September 30, 2019

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading

Researchers say 'cyber troops' in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.

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April 05, 2019

New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content

Australian law makers have responded very quickly to the Christchurch shootings.

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August 29, 2018

Tumblr outlaws creepshots and deepfake porn

The blogging site wants to go back to a simpler time, where, it says, people were a lot nicer ... and didn't glorify gore and upskirting.

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June 18, 2018

Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought

It's surprising how many trolls don't realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.

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March 05, 2018

Terrorist social media posts should be removed within an hour, says EC

The internet bigwigs say it could do more harm than good as they balance fast illegal content removal with protection of users' rights.

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November 17, 2017

Twitter gets tough on white supremacists with new policy

Verified user badges are not an endorsement and and you can't be sure they'll always be there

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August 25, 2017

News in brief: ‘GoldSun’ arrested at LAX; update bricks smart TVs; Facebook ‘shuts 1m accounts a day’

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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May 31, 2017

News in brief: NASA sends probe to the Sun; subway gets phone coverage; Facebook pushes back

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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May 25, 2017

YouTube, Twitter and Facebook face curbs on hate speech videos

Europe moves a step closer to limiting the spread of extremism and toxic content via social platforms

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