U.S., allies urge Facebook for backdoor to encryption as they fight child abuse

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have called on Facebook Inc to not go ahead with end-to-end encryption across its messaging services unless law…

WhatsApp to start charging business users

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man poses with a smartphone in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s FB.O WhatsApp…

Germany’s Scholz urges quick implementation of EU recovery funds as infections rise

[ad_1] BERLIN, Oct 6 (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that rising coronavirus infections across Europe were underlining the need to implement the agreed 750 billion…

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares look for rebound following tech earnings

[ad_1] Oct 30 (Reuters) – Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage. Australia’s ASX…

Facebook launches fact-checking service on WhatsApp in Italy to fight coronavirus hoaxes

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Whatsapp logo is seen in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration MILAN (Reuters) – Facebook…

The media has a big problem, Reuters Institute says – Who will pay for the news?

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – News organisations are being challenged by technology giants and unsettled by a broader lack of trust but they have a much deeper problem: most people don’t…

Under lockdown, Italy’s social and family life goes virtual

[ad_1] By Anna Irrera, Pamela Barbaglia, Maria Caspani NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – As 60 million Italians face a coronavirus country-wide lockdown, many daily interactions among family, friends and colleagues have…

EU’s Vestager working on criteria to define market influence

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: EU Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager holds a news conference on Broadcom in Brussels, Belgium October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU plans to…

Facebook will add Georgia back to political ad ban after runoff elections

[ad_1] By Katie Paul, Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook Inc will again ban political ads in Georgia on Wednesday, after the conclusion of the state’s runoff elections, it said in…

Twitter labels Trump tweet about ‘surprise ballot dumps’ as possibly disputed and misleading

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Wednesday flagged a post by President Donald Trump which said “surprise ballot dumps” were being found in hotly contested states during the presidential…