June 10, 2020

‘Bot or Not?’ – a game to train us to spot chatbots faking it as humans

Can you tell whether you're talking to a human or AI?

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March 16, 2020

Report calls for web pre-screening to end UK’s child abuse ‘explosion’

The IICSA report cited "unprecedented levels of depravity" and said that encryption is getting in the way of current screening.

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February 27, 2020

Facebook bans coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ ads

Facebook, like other platforms, has seen fake news, mass-buying of face masks, and misinformation about bleach being a cure for COVID-19.

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February 11, 2020

Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hijacked

In full glare of the world, Facebook admins have found themselves in an unseemly struggle to wrestle back control of the company’s Twitter accounts.

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February 10, 2020

Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.

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January 27, 2020

Instagram CEO’s homes were targetted by SWATters

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.

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January 24, 2020

Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children's health and safety before data-collecting profits.

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January 20, 2020

Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online

Molly Russell's grieving father has backed a psychiatrists' report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.

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December 19, 2019

Instagram hides ‘false’ content, unless it’s from a politician

Instagram's expanding its fact-checking program but, like Facebook, says it won't keep political speech away from "public debate and scrutiny."

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