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Social media platforms started out humbly, existing simply as a way to connect with old friends, share photographs and inform your social network of changes in your life. However, as social media continues to grow, the effect and influence it has on the world at large are undeniably far more impactful than initially envisioned. Since […] More
As the world continues to grapple with the implications of the COVID-19 crisis, including mass infection and death, a global economic downturn and the stigmatization of minority communities, the rush to reopen and “get back to work” weighs hard on world leaders. Along with vaccine development, contact tracing has been touted as a necessary tool […] More
Tom Cotton tells MPs the US will review intelligence sharing if firm’s kit is used Senator Tom Cotton claimed that, if hacked, Huawei’s equipment could track the movements of key parts for F35 fighter jets. Photograph: Reuters A Republican senator told MPs that using Huawei kit in 5G phone networks would be akin to allowing […] More
Facebook employees are staging a rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Donald Trump, expressing their dissatisfaction with their boss on social media in a rare public display of dissent and, in some cases, staging a “virtual” walkout. Disagreement came from employees at all levels of the company, including some senior staff. Particular criticism […] More
Move comes amid president’s feud with Twitter after it fact-checked him for the first time Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at narrowing protections for social media giants. Photograph: Doug Mills/EPA Donald Trump has fired a shot across the bows of “big tech” companies by signing an executive order that aims to narrow […] More
Why Twitter should ban Donald Trump Trump has used and abused the platform for long enough. And his latest executive order is just another distraction Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he returns to Washington on Wednesday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The president’s executive order on social media will kick off a heated debate over […] More
President’s planned weakening of social media law may not have effect he thinks it will Donald Trump in the White House, Washington DC. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump’s apparent plans to punish Twitter for appending a factcheck to his claims that mail-in ballots would be “substantially fraudulent” could reshape the web – but not necessarily in […] More
Review planned of law that protects social media firms from responsibility for users’ content Donald Trump has threatened to take action against social media companies after Twitter tagged two of his tweets with a fact-check warning. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, […] More
