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The company, under wide-ranging scrutiny for harms linked to its platforms, increased protections against harassment and bullying Facebook will count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week. The social media company, which allows …

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Inside the notoriously insular company, employees’ perceptions of Haugen appear to be divided When former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before the Senate last Tuesday, she painted an unsightly picture of the social networking company. As a member of the company’s civic misinformation team for almost two years until her departure in May, Haugen …

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Sir Jon Cunliffe likened danger to 2008 crash and called for tough regulation of cryptocurrencies A senior Bank of England policymaker has warned that digital currencies like bitcoin could trigger a financial meltdown unless governments step forward with tough regulations. Likening the growth of cryptocurrencies to the spiralling value of US sub-prime mortgages before the …

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Difficulty accessing app comes at bad time for platform in fight against TikTok Snapchat, the messaging app that has been engaged in a battle with its rival TikTok, went down for tens of thousands of users on Wednesday. Difficulties with accessing the Snapchat app, as well as sending or receiving messages, were registered by tens …

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Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be watching closely as MPs and peers consider proposed landmark legislation Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Even before the arrival of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, social media companies were feeling the heat from regulators and politicians. It is …

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Leigh Day launches group action for drivers classed as self-employed and not entitled to employee rights Amazon could owe compensation totalling £140m to thousands of drivers delivering its parcels, according to a law firm that is launching a group claim on their behalf. Drivers who deliver for Amazon through its “delivery service partners” are classed …

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Shares in Apple fall as global chip shortage and supply chain issues prompt White House to admit there could be empty shelves during festive season Apple may slash the number of iPhone 13s it will make this year by up to 10m because of a shortage of computer chips amid a worldwide supply chain crunch …

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Round-the-clock surveillance of students’ accounts raises tricky privacy concerns. And do they really help keep kids safe? In the midst of a pandemic and a national uprising, Teeth Logsdon-Wallace was kept awake at night last summer by the constant sounds of helicopters and sirens. For the 13-year-old from Minneapolis, who lives close to where George …

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Mothers describe their daughters’ dangerous experiences after whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Michelle noticed her teenage daughters were spending substantially more time on Instagram. The girls were feeling isolated and bored during lockdown, the Arizona mom, who has asked to only be identified by her first name to maintain her children’s …

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A high court judge has ruled that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using Pegasus spyware. In this episode we look at the implications of the affair Earlier this year we brought you an investigation into the use of controversial spyware called Pegasus. As part of that series …

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