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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Political polarization in the US has become a major issue, as Republicans and Democrats increasingly inhabit separate realities on topics as diverse as election results and infectious diseases. […..
From secret ‘energy weapon’ starting fires to a global cabal razing the town for an experiment – false theories are fast gaining groundIn the aftermath of the devastating wildfires in Maui, misinformation and conspiracy theories have spread online, und…
In today’s newsletter: As the upstart media company faces bankruptcy, it has developed strong ties with the country, leaving some to question what compromises companies are willing to make to do business• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Ed…
When content posted from critical news outlets and competitor apps was clicked, it opened a blank screen, delaying accessSocial media giant Twitter appeared to apply a five-second delay that would slow access to sites – a process known as throttling – …
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US broadband industry is united in opposition to a requirement that Internet service providers list all of their monthly fees. Five lobby groups representing cable companies, fiber and DSL prov…
Arkady Volozh, who lives in Israel, offers some of strongest criticism yet by a prominent Russian business figureThe co-founder of Russia’s biggest internet firm has condemned Moscow’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine, offering some of the strongest crit…
Platform owner appears to be reacting to public broadcaster’s focus on rivals YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTokFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElon Mus…
At Australian parliamentary hearing, company points to content being shared ‘out of outrage to raise awareness of an issue’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastT…
Genealogy site Scotland’s People made available records of adoptions dating back 100 years, raising fears for breaches of privacyA genealogy website operated by the Scottish government has disclosed the names of thousands of people adopted as children….
Cambridge-based Arm has also attracted interest from Apple, Samsung and NvidiaTech company Amazon is in talks to become an anchor investor in the upcoming stock market flotation of British microchip designer Arm.Arm is planning to list on New York’s Na…