Services in Russia

Is Facebook, TikTok, Microsoft, and Some Others Stopping their Services in Russia?

Russia is not just waging war in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the country’s invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin has taken an increasingly hard line with Western social networks.  On Friday, the Roskomnadzor, the body in charge of regulating communications in Russia, announced that Facebook would no longer be accessible to its Internet users.  The…

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Target Ads

Facebook and Instagram Not Allow Target Ads on Religion, Race, Politics

Meta is changing ad targeting possibilities beyond its platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, suggesting businesses no longer command display ads to users of a particular race, political affiliation, or sexual orientation.  The progress happens after years of criticism concerning the company’s advertising algorithms, often regarded as invasive. Facebook recently changed its name to Meta;…

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facebook and instagram gay conversion therapy

Facebook & Instagram ban all content associated with gay conversion therapy

Facebook and Instagram declared a ban on all gay conversion therapy content on social media platforms. The conversion therapy strives at forcefully shaping an individual’s sexual orientation. The ban is an increase of the recent change in policy that promotes conversion therapy; a spokesperson told The Verge. Tara Hopkins, Instagram’s public policy director for Europe,…

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