Social Media
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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?
By The Week Staff Published
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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’
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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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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How police footage will help Facebook target mass shooter live streams
In Depth Social media giant moves to curb extremist content following anger over Christchurch shootings videos
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Bridgefy: how Hong Kong protesters are using Bluetooth to dodge surveillance
In Depth Privacy app lets users message each other without Wi-Fi connection
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Is Facebook always listening to me?
In Depth Company admits its contractors transcribed Messenger app voice recordings, but insists it has now stopped the practice
By The Week Staff Published
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Instant Opinion: ‘How our information system is poisoned’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 12 August
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Instant Opinion: ‘How Boris Johnson could lead the UK into war’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 25 July
By The Week Staff Published
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How Instagram plans to put an end to cyber bullying
In Depth New privacy tools will challenge users over abusive comments
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Why are so many Britons leaving Facebook?
In Depth New research shows usage in UK has dropped by more than a third over past year
By The Week Staff Last updated
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