Turkey imposes $140,000 fines on WhatsApp, Meta for failing to appoint local contact person
Media
March 25, 2023
Turkey imposes $140,000 fines on WhatsApp, Meta for failing to appoint local contact person
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) has imposed a fine of TL 2,650,000 (approximately $140,000) each on WhatsApp and Meta…
Facebook has announced Its new name, and the memes are on fire
Media
October 30, 2021
Facebook has announced Its new name, and the memes are on fire
Facebook is dead. Long live Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the tech giant’s name change last night as part of…
Facebook Changes Its Name to ‘Meta’
Media
October 29, 2021
Facebook Changes Its Name to ‘Meta’
Facebook today held a live event to talk about the “metaverse,” aka the virtual and augmented reality evolution of social…
Turkey fines Facebook $282,000 for violation of data protection laws
World
October 5, 2019
Turkey fines Facebook $282,000 for violation of data protection laws
Turkish authorities have fined Facebook Inc 1.6 million lira ($282,000) for a violation of data protection laws that affected nearly…
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 over data breach
World
May 11, 2019
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 over data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook 1.65 million Turkish lira ($270,976.01) in April…
Facebook investors desperate to boot Mark Zuckerberg from chairmanship
Tech
April 14, 2019
Facebook investors desperate to boot Mark Zuckerberg from chairmanship
The call to oust Mark Zuckerberg is coming from inside the house. A group of investors have teamed up in…
Turkey starts imposing VAT on Facebook ads
Business
April 9, 2019
Turkey starts imposing VAT on Facebook ads
The Turkish government has begun imposing Value Added Tax (VAT) on Facebook ads, the Bloomberg HT news website reported on…
Ukraine Cops Slammed For ‘Humiliating’ Searches Of Female Journalists
Ukraine
February 23, 2018
Ukraine Cops Slammed For ‘Humiliating’ Searches Of Female Journalists
Several female Ukrainian journalists say police officers forced them to undress and undergo invasive security checks in order to attend…
[OPINION] How information technology poses a threat to democracy
Opinion
February 20, 2018
[OPINION] How information technology poses a threat to democracy
The internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy and freedom. And Twitter, Facebook…
To Stir Discord in 2016, Russians Turned Most Often to Facebook
Tech
February 18, 2018
To Stir Discord in 2016, Russians Turned Most Often to Facebook
In 2014, Russians working for a shadowy firm called the Internet Research Agency started gathering American followers in online groups…