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USA · 28 May 2020 Trump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened… Coronavirus · 8 May 2020 Facebook, YouTube remove ‘Plandemic’ video with ‘unsubstantiated’ coronavirus claims Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc’s Google, said that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated… Facebook · 7 May 2020 Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief as CEO, ‘supreme court’ members announced Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, named Stuart Levey as its first chief… Facebook · 18 Mar 2020 Facebook admits bug had blocked coronavirus stories Social media giant Facebook has admitted that a bug in its anti-spam system has blocked a number of links to news stories… UK · 1 Mar 2020 Encrypted social media messages might be unlocked if required by investigators Encrypted social media messages could be accessed by police or families of deceased relatives if unlocked by five trusted authorities using a… Social Media · 19 Feb 2020 Teens on Tik Tok social network could have screen time limited by their parents TikTok will be implementing new safety features, which means a parent can link their account to their child's and control the content… Europe Explained · 18 Feb 2020 EU rejects Facebook’s proposals on Social Media regulation The EU was reported of having immediately rejected Facebook’s “latest vision of how online content should be regulated, warning that the social… Coronavirus · 31 Jan 2020 Coronavirus misinformation surges on social media Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms, with some accounts only a few days… Social Media · 18 Dec 2019 Instagram posts about vaping banned for breaking advertising rules British American Tobacco (BAT) is among four e-cigarette sellers banned from promoting their products on public Instagram pages after adverts appeared alongside… Social Media · 12 Dec 2019 LinkedIn focuses on freelancers and SMEs as worldwide membership soars LinkedIn has launched a new service aimed at freelancers and small businesses, seeking to capitalise on its burgeoning membership. The social media… Social Media · 28 Nov 2019 Twitter suspends account deletions after outcry Twitter has said it will "pause" plans to disable inactive accounts following user backlash, a day after announcing plans for a huge… Social Media · 27 Nov 2019 Twitter to remove inactive users Twitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December…