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UK government surprises with sensible approach to anonymous trolls

The DCMS wants to add two more things to its odious Online Safety Bill but, for once, these seem sensible and proportionate. When we read the headline to the announcement – ‘New plans to protect people...

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Elon Musk becomes the largest Twitter shareholder

Space X and Tesla founder Elon Musk (pictured) has bought 73.5 million shares representing 9.2% of microblogging platform Twitter. The US Securities and Exchanges Commissions has released details of...

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Musk winds his neck in, for now, after weekend tweet frenzy

The enigma that is Tesla and Starlink founder Elon Musk seems to have decided to treat social media company Twitter as a giant plaything. A week ago it was revealed that Musk had decided to splash...

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TikTok ad revenues set to triple this year

Research from Insider Intelligence predicts social video platform TikTok’s ad revenues will surpass those of Twitter and Snapchat combined this year. Having increased by 175% last year, Insider...

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Twitter reportedly poised to accept Musk acquisition bid

‘People familiar with the matter’ say Twitter is poised to accept Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media platform for $43 billion. Based on tips from anonymous sources, an article in Reuters says...

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Let’s take Musk at his word on Twitter

Maverick billionaire Elon Musk has shaken up the status quo with his acquisition of Twitter, but why has he done it? Given Musk’s trickster public persona it was easy to dismiss this whole thing as a...

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The inevitable Musk Twitter backlash gets off to a faltering start

Those who would dictate the parameters of public discourse are unhappy Twitter is being acquired by someone they can’t control. Tellingly, the thing that seems to alarm Musk’s critics the most is his...

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UK MPs ask Elon Musk to explain himself over Twitter

A cross party committee has has taken to Twitter to openly invite Elon Musk (pictured) to appear before it and discuss the future of Twitter as he sees it. A committee in question is called the...

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The Musk Twitter saga hits an impasse

Billionaire Elon Musk is unconvinced by claims that less than 5% of Twitter users are fake or spam and seems set to abandon his acquisition bid. Musk first voiced his concern, via Twitter of course,...

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Musk set to bail on Twitter deal

In a new SEC filing, Elon Musk claims Twitter’s refusal to provide him with the user data he wants provides grounds for termination of the merger agreement. The sticking point between Musk and Twitter...

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Twitter reportedly set to make concession to Musk

US social media giant Twitter is reportedly going to finally meet would-be acquirer Elon Musk’s demands for more data, but it might not be quite what he has in mind. We know this because the Washington...

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FCC’s Carr says TikTok poses a national security risk, calls for ban

Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country. This time its FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,...

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UK government moves to protect some journalism from social media censorship

The UK’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill gets a rare positive amendment as measures are introduced to stop big US social media platforms from censoring some stories. The latest tweak seeks to prevent...

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UK teenagers get their news from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube

Teenagers in the UK are snubbing traditional news outlets in favour of social media apps, according to Ofcom, while TikTok is the fastest growing news source for adults in the UK. May God have mercy on...

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19 million Brits check out social media on the toilet

NEWSFLUSH: A report reveals a sizable chunk of the UK keeps up to date with their social media feeds whilst using the facilities. According to research from NordVPN, 59% of people in the UK take their...

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UK Parliament closes TikTok account as MPs warn over security

The UK parliament has closed its TikTok account one week after opening it as MPs raised security concerns over China in a letter. Members of Parliament sanctioned by China argued that the government in...

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Twitter former security head calls platform ‘threat to national security’

Twitter’s former security head has issued a whistleblowing disclosure to the US government which slams the social platform’s security practices and appears to back up some of what Elon Musk has been...

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Twitter acquisition saga gets ever messier

The bizarre spectacle of a company trying to force a sale of itself to the buyer who no longer wants it took further turns this week. US billionaire Elon Musk suffered buyer’s remorse soon after making...

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BT deploys Geoff Hurst to teach the elderly tech skills

A new study says 41% of over 70s don’t feel fully confident using their mobile for anything other than calls – so BT has recruited World Cup winner Geoff Hurst to help teach them. As well as the stat...

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Ofcom study highlights threats to child online safety

A third of kids aged between 8 and 17 with a social media profile signed up with a false date of birth, according to new report by UK comms regulator Ofcom, seemingly offered up as a framing to the...

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