Images of 'TRUTH Social', a social network the former US president Donald Trump says he plans to launch. It's the latest push to reclaim his online influence after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the violent Capitol insurrection.

In addition to the ban, the social network will direct users to authoritative sources if they seek details about the genocide. Facebook announced the new policy as it continues to deal with misinformation on its site.

The social network has said it "failed" its users after sharing data with advertisers without permission. The company says it has launched an investigation into who may have been impacted.

US regulators have reportedly voted to fine Facebook $5 billion for data breaches. The social network landed in hot water last year amid allegations it shared users' personal information with Cambridge Analytica.

Social networks take centre stage in Algerian protests.

Most Americans don't think Social Networks are good for the world a new survey from Axios asked 3,622 adults if social media does more to help or hurt democracy and free speech. 55% of people fear the federal government won't do enough to regulate big tech companies.

Facebook Inc. said intimate information was stolen from 14 million users by attackers in a major hack of the social network disclosed two weeks ago.

Twitter Inc. permanently banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the account of his InfoWars website, saying content Jones posted Wednesday violates the social network’s abuse and harassment policies.