Category: Social networking

Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration

London mayor delivers stark warning ahead of Trump inaugurationKhan: this is my three-point plan for standing up to the far right and the billionaire bulliesThe West must face up to a century-defining battle against a resurgent...

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Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald TrumpMark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free...

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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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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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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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