Jensen warns of Norwegian tax for online giants
Finance Minister Siv Jensen (Frp) says that if an international tax solution for IT giants is not in place during the year, Norway will take…
The Cancer Society received over 20 million from donations collected on Facebook
The Cancer Society was among the organizations that received the most from Facebook donation collections last year. They raised NOK 22.1 million. – “Many have…
FANTASTIC DAY FOR NORWAY TODAY – Norway’s English language newspaper
To all our regular and new readers. Norway Today wishes everyone a Happy New Year for the coming year 2020. Today it is a FANTASTIC…
The state will stop Christmas beer calendars on Facebook
The Directorate of Health has sent a written notice to Gulating and will stop the store chain from advertising their Christmas beer calendar on Facebook….
Facebook removed the terror-accused’s account
Facebook took the initiative to close the account of terror-accused Philip Manshaus before being notified by police. The account was deactivated just hours after the…
Filming of injured persons is not okay
Filming of injured persons is not hunky-dory Police warn against filming injured persons without consent after a woman was filmed when she broke her ankle…
Big problems for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Major problems for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Thousands of users worldwide report of major issues with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram on Wednesday. Particularly hard hit…
The elderly duped more often by Fake News
The elderly duped more often by Fake News Half of those over 60 years of age struggle to recognise whether a news case is Fake…
Facebook takes measures against misleading vaccine information
Facebook says the company has implemented several measures to deal with incorrect information about vaccines. The online giant will reduce the distribution of misinformation on…
Clinton in Norway: ”Won’t run for President”
Hillary Clinton in Norway: ”Won’t run for US President” Hillary Clinton goes hard out against Facebook and “fake news”. She confirms that she won’t run…
Four out of ten believe that Facebook does not take privacy seriously
Facebook admits that they must do more to regain people’s trust. 40% responded in a survey by InFact for Media24 that they believe Facebook does…
The younger ones not using Facebook
Fewer people use Facebook, and especially the younger generation are dropping this particular type of social media to such an extent that it is now…
The giants profit hugely from Norwegian ads
The net giants are equal to Norwegian advertising revenues The global net fights continue to make use of the Norwegian advertising cookies. This year, Facebook,…
Faktisk.no to collaborate with Facebook for fact checks
The Faktisk.no service will help Facebook to fact-check content that is going viral. “This is an exciting partnership. Now, both the users and we…
Facebook stops hundreds of applications
Facebook has suspended over 400 applications after deciding if they had shared the personal information of the users in an unfair manner. According to…
Facebook Purges US Election-Meddling Fakes
New York Times newspaper gave report Tuesday, July 31, that the online social media company Facebook has discovered & purged fake Facebook accounts that were…
Facebook didn’t meet expectations
Facebook didn’t meet market expectations Facebook reported strong growth in both revenues and profits. But the stock fell because the results showed weaker growth than…
Facebook buys wind power from Jæren for 15 years
The German investor Luxcara has sold power production from the 70 turbines in Bjerkreim Vindpark from the beginning of 2019 for 15 years to Facebook….
Smuggled goods group on Facebook closed down
The Facebook group for people who wanted to buy smuggled cigarettes,liquor and beer has been closed down. 4,500 people had joined the group. In…
Several thousand are members of a smuggler’s page on Facebook
Over 4,500 people are members of a Facebook group for people who want to buy smuggled goods such as cigarettes, spirits, and beers. In…