Now playing Next Tech News Instagram is getting new features. Here’s how its changing You can now edit your messages and remove the read receipts thanks to Instagram's new features. 07/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. IAB Europe’s advertising bidding model uses personal data, court rules After clarification from Luxembourg, the Belgian Court of Appeal will now rule on the case. 07/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news What is Pregabalin and why is it causing concern in the UK? The anti-anxiety drug has been linked to fatalities in the UK, leading people taking the drug to come forward about their debilitating side effects. 07/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta's lawyers ask judge to dismiss human trafficking lawsuit The lawsuit alleges Meta's executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms. 06/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook and Instagram users lose access in apparent global outage More than half a million reports were noted by tracking website Downdetector in what was a global outage on Meta's platforms. Access has now returned. 05/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook to close its news tabs in the US and Australia Meta said the move is due to falling user interest and that it will focus on short-form video. 01/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Consumer organisations file GDPR complaints against Meta The claims come after privacy organisations and data protection authorities voiced similar concerns in recent months. 29/02/2024
Now playing Next world news Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit The summit aims to build further support for Kyiv among southeastern European countries as signs of war fatigue grow 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news The crooked tale of Britain's 'wonkiest' watering hole An 18th century British pub will be returned to its former leaning legacy following a fire and its subsequent demolition last year. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next USA Out-of-control US wildfires prompt nuclear weapons facility shutdown The plant disassembling US nuclear warheads faces peril from a fire that has burned more than 1,000 square kilometres of land. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Death of two women in Albania leads to calls for ban on cyber violence An Albanian women’s group is asking the government to criminalise cyber violence against women after two were pushed to suicide so far this year. 26/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Meta second to set up EU election centre to fight disinformation The online platform will add fact-checking organisations in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia to its network ahead of the EU elections. 26/02/2024
Now playing Next Business Reddit files for initial public offering, privileging active users The San Francisco-based firm is set to make its stock market debut in March, the first social media IPO since Pinterest went public in 2019. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Who is looking after us when our digital safety is undermined? When tech companies’ surveillance business practices facilitate law enforcement’s push for more access to data, movements are silenced and civic spaces for collective organising shrink, Viktoria Tomova writes. 20/02/2024
Now playing Next Business Fraud value doubles and continues to increase in the UK The majority of the scams targeting consumers are happening on social media, according to a new report. 20/02/2024
Now playing Next Business When startups become scaleups: Why do new firms bring in new CEOs? While startup CEOs focus mainly on assessing market demand and navigating competition in the early business year, scaleup CEOs need to be much more focused on long-term strategy. 19/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Commission opens probe into TikTok under EU platform rules TikTok is the second company that faces an investigation under the DSA. 19/02/2024