lara Trump’s page (Niall Carson/PA)

Facebook removes ‘voice of Donald Trump’ from platform

01/04/2021

Sir Keir Starmer has called on social media giants to do more to tackle racism online (Nick Ansell/PA)

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Government and social media urged to do more to tackle online racism

31/03/2021

People who share something publicly can now choose to limit comments to friends or only those tagged in it (Facebook/PA)

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Facebook gives users power to limit comments on public posts

31/03/2021

Social media platforms are accused of failing to act properly to protect their users (Nick Ansell/PA)

UK

Social media firms ‘failing to meet even minimum test’ over Covid misinformation

30/03/2021

Police probe racist abuse of Wales footballers

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Police probe racist abuse of Wales footballers

29/03/2021

Wales players Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango were racially abused online (PA)

Instagram criticised after Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango racially abused online

28/03/2021

Facebook has previously revealed plans to make messaging across its apps end-to-end encrypted (PA)

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Facebook apps used in more than half of online child sex crimes, NSPCC says

26/03/2021

The guidelines say public figures can be targeted in ways that the company bans for those classed as private individuals (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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Facebook guidelines ‘allow abuse targeted at public figures’

24/03/2021