Facebook CEO defends political ads on his platform. Image via Pexels
Politics

International committee of lawmakers calls for pause on false online political ads

An international grand committee of lawmakers has gathered in Dublin to investigate online disinformation. They will hear from social media platforms as well as experts and have asked for a pause on online political ads that contain false information. Facebook, in particular, has come under fire as the platform does not fact check any ads run by politicians.

facebook news fakenews international ads politicalads

Fri Nov 08 - Reuters

Related Articles

Facebook said the information could cause harm to people, image via Getty Images
Politics
Brazil's president censored by Facebook

Facebook has deleted a post made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claiming the post was full of misinformation. In the post, he claimed hydroxychloroquine was curing the coronavirus everywhere it was used despite the fact that there is no concrete evidence that suggests this. Twitter has also recently removed some of Bolsonaro's posts.

facebook health economy death brazil misinformation fake-news coronavirus quarantine money bolsanaro

Tue Mar 31 - TechCrunch
Italy's economy is in tatters, image via Getty Images
Politics
Italy may have ten times the current number of coronavirus cases

According to those in charge of collecting coronavirus data, Italy probably has ten times more coronavirus cases than the reported 64,000. Since testing can only take place at hospitals or labs, a large number of cases have likely gone undetected. The country is seriously short on both masks and ventilators.

health international economy italy death europe g20 coronavirus quarantine money recession

Tue Mar 24 - Reuters
The meeting will likely take place over video conference, image via Getty Images
Politics
G20 world leaders to discuss coronavirus

Leaders of the G20 countries will discuss the coronavirus crisis and create a plan to deal with its aftermath. The World Bank has predicted that the virus will cause a global recession and that countries need to use monetary and fiscal policies to promote growth. A number of G20 countries are currently in economic conflicts with each other.

health international economy death g20 coronavirus quarantine money recession

Tue Mar 24 - Reuters
Harry and Meghan to drop the word 'royal' from Sussex Royal brand. Image via Yahoo News.
Politics
Meghan and Harry drop 'royal' from Sussex Royal

Legal representatives of Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of York, have announced that the couple will no longer be using the word 'royal' in the trademark of their brand Sussex Royal, even though neither the Queen nor the government has the jurisdiction to restrict the use of the word in an international trademark.

international government york queen royal brand meghan-markle duke duchess harry trademark sussex-royal

Sat Feb 22 - Elle