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Now playing Next Tech News A race against time to collect digital evidence of Ukraine war crimes These groups are working to ensure that the graphic content flooding social media gets properly collected, verified and archived. 06/04/2022
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Now playing Next Tech News Twitter's edit button is coming but is amending tweets a good thing? The edit button is Twitter's most-requested feature. But the consequences of adding one could reach far beyond fixing typos, experts warn. 06/04/2022
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Now playing Next Tech News Russia banned Facebook and Instagram. What will Russians use now? A Russian court ruled that Meta was guilty of “extremist” activity, effectively banning Instagram and Facebook. Where does this leave Russian social media users? 25/03/2022
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Now playing Next Tech News Russia blocks access to Google News over Ukraine war 'fake news' Google joins the ranks of other local and international media which have been banned, including Meta's platforms Instagram and Facebook. 24/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Helsinki University hit by anti-Russian 'disinformation operation' Someone is spreading anti-Russian statements on Finnish social media, but it's not clear who or why. 23/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Australia to force Big Tech companies to hand over disinformation data New planned laws will align with efforts in Europe to curb harmful online content, including COVID disinformation. 21/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Digital war: How Ukraine is resisting with tech, crypto and hacking "The Russian cyber army is overestimated, like their regular army," Ukraine's deputy digital minister tells Euronews Next. 18/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Russia tells YouTube to take down 'threats' against its citizens The Kremlin's clash with foreign tech firms over the war in Ukraine continued as Russia's media regulator accused YouTube of hosting "anti-Russia" videos. 18/03/2022