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We must demand that Facebook tell the full, unvarnished truth. Fortunately for us, the public, the truth tends to come through despite Facebook officials’ best efforts to obscure it Imagine what it’s like to work at Facebook this week. For about five years much of the world has slowly turned against the service that once …

Facebook has just suffered its most devastating PR catastrophe yet | Siva Vaidhyanathan Read More »

For nearly 20 years, Fifa has been a constant presence in my life. But it’s time to blow the whistle on this long-term relationship It is always tragic when a love turns sour, especially one that has lasted longer than any other adult relationship. But in 1993, I lost my heart in an office in …

The beautiful game got ugly: why I broke up with Fifa | Dominik Diamond Read More »

Silenced No More Act makes it illegal for firms to prevent employees from speaking out about harassment or discrimination In a major victory for Silicon Valley activists and California workers, the governor has signed a law making it illegal for companies to bar employees from speaking out about harassment and discrimination. The new law is …

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The Economist’s correspondents offer expert analysis in To a Lesser Degree. Plus: how a 90s boyband disappeared, and an enlightening, enraging look at Anita Hill’s landmark testimony To a Lesser DegreeWith Cop26 on the horizon, the Economist’s new series considers what can be done to prevent the current emergency causing irrevocable damage to the planet. …

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CEO confirms move in shareholder meeting after clashes with California officials over pandemic restrictions Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will move its headquarters from California to Texas, following through on a threat he had hinted at for several months. The company has been building a new plant in Austin and the CEO confirmed the …

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MPs and human rights groups ask parliament to look into how Sheikh Mohammed deployed sophisticated spyware MPs and human rights groups have called on ministers and parliament to investigate how the ruler of Dubai was able deploy sophisticated spyware to hack the phones of his ex-wife and her legal team in Britain last summer. Their …

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Company says Sky Glass will be paid for ‘like a mobile phone’ and removes need for dish or set-top box Sky is to launch its own range of smart TVs, removing the need for customers to use a satellite dish or set-top box, as the pay-TV company shifts its offering to remain competitive in the …

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As high-end fashion conglomerates rush to invest in virtual reality fashion, small players are making moves too In the designer Denni Francisco’s new film, models wearing clothes from her label Ngali wander through a virtual landscape. Using this digital medium, it was possible to take her collection on location, despite being in lockdown and unable …

Is there room in the metaverse for indie fashion labels? Australian designers hope so Read More »

Social media is a lifeline in many countries, and Facebook must do more to protect its systems from routine failures Regulators in the US, UK and the EU are gearing up to probe Facebook over anticompetitive practices, its impact on the mental health of children and its destabilising impact on democracies. As these investigations begin, …

For millions, the WhatsApp outage could have been a matter of life and death | Humza Jilani Read More »

Users urged to ‘look out for each other’ and ‘remember the human’ as platform tries to limit abuse Twitter users poised to dive into a heated online debate will be warned they are about to enter an “intense” conversation, under a safety trial. The social media platform is testing a feature that drops a notice …

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