TikTok boss criticises ‘copycat’ Facebook for ‘maligning attacks’
‘At TikTok we welcome competition,’ new chief Kevin Mayers says.
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Iran’s ambassador clashes with senior Tory following ‘hostage’ claim
Commons Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Tom Tugendhat’s comments triggered an angry response from Iran’s ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad.
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Commons Standards Commissioner urged to examine Gregory Campbell comments
It is claimed the MP’s Facebook posts were ‘offensive and insulting in nature to those who speak the Irish language’.
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Twitter suspends Wiley and apologises for slow action on anti-Semitism
The social media platform has been widely criticised for taking so long to respond to the posts.
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Turkish parliament approves social media law with new powers
The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in Turkey to deal with complaints.
World News|Jul 29, 2020
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Are we reaching the tipping point on technology stocks?
Toby Birch, senior investment manager at Gower Financial Services looks at the recent star sector of the stock market and asks: Technology stocks – slingshot surge or tipping point?
Business|Jul 29, 2020
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Big Tech CEOs tell Congress they do not stifle competition
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple are answering questions after a year-long probe.
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US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
Articles published on English-language websites are thought to be spreading untruths ahead of the US election.
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Donald Trump defends disproved malarial drug – again
The president also complained ‘nobody likes me’ while comparing his approval ratings to those of Dr Anthony Fauci.
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Pc Andrew Harper’s widow asks PM for retrial after murder acquittals
She criticised the verdicts in an open letter on Facebook.
UK News|Jul 28, 2020
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Twitter gives Trump Jr a tweet timeout for pandemic misinformation
Donald Trump Jr shared a video containing unsupported claims about Covid-19.
World News|Jul 28, 2020
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Wiley banned from Facebook and Instagram following anti-Semitic posts
The move follows pressure on social networks to take swifter action against anti-Semitism.
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Trump reverts to promoting unproven drug as coronavirus treatment
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
World News|Jul 28, 2020
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How the internet as we know it came to be, thanks to subsea cables
Despite talk of the ‘cloud’, the vast majority of connectivity is deep under the ocean.
UK News|Jul 28, 2020
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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak sentenced after guilty verdict in corruption trial
Najib was calm and stone-faced as he became the first Malaysian leader to be convicted.
World News|Jul 28, 2020
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