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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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UK lost out on £2bn in tax in 2021 as big tech shifted profits abroad, claim campaigners

TaxWatch analysis estimates British arms of seven major tech firms paid £750m in corporation tax instead of possible £2.8bnThe UK might have missed out on as much as £2bn in tax in 2021 from big tech companies...

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Rishi Sunak delays some green targets and scraps others as he reveals net zero policy shift – UK politics live

PM says people to be given more time to switch gas boilers to heat pumps, and ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars delayedWhat has Sunak scrapped and what do changes mean?Climate scientists have expressed dismay at reports...

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Meta encryption plan will let child abusers ‘hide in the dark’, says UK campaign

In Home Office initiative, survivors urge Mark Zuckerberg to rethink changes to Messenger and InstagramMark Zuckerberg’s plan to roll out encrypted messaging on his platforms will let child abusers “hide in the...

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UK owners of smart home devices being asked for swathes of personal data

Which? said firms are gathering far more data than needed for products to functionSex and politics: car driver data grab is ‘privacy nightmare’EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech Owners of...

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