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Ukraine: Russia's fight with Big Tech to control the war narrative

From Facebook and Twitter to TikTok, Big Tech is feeling the squeeze from the Kremlin's information war but the platforms aren't taking it lying down.

28/02/2022

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Ukraine: Twitter accidentally suspends accounts tracing Russian troops

Social media accounts have proven crucial in sharing footage of Russian forces and armoured vehicles entering Ukraine from several locations.

24/02/2022

Tech News

What is Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social?

Is Donald Trump’s big comeback about sincerity and Truth? Here’s everything you need to know about this new social media platform.

21/02/2022

Tech News

Trump's Truth Social app overnight hit but beset with tech glitches

The rollout of his new app marks a year since the former president was barred from mainstream social media platforms.

21/02/2022

Culture news

Is the New York Times making Wordle harder behind our backs?

The New York Times' purchase of the viral word game on 31 January has lead to questions about how it is changing. Daily users say the answers are definitely more obscure.

18/02/2022

Tech News

Donald Trump's Truth app opens to hundreds of testers ahead of launch

Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube after he voiced support for rioters who stormed the US Capitol.

17/02/2022

Tech News

Is Twitter down? Thousands report outages on the social media giant

Twitter users have been reporting problems accessing their accounts or using basic functions on Friday afternoon.

11/02/2022

Tech News

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

Culture news

Wordle spoilers: Twitter suspends bot account for revealing answers

The account was found to violate the platform's policy by "annoying" users struggling to overcome the daily word game by non-consensually sending them the right answer.

27/01/2022

Culture news

Taylor Swift rejects Damon Albarn's 'clueless' songwriting criticisms

The 32-year-old made a monumental statement on her seldom-used Twitter account against the Blur frontman. But what did he say, and why?

25/01/2022

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Tech this week: France authorises drones for police use

Despite privacy concerns, France’s Constitutional Court has given police drones the green light and Twitter hops on the NFT trend.

23/01/2022

Tech News

Amazon Alexa back online after users report outages across Europe

The smart speaker system came back online after a two-hour outage after users across the continent reported problems with their Alexa devices.

21/01/2022

Football Now

Why are football fans so obsessed with transfers?

In partnership with Media City

With the January transfer window in full swing, we look at why fans are so desperate to see new players sign for their clubs.

20/01/2022

Culture news

Fans ecstatic at Lana Del Rey's upcoming track on hit-show 'Euphoria'

The show has a cult following and a recent trailer revealed the "Mariners Apartment Complex" singer will be debuting her new single on episode three.

18/01/2022

Tech News

Tech this week: Google keeps faith in offices with €875m London deal

The future of work apparently means the office for Google, and North Korean hackers went on a cryptocurrency spree last year, according to Chainalysis.

16/01/2022

Tech News

Zoom says it's joining the fight against terrorism

The group, GIFCT, was created in 2017 under pressure from US and European governments after a series of deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels.

16/12/2021

Culture news

‘Zola’ dominates the Independent Spirit Award nominations

The A24 production a film based on a 2015 Twitter thread, landed a total of seven nominations at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, celebrating films made with independent creatives and lower budgets.

15/12/2021

Finland

Finland's PM Sanna Marin responds to Elon Musk's Twitter joke

The Tesla CEO had posted a meme mocking Finland's Prime Minister for her recent nightclub visit after being exposed to COVID-19.

14/12/2021

Tech News

New reporting process for Twitter amid complaints of system misuse

It’s all change at Twitter; the company has a new boss, new rules on posting media of private individuals, and now a new reporting process.

08/12/2021

Lithuania

Lithuanian MP labels China 'People's Republic of Comedy' over Taiwan

Matas Maldeikis traded barbs with a Chinese journalist on Twitter over the the EU delegation visit to Taiwan.

03/12/2021