The social media platform has had its fair share of run-ins with misinformation, data privacy and child safety concerns Read the new Guardian series exploring the increasing power and reach of TikTok For much of the tech industry, this summer was a season of economic uncertainty – one that led to a drop in Bitcoin …
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Post comes days after Musk takes over social media platform amid concern that hate speech will run rampant under his leadership Elon Musk was criticized on Sunday after posting a baseless conspiracy theory about the assault of Paul Pelosi to Twitter – the social media giant he took over several days ago with a promise …
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Unsecured mobiles, email accounts and WhatsApp chats could pose national security risk, intelligence experts warn Ministers risk creating “wild west” conditions in matters of national security by the increased use of personal email and phones to conduct confidential business, intelligence experts and former officials have warned. After a week tainted by a row over the …
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We may never know just what happened with Liz Truss’s mobile, but it’s clear that ministers need to up their security game It is no longer news to point out that a mobile phone, if hacked, can be the ultimate tool for surveillance. But the question is whether it is a surprise to British politicians …
As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach requiring the use of ID is ‘invasive and risky’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In the wake of the Optus and Medibank data breaches, digital rights groups are urging the federal government to rule …
More and more smart baby monitors and AI-powered toys are entering the Australian market, but these expensive products can have a significant privacy cost Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast We’re increasingly littering our homes with smart devices from TVs and fridges to home assistants, known broadly as …
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Cities near to the Foxconn plant have drawn up plans to isolate migrant workers who are returning to home Cities in central China have hastily drawn up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their hometowns from the world’s largest iPhone factory, amid fears they will spread a coronavirus outbreak from Zhengzhou where the Foxconn …
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Platform says 300 accounts carried out 50,000-plus tweets in ‘organised effort to make users think firm has changed content policy’ Banned British far-right figures return within hours of takeover Heaven or hellscape – what will Musk’s Twitter look like? Fears raised over disinformation and hate speech Twitter has been hit by a coordinated trolling campaign …
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Nearly six in 10 teenagers count themselves as daily users of the app yet little is known about the impacts on the brain Read the new Guardian series exploring the increasing power and reach of TikTok In the few years since its launch, TikTok has already altered the face of the social media landscape, attracting …
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If this week’s results show a profit like last quarter’s, the company may at last be on the road to respectability It has 120 million customers, takes $10bn worth of bookings a month, and, it transpired this year, more or less had the French president on speed-dial, doing its bidding. But can Uber turn a …
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