YouTube: More than half a million Covid-19 misinformation videos removed
The video-sharing site says during the first quarter of last year it experienced a 25% increase in watch-time around the world.
UK News|Jan 26, 2021
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Web app helps GPs map out best route for vaccination of housebound patients
Two students created the free service, known as VaxiMap, to automatically generate the optimal route.
UK News|Jan 26, 2021
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North Korea backed hackers targeting security researchers, Google claims
Attackers would lure security researchers into collaborating via social media and a fake blog.
UK News|Jan 26, 2021
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Google ‘confident’ third-party cookie alternatives are right for ads and privacy
The tech giant has set out one idea which essentially hides individuals within a crowd so they cannot be identified.
UK News|Jan 25, 2021
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‘Today’s youngsters are tomorrow’s shantymen’ – shanty singers welcome trend
John, a singer with the Sheringham Shantymen, said he downloaded TikTok to watch Nathan Evans’s viral video.
UK News|Jan 24, 2021
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What real danger was the chief minister trying to alert us to?
YOUR report that in Deputy Ferbrache’s speech to the Chamber of Commerce (“I’m not an Antichrist who is opposed to any liberal change” – January 19) he referred to ‘McWokeyism, navel gazing, vanity projects and moral righteousness’ as threats to the ‘practical politics’ that he aims to deliver.
Readers' Letters|Jan 22, 2021
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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia in row over Government plans
The law would mean Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies fairly for using news content they siphon from news sites.
World News|Jan 22, 2021
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Fortnite developer brings legal action against Apple and Google to UK
Epic Games has been involved in an ongoing dispute with the tech giants over in-app payments and commissions.
UK News|Jan 21, 2021
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Google and French publishers sign copyright news payment deal
Google had initially baulked at paying for news, saying news companies benefited from the millions of readers it sends to their websites.
World News|Jan 21, 2021
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We didn’t get everything right, Twitter chief tells MPs following Capitol riots
Firm’s global head of public policy strategy said Twitter should have taken more aggressive enforcement action earlier.
UK News|Jan 20, 2021
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No cash payments at recycling centre from next month
CASH payments will no longer be accepted at the Longue Hougue household waste and recycling centre from next month, in an effort to reduce queues.
News|Jan 20, 2021
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Major labels warn ‘disruption’ to streaming could ‘diminish UK competitiveness’
Representatives of Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music were grilled by MPs.
UK News|Jan 19, 2021
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Face masks should not be a replacement for physical distancing measures – study
A US modelling study has found mask-wearing to be linked to reduced Covid-19 transmission.
UK News|Jan 19, 2021
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11 held in Hong Kong on suspicion of ‘assisting activists detained at sea’
The clampdown has intensified concerns that Beijing is asserting more control over the city.
World News|Jan 14, 2021
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WhatsApp growth slumps as rivals Signal and Telegram see downloads increase
Experts believe the shift may reflect a rush of conservative social media users seeking alternatives to platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
World News|Jan 14, 2021
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