Category: Facebook

AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’

The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everythingMarietje Schaake is a former Dutch member of the European...

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Australian-style social media ban for under-16s ‘a retrograde step’, say UK charities

Child safety experts say similar move in Britain would penalise young people for the failings of tech companiesHow Australia’s tough social media ban compares to laws in other countriesUK politics live – latest...

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Reform UK tracked private user information without consent

Observer reveals potentially millions of people had data shared with Facebook for use in targeted advertisingA hidden tracking tool in the website for Reform UK collected private browsing data about potentially millions of...

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Tories pursuing ‘ostrich strategy’ on Facebook campaign ads

Party is focusing on 80 seats it came closest to losing in last election and 20 seats it came closest to winningThe Conservative party is pursuing an “ostrich strategy” on Facebook, spending almost all of its ad...

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Scotland’s SNP government wins no confidence vote called by Labour – UK politics live

Scottish government wins vote by 70 votes to 58, with no abstentions after debate where Humza Yousaf defended government’s recordLabour has accused Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, of championing single-sex spaces as...

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MPs condemn Home Office video showing migrants being detained for flights to Rwanda – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer faced each other ahead of Thursday’s elections in England and WalesLabour has accused Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, of championing single-sex spaces as part of a “culture...

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Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theoriesConservative party staff and activists are secretly operating a network of Facebook...

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Slew of deepfake video adverts of Sunak on Facebook raises alarm over AI risk to election

Research finds more than 100 paid ads impersonating PM were promoted on social media platform in last monthUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 100 deepfake video advertisements impersonating Rishi Sunak were paid to...

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