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Big Tech could be made to pay for news content under new UK plans

UK culture minister Nadine Dorries said she could see what tech platforms were doing to "our democracy and our press".

21/02/2022

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Tech this week: Texas sues Facebook over facial-recognition practises

Meta’s Facebook is in hot water with the state of Texas and French president Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to defend its sovereignty in space.

20/02/2022

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The 3 legal issues in the metaverse that need to be addressed

There have been reports of avatar groping and even gang rape in the metaverse but how virtual assault is regulated is murky territory.

18/02/2022

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Ahoy, Metamates! Mark Zuckerberg announces new job title for workers

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said the company, which rebranded itself last year, is updating its "cultural operating system".

16/02/2022

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Facebook told how to keep private residential information safe

Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian have been the victim of doxxing, the public release of information that identifies an individual or organisation.

08/02/2022

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Will the EU regulate the metaverse? It's looking likely

"The metaverse is here already. So of course we start analysing what will be the role for a regulator," said the EU's Margrethe Vestager.

08/02/2022

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Meta warns it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe

The drama continues for Mark Zuckerberg whose company last week reported it lost daily active users for the first time in its history.

07/02/2022

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Facebook announces new tool to stop metaverse sexual harassment

One test user recently described the experience of being gang-raped by men in the metaverse. Is Facebook's new tool enough to stop it from happening?

06/02/2022

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Tech this week: El Salvador rejects IMF call to drop Bitcoin use

El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender and is resisting any pushback on that, while Snap shares surge after a tough week for the tech sector.

06/02/2022

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#DeleteFacebook: Why are users being called on to ditch it?

“Horrible company and the name change to #Meta makes it even more of a horrid company,” one Twitter user said under the #DeleteFacebook hashtag.

04/02/2022

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Australian billionaire launches criminal case against Facebook

He said he he was taking the action to stop people losing money to clickbait advertising scams.

03/02/2022

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Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever. Here's why

Newly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic metaverse project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income.

03/02/2022

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Big Tech told it should reimburse victims of online scams

An influential group of British MPs have called on more responsibility to be placed on big tech companies when it comes to online scams.

02/02/2022

Money

Zuckerberg's dream of a Meta-backed cryptocurrency is over

It's been clear for a while that Diem, which was first named Libra, was fighting an uphill battle with regulators.

02/02/2022

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Meet the church pastor helping worshippers find God in the metaverse

A pastor didn’t realise how much the metaverse would take off when he established VR Church in 2016. But partly due to COVID, attendance is soaring.

01/02/2022

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Twitter files lawsuit in Germany over criminal content reporting rules

Meta and Google filed similar lawsuits in the summer against the rules that come info force on Tuesday.

31/01/2022

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Meta is building the world's fastest supercomputer

Facebook's parent company Meta said that it has created a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it believes will be the fastest in the world.

25/01/2022

Work

65% of tech recruiters believe there’s bias in their hiring process

A lack of diversity in the tech sector has been a well documented problem in the industry.

22/01/2022

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Explained: Why Microsoft's Activision deal could shake up gaming

Microsoft's takeover of Activision shows gaming will be at the heart of the metaverse but it may yet be foiled by antitrust regulators.

19/01/2022

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Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data

A multi-billion euro case is set to be launched against Meta in the United Kingdom, which could see up to 44 million UK Facebook users compensated a shared €2.7bn in damages.

14/01/2022