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WhatsApp struggling to control fake news in India, researchers say
Hindu nationalism and cheap mobile data driving spread of disinformation, BBC study says
Read more » | Desktop version »Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Trades Union Congress concerned over tech being used to control and micromanage
Read more » | Desktop version »Silicon Valley Democrat channels Lincoln for tech-to-Trump-country bill
Ro Khanna tells Guardian multibillion-dollar bill to put tech institutions in middle America is inspired by Morrill Act of 1862
Read more » | Desktop version »Why Silicon Valley is worried about US plan to curb Chinese funds
A new pilot is intended to halt China’s predatory investment strategies, but many fear it could cool the tech market
Read more » | Desktop version »PayPal ban unfairly lumps antifa with far-right Proud Boys, critics say
Crackdown draws ire from leftwing organizers who say the firm is pandering to white nationalists and extremists
Read more » | Desktop version »Google pledges to overhaul its sexual harassment policy after global protests
Company faced historic staff backlash following revelation it paid out $90m to an executive accused of sexual misconduct
Read more » | Desktop version »Facebook delays identity checks on UK political advertisers
Exclusive: social network says it is improving process to stop abuse of disclaimer system
Read more » | Desktop version »Pressure grows on Zuckerberg to attend Facebook committee hearing
Australia, Argentina and Ireland join UK and Canada in urging Facebook CEO to give evidence to parliaments
Read more » | Desktop version »Facebook admits failings over incitement to violence in Myanmar
Report finds platform was used to spread hate and cause harm, and that posts have been linked to offline violence
Read more » | Desktop version »Scooter hire firm Bird launches UK trial – on one east London path
US startup stymied by ban on powered vehicles using public roads and footpaths
Read more » | Desktop version »Tim Berners-Lee launches campaign to save the web from abuse
A ‘Magna Carta for the web’ will protect people’s rights online from threats such as fake news, prejudice and hate, says founder of the world wide web
Read more » | Desktop version »Energy cost of 'mining' bitcoin more than twice that of copper or gold
New research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metals
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