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How Trump supporters are radicalised by the far right
A move by extremists to the encrypted Telegram app from Parler makes it harder to track where the next attack could come from
Read more » | Desktop version »Far-right website 8kun again loses internet service protection following Capitol attack
Shell company owned by two Russians cut ties with internet host of 8kun, which has been linked to other acts of violence
Read more » | Desktop version »Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?
The naysayers said the user-written encyclopedia would never work. Now it boasts 55m articles and 1.7bn visitors a month
Read more » | Desktop version »Samsung Galaxy S21 launch: 10x superzoom camera phone unveiled
S21 Ultra with 3x and 10x dual optical zoom camera announced plus cheaper models and Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds
Read more » | Desktop version »One third of Australian users have not updated Covidsafe app
New data reveals that more than two million users are using an outdated version of the contact tracing app
Read more » | Desktop version »Twitter chief says Trump ban was right decision but sets 'dangerous precedent'
Jack Dorsey says ‘I do not celebrate having to ban Donald Trump’ and that ‘a ban is a failure of ours, ultimately, to promote healthy conversation’
Read more » | Desktop version »TikTok to tackle grooming with safeguards for young users
NSPCC welcomes changes as it says abusers are taking advantage of pandemic to target children online
Read more » | Desktop version »Google admits to running 'experiments' which remove some media sites from its search results
The tech giant says it is ‘running a few experiments that will each reach about 1% of Google Search users in Australia’
Read more » | Desktop version »Programmer has two guesses left to access £175m bitcoin wallet
Stefan Thomas is not the first person to forget a password, but memory lapses are rarely so potentially costly
Read more » | Desktop version »Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts sharing QAnon content
The network said it acted after ‘violent events in Washington’ when a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol
Read more » | Desktop version »Facebook targets 'stop the steal' content and says Trump ban may be permanent
Company places limits on phrase behind false election claims as Sheryl Sandberg says she’s ‘glad’ president was blocked
Read more » | Desktop version »'Hang Mike Pence': Twitter stops phrase trending after Capitol riot
Chant was heard in the US Capitol on Wednesday as pro-Trump mob, incited by the president, stormed the building
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