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Report reveals more than 200,000 children abused by clergy in France

October 5, 2021Top of The World

Top of The World: A new probe has revealed that Roman Catholic clergy in France had sexually abused more than 200,000 children since 1950. And, Facebook and its associated apps, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, went down for about six hours on Monday around the world. Also, Russia has reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths and infections for the fifth time in a week.

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WhatsApp sues Indian government over unconstitutional internet laws, privacy encroachment

May 26, 2021Social media

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Facebook suspends data requests from Hong Kong authorities; Ocean Viking docks in Sicily; Pink glacial ice

July 6, 2020Top of The World

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A Syrian mom in Istanbul builds a business from her own kitchen with Whatsapp

July 11, 2019Food

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WhatsApp tipline to fight fake news ‘too little, too late,’ Indian police chief says

April 3, 2019Technology

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Germany to restrict Facebook’s data gathering activities

February 7, 2019Technology

Facebook has been ordered to curb its data collection practices in Germany after a landmark ruling on Thursday that the world’s largest social network abused its market dominance to gather information about users without their consent.

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International lawmakers seek global regulations for social media

November 27, 2018

For the first time in decades, the UK and nine other countries met to talk about disinformation, fake news, electoral interference and data misuse. But Mark Zuckerberg didn’t make an appearance.

UN: Traffickers use social media to lure migrants to slavery, death

December 8, 2017Global Politics

The smugglers often use Facebook to reach would-be migrants with false promises of jobs in Europe, International Organization for Migration spokesman Leonard Doyle said.

The UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack

March 26, 2017Business

“You can’t have a situation where you have terrorists talking to each other — where this terrorist sent a WhatsApp message — and it can’t be accessed,” the home secretary said.

WhatsApp is back on in Brazil. But why was it blocked in the first place?

December 18, 2015Business

This week millions of Brazilians lost access to WhatsApp after a local court ordered a 48-hour, country-wide blackout as part of a secret criminal investigation.