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Vitalik Buterin reveals the top 4 countries to be a digital nomad

The Ethereum co-founder has in the past listed Qantas airlines as his place of residence.

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Twitter launches 'safety mode' to block accounts for harmful language

Twitter launches 'safety mode' to block accounts for harmful language

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Tech this week: Could Facebook sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

Elon Musk plans the creation of a humanoid robot while Facebook is the subject of another complaint from the FTC.

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Afghans on Facebook can now conceal their identities from the Taliban

Facebook users in Afghanistan can now lock their accounts with one click amid fears of Taliban reprisals.

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Serbia

Serbian President slams Twitter over 'state-affiliated media' labels

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has challenged Twitter to delete his own account after the platform labeled several national media outlets as "state-affiliated".

Tech News

Tech this week: $610 million crypto robbery and TikTok teen crackdown

A hacker stole $610 million worth of cryptocurrency on Tuesday only to return almost all of it claiming they only did it "for fun".

Russia

Russian embassy denies Tehran ambassadors photo was offensive

Iranian officials said the photo "extremely inappropriate" given its links to the 1943 Tehran agreement - when Iran was under Allied control.

Tech News

Twitter: Social media ID checks not the answer to England racist abuse

Black England players were subjected to a barrage of racist hate after the team's Euro 2020 defeat, prompting calls for mandatory ID checks online.

Stays

Is this the best Airbnb review of all time?

An Airbnb host from Alaska penned some truly adorable feedback for a recent guest.

Money

Amazon crypto rumours help Bitcoin, Ether reach three-week highs

The world's fourth-largest company is reportedly planning to accept crypto payments and could issue its own token, according to reports.

Tech News

Tech this week: Social media fines and offence scales, Kaseya's key

What happened in tech this week? Facebook and Twitter were fined in Russia and Instagram launched an offensive content scale.

Tech News

British man arrested in Spain over high-profile Twitter hack

A British man was arrested in Spain over his alleged role in the high-profile Twitter hack last summer that targeted US politicians, celebrities and tech moguls.

Europe News

US Treasury Secretary Yellen grateful EU paused digital tax plans

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has welcomed the European Union's move to pause plans for a bloc-wide digital tax.

Tech News

UK government warns social media companies over England racist abuse

England's loss in the Euro 2020 final led to acts of racism towards some black players. Now the British government wants tech companies to hand over details of the perpetrators.

Belarus

Belarusian opposition Twitter accounts suspended 'in error'

Twitter accounts claiming to be "Belarusian People's Embassies" have been mistakenly suspended by the social network.

Sport

Polish judge war trophies tweet causes controversy before Sweden match

The former Conservative MP accused Sweden of stealing Poland's heritage during a 17th-century war.

Tech News

Twitter access restricted in Nigeria following government suspension

Access to Twitter was restricted in Nigeria, a day after the government announced the suspension of the social network's activities in Africa's most populous country.

Tech News

Twitter's photo crop algorithm is biased toward white faces and women

A team of researchers found the social media giant’s auto-cropping tool most strongly discriminated in favour of white women.

Europe Decoded

Fake accounts helping boost China's reach on Twitter, study finds

China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has been using fake fans to boost profiles on Twitter, a study has found.

United Kingdom

English football leads social media racism boycott

For the next few days, there will be no goal clips, lineup announcements, or even title celebrations. This means that if Manchester City clinches the Premier League trophy on Sunday it will not celebrate the title on social media.