Last Updated on 10th March 2022
Meta announces new updates for Facebook groups
- Meta has introduced new updates designed to help group admins reduce misinformation from their own communities.
- Group admins will now be able to automatically reject incoming posts that contain false information, to reduce the spread of misinformation.
- Meta is renaming ‘mute’ within Facebook groups to ‘suspend’.
- They are also introducing a new admin assist functionality and new community growth tools with QR codes for Facebook groups.
- You can read the full story on Social Media Today’s website.
TikTok children’s privacy lawsuit can proceed, says UK High Court
- UK High Court has granted permission for a class-action style privacy lawsuit to proceed against TikTok over its handling of children’s data.
- The suit seeks damages on behalf of millions of children for alleged misuse of their information.
- The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by a then 12-year-old girl to bring the claim that the site is processing children’s data unlawfully.
- If legal action succeeds TikTok could have to pay billions of dollars in compensation.
- You can read the full story on Tech Crunch’s website.
Young refugees: Northern Ireland foster carer appeal as numbers hit record high
- Department of Health figures show the number of young unaccompanied refugees arriving into Northern Ireland has risen over the last few years.
- They have launched an urgent appeal for foster carers for these young refugees.
- Over 60 young people seeking asylum have arrived in the care system within the last year, the highest number on record.
- While this number is on the rise, the number of people coming forward to offer fostering services has dropped.
- You can read the full story on the BBC’s website.
