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The ruling is in reaction to a publication of a Breitbart news article which claimed to identify the whistleblower’s identity on the platform. When Breitbart’s Facebook subscribers reported to site administrators that their attempts to read the article were dead-ended when they were served messages saying that the content was unavailable. This was followed by multiple notifications received by Breitbart’s Facebook page administrators warning that their page on the social networking giant is “at risk of being unpublished....

Nick Clegg, the social media giant’s vice president of global affairs, defended the move to suspend Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the wake of the Capitol riot on January 6, which the now-former president has been accused of inciting. The ban will now go before the company’s Oversight Board for review. Facebook says the board, established last May, is independent and its decisions cannot be overturned by anyone within the company, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg....

There were guesses. There were massive speculations. In a season no stranger to heartbreaks and retirements, made only worse by the announcement that Fernando Alonso would end his career at the conclusion of the current run. Kimi Raikkonen has fueled the interest and rabble of fans and critics even further with news coming in that the ‘Iceman’ will bow out at the end of 2018. And in the middle of it all, one took a jibe at Kimi’s detractors who continued saying that the Finn was over, much to the chagrin of his fans, who were besotted by that flying Monza lap that created history for the fastest-ever lap in the annals of the sport at 1:19:119....

Performance Relative to Russell I stated that although I expected Kubica to do well on his F1 return, I also foresaw George Russell giving his more experienced teammate a run for his money over the whole season, especially early on. However, despite Russell being in his rookie season, the Mercedes development driver has outclassed Kubica in the opening five rounds of the campaign. The only true measure of how a driver is performing, is to compare the results against his teammate, because he is the only driver with identical machinery....

The four-time world champions have proved that they are the best in the business and their respective teams have provided them with the cars worthy of the title fight. The two have performed so superbly that their teammates are yet to win even a single race. Quite like their drivers, Mercedes and Ferrari have also been locked in an intense battle of developing their cars as quickly as possible to overshadow the other’s improvement....

As reported by PlanetF1, Coronel compared the 24-year-old to former world champion Nico Rosberg. The Dutch driver emphasized that the Briton has a very different approach when it comes to dealing with the pressures of racing for Mercedes, saying: Speaking about the first three races of the season for Mercedes and the nature of the relationship George Russell shares with his teammate, Coronel said: George Russell has outperformed Hamilton on several occasions this season....

Alonso is unlikely to feature competitively full time in F1 again after confirming he would not race in 2019 to focus on other pursuits, including taking part in the Indy 500 for McLaren this year as he chases motorsport’s Triple Crown. But his involvement with the F1 team will continue with the Spaniard becoming an ambassador, which will see him advise drivers and conduct some tests. “Becoming a McLaren ambassador is a true honour,” he told McLaren’s official website....

Should Sebastian Vettel, the man who crossed the line first in Montreal, have been given a penalty for a “dangerous re-entry to the track”? The stewards at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve certainly believed so, slapping the German with a 5 second time penalty, which dropped Seb from race winner to second place. However, Vettel and his Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto believe otherwise, and they have announced that they will appeal against the decision....

Last week in Belgium, the Scuderia picked up its first win of the season as Charles Leclerc became the first Ferrari driver to take the chequered flag since Kimi Raikkonen won the U.S. Grand Prix in October last year. It was a first win of the season for Ferrari and it was a first career win Leclerc, who has displayed great promise in his first season with the Italian team....

Here are the three key takeaways from the match: #3 Jorginho struggles It is safe to say that Jorginho is the marquee signing of the transfer window for Chelsea. The Italian midfielder, whose arrival was insisted upon by Sarri, was brought to familiarize the Blues with Sarri’s style of play. Jorginho has looked good in pre-season. His familiarity with Sarri’s methods and his style of play make it easier to fulfill the deep playmaker role....

The latter advanced to the FA Cup 5th Round for the first time since 2008 and Klopp and Co’s hopes for a trophy this season are all but gone. Here are the player ratings from this shocking game at Anfield – Liverpool: Loris Karius – 5/10 Was tricked big time by a brilliant Weimann for the second and could not do anything about the first goal. Made one crucial save to keep the game alive but had a day to forget otherwise....

Brazilian midfielder Fabinho swapped Ligue 1 outfit Monaco for Liverpool in a deal reportedly worth €50million in the close-season. Now Fabinho wants former Monaco team-mate and World Cup winner Mbappe – who has committed his future to PSG amid links with Real Madrid – to join him at Anfield. Mbappe took Russia 2018 by storm, the 19-year-old sensation scoring four goals to claim the best young player of the tournament....

The Swiss superstar was pushed to five sets in the opening two rounds in New York, but there was never any danger of a repeat on Saturday. Federer made it 13 wins from as many meetings with Lopez by cruising to a 6-3 6-3 7-5 third-round victory under the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Aiming to win his third grand slam this year and the 20th of his illustrious career, Federer’s fine display against the Spaniard was his best yet at Flushing Meadows in 2017....

What’s Messenger Rooms? Messenger Rooms isn’t a separate app. Instead, it is a feature added to Facebook or Messenger app. In simple words it is an alternative to Zoom, answer for all security and privacy concerns raised against zoom. Messenger Rooms is a secure and user-friendly feature using which people can join a chat without a Facebook account. Will it be safe to use Facebook’s Messenger Rooms? Facebook’s CEO in the live stream on Friday said the company has learned the lesson....

Facebook Capitulates to the Thai Government The Thai Facebook group, Royalist Marketplace, was a safe space for Thai people to discuss the country’s politics. It also included criticism of the Thai king. Pavin Chachavalpongpun created Royalist Marketplace in April 2020, and it has since gained around 1 million members. In a statement to Reuters, Pavin said: Because Thailand prohibits criticism of the monarchy, the Thai government turned to Facebook to take action on the group....

According to The Verge, Facebook has announced that its region-limited test of Reels is being extended to some folks in the US. Facebook’s reasoning is that users spend almost half their time on the app watching video content, telling The Verge that Reels is growing quickly. Not everyone is being included, however, so you might not see Reels pop up in your feed for some time yet. If you are part of this expanded test, Reels should appear on the Facebook app in your News Feed and in Groups....

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are now back online after millions were unable to access the social media sites or messaging app for several hours on Monday. The company said the issue was down to a faulty configuration change. While the social media giant and the apps it owns were suffering issues, people on Twitter—which worked fine throughout Monday’s outage—noted that WhatsApp not working would overwhelmingly affect people in Latin American countries where it is used by a majority of the population....

Here, we assess how Red Bull might fare after a big off-season switch to Honda power. HOW DID THEY PERFORM IN 2018? The 2018 season promised much for Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo won two of the first six races, prompting Lewis Hamilton to declare the title battle a three-horse race. But Ricciardo’s form fell off a cliff and he rocked the team by announcing his plans to join Renault for 2019 during the mid-season break....

Valtteri Bottas made an early statement in his pursuit of a first world title, with defending champion Lewis Hamilton receiving penalties in qualifying and the race, ultimately having to settle for fourth. The disruption to the 2020 season caused by the coronavirus pandemic means there is a second consecutive race being held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The second round this weekend has been named the Styrian Grand Prix after the area where the circuit is staged....

Hamilton enjoyed home advantage at the British Grand Prix in the prior meeting, but his winning run at Silverstone was ended after an early collision with Kimi Raikkonen. That allowed Vettel, Raikkonen’s Ferrari team-mate, to hold off a Hamilton recovery and stretch his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings to eight points at the end of a potentially decisive triple-header. And now it is the German who will have the crowd on his side at the Hockenheimring, although it is a circuit where he has never previously won....