Social media
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The rise of the social media influencer
In Depth Who exactly are they? And why are they always going to Dubai?
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Should Twitter have the power to ban Donald Trump’s account?
feature Critics describe the move as ‘censorship’ based on ‘political preferences’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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US election 2020: how Facebook is set to ‘curb foreign interference’
In Depth Social media platform will ban foreign political adverts - but won’t silence Donald Trump
By James Ashford Last updated
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EU accuses Russia and China of coronavirus ‘disinformation campaigns’
In Depth Allegation marks first time Brussels has pointed finger at Beijing
By Aaron Drapkin Last updated
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Alastair Stewart quits over Twitter ‘errors of judgement’
Speed Read Broadcaster speaks of ‘regret’ after using ‘angry ape’ Shakespeare quote in online row
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Why everyone’s talking about Facebook’s ‘deepfake’ ban
In Depth Social network to remove videos modified by artificial intelligence from its platforms
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Why Twitter is backtracking on its inactive account purge
In Depth Social media giant had planned to begin the cull in the coming weeks
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WT:Social - Wikipedia co-founder’s ad-free Facebook rival explained
In Depth New social media network encourages high-quality discourse and content, but can it take on the web’s big guns?
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Why Facebook is facing racism accusations
In Depth Employees claim the social media giant treats people of colour as if they ‘do not belong’
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Why the US Army’s use of TikTok is causing concern
In Depth Congress alerts military officials over possibility of Chinese government using social media to harvest personal data of recruits
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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BallerBusters: the Instagram account exposing phoney entrepreneurs
In Depth The page is on the hunt for ‘FlexOffenders’ boasting of invented wealth
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Why Twitter is caught up in a Saudi spying scandal
In Depth Two former employees are accused of working with Riyadh to harvest personal data from critics of the kingdom’s regime
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Instant Opinion: Working mums will decide this election
Speed Read Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 4 November
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Instagram redesign: all the new features in the latest update
In Depth Photo sharing app adds iOS 13 ‘dark mode’ and ditches ‘Following’ tab
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