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UK government hints at U-turn on Huawei role in 5G technology (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/30/2020 - 19:30Facebook announces new hate speech and misinformation policies amid advertiser revolt
Facebook is changing a number of policies relating to hate speech and voter suppression on the platform, said Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. The announcements were made in a hurried appearance by the executive on his personal Facebook page shortly after Unilever announced that it was pulling advertisements for the next six months – which sent Facebook stock tumbling more than 7%.
Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/26/2020 - 06:31Verizon pulls ads from Facebook over inaction on hate speech (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/26/2020 - 06:30Podcast: Is spyware technology helping governments hack phones? (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 06:04BT and Vodafone told to stock up on Huawei kit over US sanctions (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 16:02Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users after privacy backlash (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 17:21Give 1 million UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say
The government must urgently ensure that more than 1 million children have reliable internet access at home or risk irreparable harm to their education, a cross-party group of Members Parliament and former ministers has said.