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Is Technology Undermining Democracy? It's Complicated, Says Heavyweight Thinktank

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You only think it's an echo chamber because that's what your echo chamber says From Brexit to Trump: technology, partic... Read more

200,000 Chinese Twitter Bots Silenced Over Hong Kong Protests

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Twitter says it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campai... Read more

Which Four Stocks Are Able To Withstand Escalating Economic Risks?

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Despite heightened political and economic risks around the globe today, Jacob Mitchell, portfolio manager and CIO of An... Read more

Why Is Twitter Suddenly Filled With Emoji Mashups?

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A new bot Twitter account has quickly earned a large following after tweeting mashup emojis every hour. The Emoji Mashu... Read more

France Approves Digital Tax On American Tech Giants, Defying US Trade Threat

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President Trump ordered an investigation into France's planned "digital tax" on tech companies on Wednesday. Read more

Facebook Announces Crackdowns On White Supremacy And Ad Discrimination

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Facebook has announced a series of new policies surrounding enforcement against harmful content, discrimination in ads,... Read more

Facebook Confirms It Will Launch Libra Cryptocurrency In 2020

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After much speculation and waiting with bated breath, Facebook has confirmed plans to launch its blockchain-powered sta... Read more

How Reddits Dublin Office Plans To Tackle Evil On The Front Page Of The Internet

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If there is one person who has seen almost everything when it comes to the online behemoth that is Reddit, it’s the c... Read more

Twitter Introduces New Daily Follow Limit In Bid To Curb Spamming

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With Twitter under immense scrutiny over how it handles a sea of automated bots and human trolls, the social media gian... Read more

KamaGames CEO: The Whole ICO Thing Will Eventually Collapse

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Last year Dublin-headquartered online gaming platform KamaGames initiated a token sale using the Ethereum blockchain. A... Read more

MySpace Loses Almost All Pre-2016 User Data After Server Migration

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Social media MySpace has confirmed that it deleted the bulk of user content uploaded between 2003 and 2015. The company... Read more

France's Tax On Tech Giants Like Google And Amazon Could Bring In $570 Million Per Year

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A three percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield $568.3 million per year, France's fina... Read more

Tommy Robinson Has Been Banned From Facebook And Instagram

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Far-right leader and founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson, has been permanently banned from Facebook a... Read more

Elon Musk Could Be Held In Contempt Of Court After Tweeting About Tesla

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The immediacy of social media poses a risk to us all. It makes it too easy to broadcast half-baked opinions, mistaken i... Read more

French Journalists Suspended After Explosive Cyberbullying Allegations

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A group of journalists in France is accused of cyberbullying mostly female colleagues on Twitter and Facebook, accordin... Read more

RTÉs Miriam OCallaghan Issues Defamation Proceedings Against Facebook

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Radio and television host Miriam O’Callaghan is to issue defamation proceedings against social media giant Facebook. ... Read more

New Sky Broadband Survey Delves Into Our Online Browsing Habits

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The average person in Ireland spends two hours a day on social media, according to research conducted by Sky Broadband,... Read more

Facebook Says It Is Investing $300m To Nurture Local News

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The last few years have been tumultuous for many social networks and the media industry, as struggles to flag ‘fake n... Read more

US Congress Releases Treasure Trove Of Russian Facebook Ads

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Large-scale manipulation of social networks by nation states or other companies is a simple fact of life in 2018, and F... Read more

Internal Debate At Facebook As It Considers A Paid Ad-free Version

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Facebook’s business model – like many other online platforms that are free to use – depends largely on advertiser... Read more