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FILED - 22 March 2022, Brandenburg, Gruenheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg. Musk assured European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday that he intends to comply with new EU content moderation rules ahead of his impending takeover of Twitter. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild POOL/dpa.

Spain

BUSINESS

Musk to reverse Twitter's 'morally bad' ban on Trump

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/22

Musk said the ban was a "morally bad decision" which undermined the public's trust in Twitter

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

Elon Musk's $44-billion bid to buy Twitter is accepted

The Nomad Today 4/25/22

Musk made the non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding common stock of Twitter not already owned by him earlier this month

FILED - 06 April 2022, France, Strasbourg: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks at a plenary session of the European Parliament. Ursula appealed to EU member states to speed up the supply of arms to Ukraine. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa.

Lifestyle

INTERNET

EU hails 'historic' new law to regulate harmful social media content

The Nomad Today 4/23/22

"What is illegal offline will effectively be illegal online in the EU," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Lifestyle

SOCIAL MEDIA

TikTok updates community guidelines due to dangers, eating disorders

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

As part of the update, TikTok said its rules will now more clearly note the risk of certain dangerous acts and challenges, such as suicide hoax content

ILLUSTRATION - Facebook is giving itself a new name - Meta, as part of its efforts to develop a VR-focused platform it's calling the Metaverse. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa.

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook to shut down its facial recognition system

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/3/21

The system automatically recognizes users and tags them in photos and videos

11 October 2021, Turkey, Istanbul: People walk in front of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Turkey recorded 188 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Photo: Hakan Akgun/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

Turkey to deport migrant group over 'provocative' social media posts

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/28/21

The 'banana controversy' is part of a growing resentment against migrants in Turkey amid economic difficulties

FILED - The bronze statue of legendary opera singer Maria Callas. The sculpture of La Diva stands opposite the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in a small park with olive trees close to the Acropolis of Athens. (Credit Image: © Aristidis VafeiadakisZUMA Press Wire Photo: Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

MOCKERY

New Greek statue of Maria Callas ridiculed in social media

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/12/21

"Looks like a Terminator," people were saying on Twitter and Facebook

The opportunity missed by Marcus Berg, which prompted the comments reported to the police. Image: Twitter/@IntChampionsCup.

Sports

EURO 2020

Sweden file police report over hate comments against player Berg

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/15/21

"After a missed chance some shit can come," Berg said.

World

INTERNET BLOCKING

Chinese censors block Clubhouse social network over critical chats

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/21

Clubhouse was blocked after intense debate took place on the platform over political issues such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China.

World

CRIME

Japan's 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for murdering 9 people

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

He contacted his mostly female victims after they expressed suicidal thoughts on the platform and lured them to his apartment.

World

Solomon Islands moves to impose Facebook ban

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/17/20

Currently China, Iran and North Korea also have a ban on Facebook.

Finland

TECHNOLOGY

Pandemic increased use of social media, video-on-demand in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/10/20

A total of 76% of Finns have used instant messaging (Whatsapp, Telegram...) on a smartphone and 72% have made Internet calls. Making Internet calls grew by as much as 12…

US, Tampa: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Tampa International Airport. Photo: Tampa Bay Times/dpa.

World

Trump says he is planning on 'banning' social media app TikTok

The Nomad Today 8/1/20

The China based company insists it does not share user data with Beijing.

15 July 2020, Turkey, Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) inspects the guards of honour during a commemoration ceremony at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) to mark the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. (best quality available) Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa.

World

Turkey passes controversial law to control social media

The Nomad Today 7/29/20

Such firms will have to store users' data in Turkey, making it easier for the authorities to access.

World

Danish toy company Lego to suspend ads on social media

The Nomad Today 7/1/20

Lego said it would invest in other channels and also collaborate with partners "to create a more trusted digital world."

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over the cost of insulin for U.S. seniors on Medicare at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S. May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

World

Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning

The Nomad Today 5/27/20

Shares of the companies were down in pre-market trading following his posts.

Lifestyle

Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech

The Nomad Today 5/13/20

The company also said it put warning labels on about 50 million pieces of content related to COVID-19, after taking the unusually aggressive step of banning harmful misinformation about the new…

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