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about 3 years ago
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The terrifying reality of life under Myanmar’s internet shutdown

One couple living in Yangon explain the impact of the military coup turning off the internet for millions of people

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about 3 years ago
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Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made

Facebook and Google are giant advertising platforms, not tenets of an open web. It’s time to start treating them as such

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about 3 years ago
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Switched to Telegram? You need to know this about its encryption

Telegram encrypts all your chats but doesn’t offer the same level of protection as Signal or WhatsApp by default

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over 3 years ago
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The strange, violent death of Parler

With its final breath, Parler inadvertently outed the extremists who had made it their home. And the fallout is only ...

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over 3 years ago
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Deplatforming works, but it’s not enough to fix Facebook and Twitter

The research suggests that banning certain users on Twitter and Reddit does help cut down hateful content – but it ra...

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over 3 years ago
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How social media broke Britain

The public sphere has been reconfigured into a horrendous stand-up comedy club – and the big tech platforms are to blame

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over 3 years ago
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How QAnon took hold in the UK

Propelled by a sludge of conspiracy theories related to Covid-19, QAnon is gaining a substantial UK following

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